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Landscapes in Minimalist
Style Marathon with Alexandra Podushkina

5 days of painting forest, mountain, and steppe landscapes in the author's technique.

Material: watercolor

Number of paintings: 5

Duration: 9 hours

Access: lifetime

 

What you'll paint in the marathon

Day 1

Painting «View of the Mountains»

In the lesson, you will:

  • Work with overall composition
  • Learn to convey the dynamics of grass
  • Discover how to depict haziness in nature
Day 2

Painting «Foggy Forest»

In the lesson, you will:

  • Learn to work with a limited palette
  • Study the rule from light to dark
  • Learn to convey depth in your work
Day 3

Painting «Sunset on the Riverbank»

In the lesson, you will:

  • Learn to work with gradients
  • Discover how to convey reflections in water
  • Learn to depict the dynamics of water
Day 4

Painting «Starry Sky Over the Mountains»

In the lesson, you will:

  • Discover how to work in mixed media
  • Learn what white gouache is used for in watercolor
  • Learn to create the texture of mountains
  • Convey the mood of a starry sky
Day 5

Painting «Cloudy Day at the Pond»

In the lesson, you will:

  • Depict a cloudy sky
  • Learn to create the dynamics of rain
  • Discover how to maintain a sunny mood in your work while showing the approaching rain
 

Join all three broadcasts to get access to an additional bonus lesson «Birch Grove»!

In the lesson, you will:

  • Work with the texture of birch bark
  • Show depth in the painting
  • Learn to add gouache to your work
  • Learn to combine different techniques in one work
 

The marathon is conducted by Alexandra Podushkina

  • Member of 6 art unions
  • Engaged in creative activities since 2010
  • Creator of plein air art tours in the protected areas of Russia
  • Teaches in various online schools, conducts workshops in cities
  • Illustrated a children's book on a charitable basis for the "Bereginya" foundation
  • Releases postcards, participates in competitions and exhibitions, including being a prize-winner, works are in private collections

Alexandra's watercolor works

Works of marathon participants

Which materials we will use during the marathon

Paper
Paper

100% cotton paper, cold press.

You can use watercolor paper from other brands with similar characteristics – 100% cotton, cold press. Or you can use other watercolor paper, but the effect will be different.

What the expert used:

  • Canson Aquarelle Grain Fin 60% cotton 300 gsm.
  • Saunders Waterford Satin, 300 gsm, 100% cotton.
  • Gamma “Old Master” 300 gsm, 100% cotton, cold press.
Watercolors
Watercolors

You can use watercolor paints from other brands of similar shades (for example, Nevskaya Palitra, Gamma, Malevich, etc.). Each lesson includes a swatch, so you can select the closest matching colors from another brand.

What the expert used:

Shinhan PWC Watercolors

  • Payne's Grey,
  • Shadow Green,
  • Sap Green,
  • Indigo,
  • Olive,
  • Umber,
  • Cadmium Yellow,
  • Cadmium Orange,
  • Cadmium Red,
  • Burnt Umber,
  • Van Dyke,
  • Cobalt,
  • Ultramarine,
  • Golden Ochre,
  • Raw Umber,
  • English Red.

Gamma Watercolors

  • Autumn.

Daniel Smith Watercolors

  • Payne's Grey,
  • Zoisite,
  • Undersea Green,
  • Lunar Blue.

White gouache.

Titanium gouache.

Brushes
Brushes

You can use the brushes listed or other similar or familiar brushes.

What the expert used:

  • Squirrel wash brush No. 35
  • Goat wash brush No. 30
  • Squirrel mix brush No. 8
  • Red sable No. 2
  • Liner synthetic No. 2
  • Round synthetic No. 2, 3, 6
  • Synthetic No. 5
  • Thin calligraphy brush

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  • Number of paintings: 178
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  • bonus lesson «Birch Grove» for attentive viewers;
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