Marathon of Urban Impressionismwith Yuri Akopyants
You’ll paint 5 watercolor pictures in the impressionist style
Material: watercolor
Number of paintings: 5
Course duration: 7 hours
Access: lifetime
What will you paint during the marathon
Day 1
«A Walk in Budapest»
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to:
- Creating the mood of a landscape
- Use umbrellas and reflections in puddles to really bring out the mood
- Use objects from a cloudy city’s urban environment to create a romantic mood
Day 2
«Venice Landscapes»
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to:
- Creating a romantic sunset vibe
- Use a big area of sky to set the mood
- Painting evening lights and reflections in the water
Day 3
«Venice Canals»
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to:
- Use the light and shadow of the narrow canals to dive into the romantic vibe of Venice
- Painting boats
- Using a vertically structured composition
Day 4
«Munich in Motion»
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to:
- To show movement and light-and-dark vibration in a scene
- Creating a sunny vibe
Day 5
«Morning in Tbilisi»
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to:
- Creating a morning vibe in the city
- Painting historical architecture with modern details
- Building a scene using elements of the urban environment
Join all five broadcasts to unlock one more bonus lesson: «Budapest West Station»
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to:
- Conveying the midday vibe in Budapest
- To capture a scene full of movement and the everyday hustle of city life
- Creating dynamic scenes
The marathon is led by Yuri Akopyants
Author of the «Urban Landscape in Watercolor» course- Participant in group and solo watercolor exhibitions
- The artworks are in private collections
Yuri’s Watercolor Artworks
Our artists are taking part in the marathon
Margarita Astashova
Nina Orlova
Anna Parshenko
Lyudmila Popova
Irina Petrovskaya
Artworks by marathon participants
What materials we will use during the marathon
1.Baohong paper 300 g, torchon or grain fin, paper size 28x38 cm
2.Mechanical pencil with a soft 2B lead, 0.5 mm diameter
3.Masking tape – to fix the sheet to the board.
4.Board – plastic or wooden, larger than the paper size; the paper is attached to it with tape, and the board is positioned at a 30–35° angle to the table surface.
5.Round brushes, «mop» and point brush, with a sharp tip.
6.Pigments in tubes by Nevskaya Palitra
7.Mixing palette for pigments (or a white plate).
8.Sponge for removing moisture from brushes (or a roll of paper towels).
9.Jar with water.
Sign up for the marathon:
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Get +43 marathons with +183 paintings and watch them at your convenience
- Number of marathons: 43
- Number of paintings: 183
- Access: 1 year unlimited
per marathon
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