Romance
of a Port
Citywith JuliaZilbert

Let's get to know the artist and the upcoming course in this introductory lesson!

We will learn about the unusual path the expert took in watercolor.

Duration ~ 1 hour 15 minutes

In this lesson, we will paint our first picture of the course: three ships against a beautiful blue sky.

We will learn to:

• use a complex photo reference;
• replace bright and colorful colors in the photo with shades;
• simplify the background and create a cohesive study.

Duration ~ 1 hour 35 minutes

Look at the cute little cat looking at us from the window! Such paintings can be seen all over the streets of the port town, so we will paint the cat in this lesson.

We will learn to:

• integrate the cat into a complex composition;
• use a plastic card to create the texture of wood;
• paint old boards expressively with watercolor.

Duration ~ 55 minutes

This lesson will focus on painting a portrait of an experienced steamer with wet watercolor, capturing its important character without delving into numerous details.

We will learn to:

• understand the ideal moment to introduce a new layer of paint to achieve airiness in watercolor;
• apply a limited palette for harmony in the result.

Duration ~ 1 hour 50 minutes

Today, we will paint a marine catch sparkling in the sun!

We will learn to:

• depict the shiny scales on the fish and their reflections;
• convey details without getting bogged down in specifics;
• paint the surface of a wooden board with watercolor.

Duration ~ 1 hour 55 minutes

We will describe the texture of the frontal scene of the Venetian architecture of the city of Chania.

We will learn to:

• unite the composition with color;
• achieve lightness in painting the facade of an old house;
• easily depict architecture with watercolor.

Duration ~ 2 hours

Today, we will paint a magical sunset at sea.

We will learn to:

• choose shades for painting the sunset;
• depict water as calm yet alive;
• achieve a picturesque result rather than copying a photograph.