Seasonswith Ilya Ibryaev
Material: watercolor
Number of paintings: 10
Course duration: 13 hours
Access: Lifetime access
What the course is about
In the course, we'll paint 10 watercolor landscapes in different seasons, both in urban settings and in nature.
This course is all about exploring the seasons and their unique features. You'll learn how to capture the beauty and mood of each season on paper using watercolor. We'll practice creating urban and landscape scenes in spring, summer, fall, and winter. We'll dive into how to create harmonious compositions, work with light and shadow, and convey space and depth.
I'm sure this course will help you improve your watercolor skills and create lots of beautiful artworks that will bring you joy.
Who will benefit from the course:
This course will be helpful for everyone who loves working with watercolor and wants to improve their skills in this area. It will help you master new techniques and methods so you can more accurately and beautifully convey mood and atmosphere in your works.
This course is great for both beginners and experienced artists who are already familiar with watercolor basics but want to deepen their knowledge and understanding of how to create expressive and lively landscapes in different seasons using watercolor.
Course program:
Lesson 1
Introduction. Tips from the instructor
Welcome to the first lesson of the watercolor course «Seasons with Ilya Ibrayev». We will get to know each other better, I will tell about myself, and share useful tips.
Lesson 2
List and overview of materials for the course
In this lesson, we will get acquainted with the materials needed for the course.
Lesson 3
«Spring in the Urban Landscape»
Duration - 1 hour 10 minutes
The bright sun breaks through the clouds, illuminating the streets and houses with warm light. The air is filled with freshness and the aromas of awakening nature. In this lesson, we will create a panoramic landscape that conveys the atmosphere of a spring morning.
In this lesson, we will learn:
- to convey the feeling of a spring morning in a panoramic landscape;
- the laws of aerial perspective;
- to depict tonal and color plans in our painting (distant, middle, and foreground).
Lesson 4
«Spring in the Landscape»
Duration - 50 minutes
Nature awakens after the winter sleep, and each day is filled with life and light. The sun breaks through the clouds, illuminating everything around with warm rays. The air becomes fresh and filled with the aromas of the first flowers and young grass. It seems that nature itself rejoices at the arrival of spring. In this lesson, we will convey the state of spring thaw with patches of snow, small puddles in the ruts of a country road, and remaining snow that has not yet melted.
In this lesson, we will learn:
- to paint wide and freely the large scale of the sky with clouds on wet and dry surfaces;
- to paint the ruts of a country road, applying strokes, washes, and scratching with pigment splashes to convey texture;
- to depict sun rays slightly breaking through dense clouds.
Lesson 5
«Summer in the Urban Landscape»
Duration - 2 hours
A summer day in the city, where life is bustling and moving forward. Everything reminds us that summer is a time of joy, relaxation, and new impressions. In this lesson, we will paint a dynamic urban landscape with iconic architecture.
In this lesson, we will learn:
- to show contrasting lighting conditions of a summer day;
- to create contrast and tension in the painting, characteristic of summer nature;
- to paint on wet and dry paper;
- to build linear perspective;
- to depict cars and figures of people.
Lesson 6
«Summer in the Landscape»
Duration - 1 hour 10 minutes
High in the sky, lush rain clouds drift slowly, breaking through them are sun rays that flood everything around with their warm light. It seems possible to feel the warmth of the sun's rays and the freshness of the summer breeze. Let's create a scene with a rich summer landscape.
In this lesson, we will learn:
- to convey aerial perspective in our summer scene;
- to use color and tonal saturation to make the foreground bright and vivid, and the background more muted;
- to paint with full pigment application using large washes and bold strokes;
- to emphasize the summer mood with a juicy color palette.
Lesson 7
«Summer Seascape»
Duration - 1 hour 22 minutes
The sun slowly sets behind the horizon, coloring the sky in shades of orange. Calm boats and yachts stand still on the water. The quiet, mirror-like sea reflects the sunset sky and yachts. Let's paint a summer seascape!
In this lesson, we will learn:
- to paint broad, bold strokes with large color washes;
- to work on wet and dry paper;
- to depict yachts and boats;
- to artistically render reflections in the water;
- to paint the shoreline in the foreground with technical techniques;
- to create a cohesive coloristic image of the scene using warm pigments.
Lesson 8
Interesting Techniques in Watercolor
In this lesson, I will tell you about unusual watercolor techniques!
In this lesson, we will learn:
- to work with a sponge and various brushes;
- to work with tape;
- to work with imagination.
Lesson 9
«Autumn in the Cityscape»
Duration - 1 hour 20 minutes
Autumn, a peaceful city immersed in its reflections. The sky is covered with gray clouds that do not hide the breaking rays of the sun. They illuminate the wet streets, creating a play of light and shadow. In this lesson, we will paint a dynamic autumn cityscape.
In this lesson, we will learn:
- to build linear perspective;
- to choose an unconventional angle in the composition and work with scale;
- to work on wet paper with a background of active large spots, both in the distance and in the foreground (asphalt);
- to observe the law of aerial perspective, where the distant plan is painted lightly, creating depth in the scene;
- to artistically and characteristically depict figures of people.
Lesson 10
«Autumn in the Landscape»
Duration - 1 hour 5 minutes
Sun rays break through the dense canopy of trees, creating a stream of light. The air feels cool and fresh in the morning. Distant farmhouses seem to sink into the greenery of the trees. In this lesson, we will paint an autumn landscape early in the morning.
In this lesson, we will learn:
- to convey the morning, autumnal state of nature with a flow of light;
- to boldly make large washes with big brushes in one stroke;
- to smoothly transition from one aspect to another, like puzzle pieces fitting effortlessly together;
- to select the stream of sunlight breaking through the tree canopy.
Lesson 11
«Winter in the Cityscape»
Duration - 1 hour 35 minutes
Snow, like a heavy blanket, covers the rooftops. The air is filled with freshness and purity. The winter landscape features a special tonality and contrast. Sunlit snowflakes alternate with deep shadows, creating an amazing play of light and shadow. In this lesson, we will convey the atmosphere of winter magic.
In this lesson, we will learn:
- to work boldly and broadly with large brushes and big washes;
- to paint iconic architecture with characteristic features of this city;
- to solve tonal and contrast issues typical for winter scenes;
- to work on foreground details in a free style with some ambiguity but convincing plausibility;
- to use brushes of different sizes and hair compositions.
Lesson 12
«Winter in the Landscape»
Duration - 1 hour 10 minutes
A frosty winter morning, pristine snow covers the ground and river, sparkling under the rays of the rising sun. We will paint a scene of a frosty morning filled with silence and tranquility.
In this lesson, we will learn:
- to smoothly and softly create pigment gradients from lightest to darkest, helping us convincingly show aerial perspective;
- to work with masking fluid considering the pre-applied sketch;
- to work on wet and dry surfaces of paper for painting foreground details;
- to preserve the atmosphere of a frosty morning depicted in the scene and gradually approach completion.
Lesson 13
«Watercolor Sketches»
This lesson, we will draw three quick watercolor sketches: with a sunset and its reflection in the water, and with a city and landscape scene!
In this lesson, we will learn:
- to create watercolor sketches;
- to work quickly on dry and wet paper;
- to work with washes and spots;
- to work without a preliminary drawing.
Lesson 14
«Winter Landscape with a River»
Duration - 1 hour 18 minutes
A winter morning by the river. Everything around is covered with a thin layer of frost that sparkles in the sun. In the distance, a forest belt appears, creating a sense of space and freedom. In this lesson, we will try to convey the silence and tranquility of a winter morning.
In this lesson, we will learn:
- to convey the morning state of a frosty day, considering aerial perspective;
- to paint reflections considering the plans (distant, middle, and foreground);
- to paint the distant forest belt broadly and technically to convey the flow of light;
- correctly to place graphic accents in the scene, considering harmony and balance;
- to use a limited set of colors and shades.
Lesson 15
«Course Final»
Our creative journey has come to an end! During this time, we created ten landscapes in different seasons. We mastered interesting techniques and learned to convey mood through watercolor. These paintings helped us see the beauty of all seasons in a new way.
Wishing you creative success! Don’t be afraid to be bold and original in your works. Until next time!
Course instructorIlya Ibryaev
- World-class artist
- Finished art studio, then went on to art college.
- Graduate of the Moscow State Art Academy (formerly Stroganov)
- I'm a member of the Union of Artists of Russia and the International Watercolor Federation
- Representative of IWS (International Watercolor Society) in Russia
- Member of the international alliance IMWA (China - Shanghai)
- Chairman of the creative association "World of Modern Watercolor" (WMW)
- Participant of many international biennales and art festivals
- I have a number of personal exhibitions
- Awarded a gold medal (Biennale in Caudete - Spain - 2017)
- Awarded diplomas and certificates for many exhibitions
- Many of the original works are in private collections in Russia and abroad
Watercolor works by Ilya
Materials for the course:
- Paper - Saunders, Arches, Lana, BaoHong, 300 g, medium grain, 56x36 cm;
- Water bucket;
- Simple pencil;
- Masking fluid (acrylic);
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Pigments - Nevskaya Palitra:
- Ultramarine (a lot);
- Cadmium Orange (a lot);
- Cadmium Yellow Medium;
- Lemon;
- Light Ocher;
- Red Ocher;
- Natural Sienna;
- Burnt Sienna;
- Sepia;
- May Green;
- Herbaceous Green-725;
- Emerald Green;
- Cadmium Red;
- Lavender;
- Black (any, but not Payne's gray).
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Brushes:
- Fan brush (goat);
- Round brush;
- Calligraphy brush;
- Flat brush (synthetic);
- Liner brush.
Tariffs
- 10 watercolor landscapes
- 15 lessons: theory + practice + developmental exercises
- Machine translated subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Chinese, Indonesian
- «Course Unfreeze» - the chance to start learning at a convenient time
- The opportunity to watch artworks analysis of other participants
- Lifetime access to materials
- Artworks analysis for 60 days
- Personal one-hour online consultation with the course expert
- 10 watercolor landscapes
- 15 lessons: theory + practice + developmental exercises
- Machine translated subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Chinese, Indonesian
- «Course Unfreeze» - the chance to start learning at a convenient time
- The opportunity to watch artworks analysis of other participants
- Lifetime access to materials
- Artworks analysis for 60 days
- Personal one-hour online consultation with the course expert
- 10 watercolor landscapes
- 15 lessons: theory + practice + developmental exercises
- Machine translated subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Chinese, Indonesian
- «Course Unfreeze» - the chance to start learning at a convenient time
- The opportunity to watch artworks analysis of other participants
- Lifetime access to materials
- Artworks analysis for 60 days
- Personal one-hour online consultation with the course expert
Frequently Asked Questions
- I'm a complete beginner. Should I take the course?
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Of course! The course is designed so that it starts with simple paintings and gradually moves to more complex ones, so you'll be able to join the process and achieve high results!
For experienced artists, the course will also be beneficial. You can further refine your technique and expand your visual experience.
- How does the feedback process work?
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At the end of each lesson, you will upload a photo of your work. The instructor will have the opportunity to leave a text, graphic (sketch notes), or audio comment on your work.
There will be a comments section at the bottom of each lesson where you can ask any questions related to the training.
- How much time will the training take?
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If you have a plan without feedback, it will depend on your personal pace as you go through the lessons.
For plans with feedback, we actively go through lessons within two months from the moment you "unfreeze" the course.
Overall, I recommend taking the course at a relaxed pace. Enjoy the process more.
- I'm 67 years old, will I be able to learn to draw such illustrations in the course?
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It's never too late to learn how to draw. In our school, 30% of students are over 50 years old. And they happily draw, develop their skills, enhance their creative thinking, and feel younger in soul and mind!
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