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Marathon of impressions
with Irina Petrovskaya

Material: watercolor

Number of artworks: 5

Duration: 10 hours

Access: lifetime

Program of the marathon

Day 1

How to draw a glass of wine

We will learn how to:

  • Combining statics and dynamics
  • Draw glass in a simplified version
  • Form a glass from the axis
  • Working with watercolors in both dry and wet
  • Build a simple composition in the center of the sheet
Day 2

How to draw a lighthouse on the seashore

We will learn how to:

  • Draw a simple aerial landscape
  • Use oil pastel as a reserve for watercolor
  • Form a lighthouse
  • Work with wide air washes
Day 3

How to draw balloons rising into the air

We will learn how to:

  • The basics of aerial perspective
  • We draw the foreground and background.
  • Convey the state of the sunset with specific shades
  • Simplify the details to make the work more cohesive and picturesque
Day 4

How to draw a retro style clock

We will learn how to:

  • Draw the clock
  • With the help of techniques to age an object (we convey antique and retro things)
  • Delicately and add metallic colors to the theme
  • Giving your work your own meaning
  • Generalize the background to highlight the main character - the clock
Day 5

How to draw a sweet wildflowers bouquet

We will learn how to:

  • Draw dashingly and quickly
  • Draw glass in a simple and straightforward way
  • Draw a live line
  • Not to copy, but to work freely
  • Think about the fact that even a simple bouquet can tell a story

Participate in all five broadcasts to get an acces to one more bonus lesson «Pier»!

We will learn how to:

  • Build boats
  • Draw water in a simple way
  • Convey a sense of peace and quiet
  • Work in a limited range and place color accents where necessary
  • Paint reflections on the water

The marathon is held Irina Petrovskaya

  • Adept modern watercolor and modern subjects for painting
  • I took up painting in 2002
  • I have been teaching watercolor painting since 2018.
  • Participant and prize-winner of many Russian and international exhibitions.

Irina's watercolor works

Works of the marathon participants

Materials for the course:

Tools
 

Main brushes:

  • flat brush (wash) 2–4 cm wide, goat hair (for wetting paper)
  • round brush #6 with pointed tip, kolinsky-synthetic mix (art. QD15)
  • round brush #8–10 soft (squirrel mix) for large washes
  • round brush #3–4 with pointed tip for smaller washes and details (kolinsky or sable)
  • calligraphy brush #2 sable (Roubloff, art. 6I4S)
  • liner brush with long thin bristles for fine lines (synthetic) #0, 00, 1
  • calligraphy brush #10 goat (Malevich, art. 750000)
  • splatter brush (I use round synthetic #3)
  • flat brush #12 sable mix (I use Roubloff Aqua series)
  • round brush #2 for small details, synthetic
  • round brush with pointed tip, squirrel-kolinsky mix (I use Roubloff #5, art. DKG3R)

Additional brushes:

  • silicone brush for masking fluid (Hana by Roubloff #3, art. 4690559015899)
  • fan brush #10 (I use Roubloff Blur synthetic)

Additional items:

  • masking fluid Pebeo (can be ordered on Wildberries)
  • wooden letter stamps (Wildberries or AliExpress)
  • fork, comb, plastic card, salt
  • syringe (for liquid watercolor)
  • pencil, eraser
  • napkins
  • plexiglass board
  • spray bottle for flowers
Paints
 

List of watercolor colors for the course
(brand “Nevskaya Palitra”):

  • violet
  • ultramarine
  • quinacridone violet-pink
  • pink
  • Payne’s grey
  • neutral black
  • cerulean blue
  • green
  • cadmium yellow
  • scarlet
  • golden or cadmium orange
  • burnt sienna
  • carmine
  • olive
  • red iron oxide
  • yellow ochre
  • indigo
  • vermilion (or scarlet + orange)
  • rose quartz (pastel, or pink + white)
  • lavender (pastel, or violet + white)
  • grass green
  • mars black or brown
  • madder red or burgundy
  • gold metallic (Sonnet series)
  • azure (Pinax)

Liquid watercolor Ecoline or any other brand:

  • black shade 700
  • grey 704
  • brown 416
  • titanium white (gouache or watercolor)
Paper
 

1. Brauberg paper 300 gsm, 100% cotton, cold press (available on Wildberries)

2. Paul Rubens paper 300 gsm, 50% cotton, cold press (available on Wildberries)

3. Album paper (glued on one side) Nevskaya Palitra 260 gsm, 70% cotton, cold press (available in any marketplace or art store)

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