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Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds

Colour Theory 1

A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist

Artist. Upper Arley, United Kingdom.
Joined February 2020

Bring vivid wildlife compositions to life by exploring modern methods of watercolor painting

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About the video: Colour Theory 1

Overview

“During this lesson, I will introduce you to colour and all its qualities. We will look at how to see colour, make colour, and how to overcome complications caused by lighting and what our brain is trying to tell us! We will look at how colour can help balance our piece, add mood and depth as well as aid composition… and how every type of colour can play it’s part. Even the muddy ones! We will also examine the colour wheel and see how important it is to help us achieve the colour and look we want in our paintings. ”

In this video lesson Sarah Stokes addresses the topic: Colour Theory 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds. Bring vivid wildlife compositions to life by exploring modern methods of watercolor painting.

Partial transcription of the video

“Color theory During this lesson we'll look at colour. How to see colour, how to make colour, and all the problems that can be caused either by lighting or by how our brain perceives colour. We're going to look at how important colour is to a painting. How it can aid composition. How it can add depth and balance to a piece. Every colour has its role to play, even the muddy ones. We'll also be looking at the colour wheel and how important it is to achieve the colour that we need to get in our paintings. Colour is defined in three different ways. Firstly is defined by its hue. That means how r...”

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Course summary for: Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (3389)
  • 59545 students
  • 5 units
  • 18 lessons (3h 14m)
  • 6 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Naturalistic Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Sarah Stokes

A course by Sarah Stokes

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Sarah Stokes is a self-taught artist from the Midlands region in England, a place where she finds inspiration and creates work that is full of life. From a young age, Sarah has always been her happiest when painting and drawing, using her creativity to build a successful business career before deciding to return to what she loved most.

She has created artwork for bands, restaurants, breweries, and schools, as well as giftware for clients like Enesco. Her work is exhibited in Whitewall Galleries, Clarendon Fine Art, and several independent galleries. Sarah’s prints can also be found worldwide in places like Next, Wayfair, and on Amazon.


  • 99% positive reviews (3.4K)
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Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds. Illustration course by Sarah Stokes Best seller

Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds

A course by Sarah Stokes
Artist. Upper Arley, United Kingdom.
Joined February 2020
  • 99% positive reviews (3.4K)
  • 59545 students