Watercolor for Beginners 1F26
Age Group:
Adults
Enjoy individualized attention in a small-class setting while learning the foundations of watercolor painting through brushwork, color mixing, light and shadow, and techniques for capturing realistic scenery and everyday objects. Students will begin with simple sketching exercises to establish proportion and composition before translating their drawings into watercolor paintings.
Some basic drawing experience is helpful, but not required.
Skip (No Class): 9/21/26 & 10/12/26
Make Up: 11/23/26
I thought it might be fun to take a watercolor class. Coming in as a beginner, I feel like I got a good grounding in the basics and that the exercises were just the right difficulty.
"I was looking for a beginner watercolor class so this was perfect! Eli is a great, enthusiastic, positive teacher. He has a supportive, encouraging way of helping students and was very attentive to each student."
Eli Portman
Eli Portman was born and raised in the Greater Boston area. He graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton with a Bachelors Degree in studio art in the spring of 2014.
Primarily focusing on drawing, Portman also experimented with oil painting and woodblock printmaking during his time at University. He has since returned to the Boston area, where he currently lives, and teaches art to children and adults. His artwork has been hung in galleries, shops and cafes throughout the Greater Boston Area. Portman is a member of the Copley Society of Art and was a featured artist in the Torosiete Online Art Museum. Portman has been hired for murals, private commissions, illustrations and more, and released a coffee table book of his art in 2017.
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Specialty:
Watercolor painting
Materials to bring to class:
Mandatory (Even if you already paint and don't usually use these, you should still get them)
-Angle Shader Short Handle size 1/4 inch brush (Princeton or other)
-TUBE Paints (around 10ml, any brand but I recommend Van Gogh or Winsor & Newton)- REQUIRED Colors: Payne's Grey, Cerulean, Ultramarine, Lemon Yellow Hue, Carmine Red, Burnt Sienna
Round Short Handle size 8 and 12 Brush (Princeton or Other)
Blick Scholastic Camel Hair Brush - Oval Wash, Short Handle, Size 1"
Princeton 10/0 script liner brush https://www.dickblick.com/products/princeton-select-series-3750-synthetic-brushes/?Item=06390-7010
Masking Tape (1 inch)
Paper Towel Roll
Eraser
Pencils
Ruler
Plastic cup
Plastic Paint Palette that folds up (NO SMALL ROUND PALETTES)
Watercolor Paper 11X15 (9X12 at the smallest)- I recommend Canson, Fabriano or Arches, Cold Press
Paint Sponges, such as Blick Royal & Langnickel Sponge Set
Other things I recommend, particular if you are new to painting, but not required if you own a suitable alternative:
Watercolor Tubes- Azo Yellow Light or Yellow Ochre, Hooker Green Light and Raw Umber
White Plastic Eraser
Sharpener