Watercolor Brushwork Basics with Melanie Lan
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Saturday, January 18, 11:00am - 12:30pm PT
If you have never picked up a paintbrush before, this is a great place to start! This workshop is intended for those that want to learn basic foundational watercolor techniques. We'll be building up our watercolor vocabulary by doing exercises like pulling, washes, wet-on-wet vs. wet-on-dry brushing, blending, lifting, and creating texture. We'll practice how to make watercolor glazes and experiment with layering, including how to incorporate all these techniques into a painting. This class is structured with beginners in mind, but all levels are welcome if you’d like a refresher!
Join zoom 15 minutes early (10:45am) for an informal meet and greet with the instructor and other class participants! Session instructions will begin promptly at 11:05am PT so that everyone has plenty of time to join!
SUGGESTED MATERIALS
- At least 3 pieces of watercolor paper
- paint
- water
- 2 brushes, one bigger and one smaller
- pencil
- crayon or wax (even a candle stub will do!)
- Mixing palette
- paper towels
- salt (any kind)
- isopropyl alcohol or vodka (fun but absolutely optional if you don’t have this!)
ABOUT MELANIE
Melanie Lan is an artist and illustrator based in NYC. She earned her MFA in painting at the Burren College of Art in Ireland, and has an interdisciplinary background in painting, cross-cultural studies, and somatic psychology. Her work explores the intersection of healing, meaning-making, and the natural world. In her free time Melanie is a selenophile who loves tide pools, stargazing, big trees, and long walks with good snacks.
View more of Melanie’s work at melanielan.com and Instagram: @melanie.lan
All workshops are recorded and the replay will be automatically available the day after class to everyone who paid for a spot! The link to the recording will expire 30 days after the date of the workshop.
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** If you’d like to cancel, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can open up the spot! We are only able to refund if we’re notified at least 48 hours prior to the workshop.
Thank you so much for taking our workshops. We do ask if you are planning on teaching in the future by using anything you’ve learned from us, to please credit Case for Making + the individual instructor where applicable.
