Watercolor Techniques of Nita Engle
Winter Workshop | This course is completed
In this three day workshop we will all work together on the same two paintings to explore the techniques described in Nita Engle’s book “How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself” Students will learn and practice the techniques in order to plan and execute landscape paintings utilizing them. Small pieces will be done as well and participants are welcome to bring their own ideas for advice in planning a future work.
- A very specific materials list is required. Please see below.
- These materials are VERY specific.
- Please call me with any questions. Jane 610-566-2546.
- Colors:
- Winsor Newton professional grade
- Winsor Red French Ultramarine Blue
- Cadmium Scarlet Antwerp Blue
- Winsor Yellow Cerulean Blue
- Brown Madder Cobalt Blue
- Payne’s Gray Aureolin (optional)
- Brushes:
- Rigger OR Loew-Cornell Ultraround #6
- Big fat round like Robert Simmons #14
- Large soft wash brush either flat or oval Bamboo Chinese brush – hairs about 1 ½”
- Anything else you want
- Paper:
- 1 or 2 pieces #300 Crescent illustration board – cold press- 15x20”
- A board large enough to tape the illustration board to
- 2 sheets Arches 140# pound cold press paper (15x22”) STRETCHED and stapled to either Homosote (best to coat it with acrylic varnish), Gatorboard (NOT fomecore), or plywood (3/8”).
- Extra 140 #, at least ½ sheet loose
- Other:
- Sketch book
- Palette with a large flat mixing area
- Good quality fresh masking fluid like Pebeo Drawing Gum (available from Cheap Joe or Art Supply Warehouse)
- Rubber cement pick up
- Tape – white is best
- WINDEX SPRAY BOTTLE (PUMP, NOT TRIGGER)
- H pencils, kneaded eraser
- Box of Kleenex – POP UP
- Large water container
- 2 small plastic squeeze bottles with a pin hole in cap. (Cheap Joe calls this an “oiler boiler.”) 2 sizes would be best.