Watercolor Ocean Waves: Paint with Depth Using Tonal Value

Welcome to class- Watercolor Ocean Waves: Paint with Depth Using Tonal Value 

As someone new to watercolor painting, you probably have a lot of questions about how to paint with depth. Why does my painting look flat and dull? How do I capture the sense of light? How do I create interest and highlight the focal point in my painting?

It can be challenging to create a stunning and vivid watercolor painting when youre unfamiliar with how tonal value works and how it influences the use of color.

What most artists don’t understand is, Value is even more important than color when it comes to learning how to paint. you can mix the most beautiful paint colors, but if the values are incorrect then the painting will not work. Even as a total beginner, you can create great paintings with proper use of values. 

This course is for beginners and experienced watercolorists, looking to learn about tonal values in order to paint with depth and atmosphere.

We’ll first explore what tonal value is and it’s relationship to color. We’ll use that knowledge to create your tonal value sketch as you plan for your painting. And then ill walk you thru the entire process of sketching, masking and painting to create a watercolor painting that has an illusion of form and depth.

For the class project, you'll create a value thumbnail sketch and then paint a full ocean wave scene in watercolor.