Basic Watercolour Techniques
Learn basic watercolour techniques and use in your art practice.
Watercolour is a versatile art medium with a broad visual vocabulary. Play with the flow of water and paint to create surprising and organic washes and colour blends. Bring precision and detail to your work through fine line and mark making. Create textures and effects to use in your art.
1 Your Guide
Amber Santos is an art educator and artist with over 25 years of experience, including 15 years in online education and creating 65+ activities for the HomeLearners Network. Her multidisciplinary practice is deeply rooted in her German heritage and reclaimed Métis and Anishinaabe culture, blending paper craft, beading, textiles, and eco-conscious gardening. Amber’s curriculum combines technical fundamentals like colour theory and with somatic, wellness-centered art practices. A painter and muralist with an on-going studio practice, she also spent seven years curating the Nelson International Mural Festival of which she is a co-founder.
When I'm not making art, find me listening to music on full blast in the kitchen, dancing and making food for my family:)
2 Materials Needed
Watercolour paints, brushes, cup of water, palette, watercolour paper, drawing supplies
3 Learning Focus
- Communicating
- Critical & reflective thinking
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