ART 210 A APPROACHES TO DRAWING: PAINTED DRAWINGS, WATERCOLOR AND INK AS DRAWING TECHNIQUE

This course concentrates on drawing with watercolor, pen and ink. It is an all levels course presuming no previous watercolor experience. Watercolor has a long and varied tradition stretching back to the Renaissance and has been used for centuries by explorers, amateurs, and visual artists. We will build from the ground up with processes and materials as we proceed through a range of color studies and techniques. You will learn about how to use various brushes, pigments and color schemes while developing your own palette. Less a painting class we will see how watercolor is one of those hybrid mediums that can be both a drawing and a painting.