Watercolor Fundamentals
Dive into Watercolor Painting with this Six-Session Course with Maria Coryell-Martin.
Watercolor Fundamentals
Live workshop with Maria Coryell-Martin.
Workshops are not eligible for discount.
Join us online from January 15th through February 26th for Art Toolkit’s Watercolor Fundamentals with Maria Coryell-Martin this winter! Originally launched in 2023, Watercolor Fundamentals is a six-week online course with weekly videos, prompts, student feedback, and live sessions on Wednesdays from 4 – 5pm Pacific.
Together, we’ll practice a range of foundational watercolor techniques, including mixing colors, brushwork, layering paint, and composition. You’ll build confidence in the studio with skills you can bring on your adventures everywhere.
We’re offering a limited quantity of Live Access spots that include a hand-picked kit of watercolor supplies and the opportunity to join the live sessions with Maria, where she will guide you through the lessons, answer questions, and demo additional skills.
We hope you can join us for this comprehensive introductory course with Maria! Register for Live Access by January 14th while spots and supplies remain; register for Recorded Access anytime for the next twelve months. See you online!
The Watercolor Fundamentals Kit
Included exclusively with the Live Access version of this course, the Watercolor Fundamentals Kit includes hand-picked supplies to start your watercolor journey.
Pocket Palette with 8 Standard Pans, a Large Mixing Pan, and a Small Mixing Pan, ready for you to fill.
Hahnemühle Landscape Watercolor Book.
Rosemary & Co R10 Golden Synthetic Pointed Round Brush.
8 tubes of Van Gogh® by Royal Talens watercolor paints.
Helvetica pencil and blue shop towel.
What You Will Learn
Learn how to set up your palette.
Understand the basic properties of watercolor.
Explore a range of mark making possibilities.
Practice water control through a range of washes.
Explore color mixing and working with triads.
Create simple layered landscapes.
Develop awareness of positive and negative shapes.
Approach composition through thumbnails and value sketches.
Registration Details
This workshop has two options available for purchase. Select either “Live Access” or “Recorded Access” and add to cart. Important: you are not registered until you have completed checkout.
We will send you a payment receipt by email. If you don’t see it, please check your junk mail folder, and add hello@arttoolkit.com to your contacts.
When you have completed checkout, you’re in!
You will receive an email with an invite link to our learning platform Circle. If you already have an account, this link will add your new workshop to your Dashboard. The access details and syllabus will be under your Course Dashboard.
Questions? Please send us an email and we’ll help you out.
Note: Live Access requires a computer with a reliable internet connection.
The Art Toolkit Learning Community
If you have joined us for workshops recently, you’ll know that we are now using Circle—a community platform for hosting all things workshops, from supply lists to reference images, as well as a place to share art! After signing up for any of our workshops, watch for the Art Toolkit Community invitation in your inbox to get started!
Recommended Supplies
Paper
Cold-press watercolor paper.
Maria will primarily be using a Hahnemühle Watercolor Book (included in the Watercolor Fundamentals Kit, available to Live Access participants). Other watercolor sketchbooks will work well, or loose-leaf watercolor paper.
Watercolor Paints
Warm and cool of each primary, plus neutrals.
Maria will be demonstrating with the following eight Van Gogh Watercolors (included in the Watercolor Fundamentals Kit, available to Live Access participants). Other paints, such as Daniel Smith, will also work well! Some alternative colors are listed below.
Transparent Yellow Medium
Hansa Yellow Medium is a good alternative.
Or a similar earth yellow.
Permanent Light Red
Pyrrol Scarlet or another orange-red is a good alternative.
Or similar magenta hue.
Turquoise
Cobalt Teal Blue or Cerulean Blue Chromium are good alternatives.
Neutral Tint is a good alternative
Brushes
A size 8 pointed round brush.
Maria will primarily demonstrate with the Rosemary & Co R10 size 8 synthetic round (included in the Watercolor Fundamentals Kit, available to Live Access participants). You may also wish to have a small pointed round brush for details (such as a size 4) and a flat brush (3/4” to 1” wide).
Additional Supplies
Gentle masking tape or washi tape
Paper Towel
Maria prefers blue shop towels available at most hardware stores.
Two cups for water
About Maria Coryell-Martin
Maria Coryell-Martin is an expeditionary artist following the tradition of traveling artists as naturalists and educators. Since 2005, she has focused on painting polar and glaciated regions, working with scientists and on expeditions in the Pacific NW, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and the Antarctic Peninsula.
In the field, she sketches with ink and watercolor, and collects multimedia recordings to build her palette of place: a record of experience, climate, and color. This work inspires studio paintings for exhibits, as well as multimedia presentations and hands-on workshops to promote observation, scientific inquiry, and environmental awareness. Learn more at: expeditionaryart.com.
Maria is the founder of the Art Toolkit, creating expedition-proven tools for sketching and painting, from urban to wilderness adventures.