Watercolor Fundamentals
Dive into Watercolor Painting with this Six-Session Course with Maria Coryell-Martin.
Watercolor Fundamentals
Recorded workshop with Maria Coryell-Martin.
Workshops are not eligible for discount.
Join us online for Art Toolkit’s Watercolor Fundamentals with our founder Maria Coryell-Martin! Watercolor Fundamentals is a six-week online course to take at your own pace with weekly videos and prompts.
You’ll practice a range of foundational watercolor techniques, including mixing colors, brushwork, layering paint, and composition. Build confidence in the studio with skills you can bring on your adventures everywhere.
We hope you can join us for this comprehensive introductory course with Maria!
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.
You can view our student’s work from past workshops here!
Registration Details
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Recommended Supplies
Paper
Cold-press watercolor paper.
Maria will primarily be using a Hahnemühle Watercolor Book. 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. 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. 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
“Watercolor Fundamentals with Maria Coryell-Martin is an incredibly informative workshop containing a semester's worth of information on materials, color, technique, and composition. I appreciated the organized lessons, clear, positive, and patient instruction, detailed demonstrations, and web accessibility. Being able to access the course at your own pace and rewind and rewatch demonstrations for an entire year is invaluable.” —Judy Higuchi
“I adored Maria's Watercolor Fundamentals class. I've been dabbling with watercolors and online tutorials but never had anyone start with the basics of paint and pigments and quickly move on to what interests me most, painting the natural world. The limited palette and consistent messages gave me confidence to proceed on my own.” —Kim Springer
“I have taken several online introduction to watercolor courses and this was by far the best. I loved the depth of content in the curriculum, the pace of learning new skills each week, and the demonstrations that doubled as paint-along sessions. I also appreciated the superb quality of the instruction. Maria has a wealth of experience as a professional painter and it was amazing to watch her clearly and eloquently break down complicated scenes into building blocks of shape, color, texture and value. Her warmth and humor made her an excellent teacher and guide. I am so grateful I signed up for this class!” —Sarah Brace
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.
