Introduction to Watercolors for Field Sketching
Ever wanted to learn how to use watercolor paints in your sketchbook but not sure where to start? Watercolors can be intimidating as a new medium, but in this course Jack will break down the best techniques for getting your brushes and palette set up, learning basic watercolor methods, and using paints in the field. You will also have an opportunity to paint in a bird drawn by Jack, with a narrated walkthrough of the entire process. Click the button below to get started!
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1: Introduction
Learn how to use watercolors for painting in your field sketches in this beginner course by wildlife illustrator Jack Hobe! This video serves as an introduction to the course and an overview of what we'll be covering.
Learn how to use watercolors for painting in your field sketches in this beginner course by wildlife illustrator Jack Hobe! This video serves as an introduction to the course and an overview of what we'll be covering.
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2: Required Supplies
In this video, Jack covers the list of supplies you'll be required to have for this course.
In this video, Jack covers the list of supplies you'll be required to have for this course.
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3: Setting up Your Waterbrush
Let's get your main tool, the Pentel waterbrush, set up and ready to go.
Let's get your main tool, the Pentel waterbrush, set up and ready to go.
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4: Setting up Your Palette
It's time to get your palette of paint set up. It's a bit of a process but once it's all finished, you'll have a great tool ready to go for your watercolor journey!
It's time to get your palette of paint set up. It's a bit of a process but once it's all finished, you'll have a great tool ready to go for your watercolor journey!
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5: Mixing Colors
This video covers some quick tips for mixing different paint colors using your new palette.
This video covers some quick tips for mixing different paint colors using your new palette.
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6: Basic Washes
Let's learn how to do some basic washes, which are solid blocks of color on a page created by wide, smooth brushstrokes.
Let's learn how to do some basic washes, which are solid blocks of color on a page created by wide, smooth brushstrokes.
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7: Painting Details
We've covered how to make large swathes of color, but what about painting fine details?
We've covered how to make large swathes of color, but what about painting fine details?
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8: Primary Colors
What are the three primary colors and how can you use them for mixing? The answer might be different than you think!
What are the three primary colors and how can you use them for mixing? The answer might be different than you think!
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9: Painting a Bird - Shadows
Let's try painting in a pre-drawn bird using watercolors. The first step is to add shadow color in the areas where light isn't hitting.
Let's try painting in a pre-drawn bird using watercolors. The first step is to add shadow color in the areas where light isn't hitting.
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10: Painting a Bird - Light Values
Let's try painting in a pre-drawn bird using watercolors. After adding shadow, we can start to fill in the lightest-value colors first - a standard practice with watercolor.
Let's try painting in a pre-drawn bird using watercolors. After adding shadow, we can start to fill in the lightest-value colors first - a standard practice with watercolor.
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11: Painting a Bird - Mid-value Colors
Let's try painting in a pre-drawn bird using watercolors. Continue adding middle-value colors to the bird to build up your value range and color palette.
Let's try painting in a pre-drawn bird using watercolors. Continue adding middle-value colors to the bird to build up your value range and color palette.
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12: Painting a Bird - Dark Colors and Wrap-up
Let's try painting in a pre-drawn bird using watercolors. Let's finish our bird painting by adding the darkest values. This video also serves as a conclusion to this course.
Let's try painting in a pre-drawn bird using watercolors. Let's finish our bird painting by adding the darkest values. This video also serves as a conclusion to this course.
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Meet Your Instructor
Jack Hobe is a birder, natural history illustrator and educator with over a decade of experience drawing birds. He teaches nature drawing techniques in partnership with local nature centers in the Greater Philadelphia area. He enjoys sharing ways to appreciate God’s creation with others through his workshops and courses!
