Peggy Lynn McGahan
WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOR PENCIL SEPTEMBER 14
Techniques: Using watercolor pencils dry and wet
Layering and Mixing Colors
Subject: Single dahlia blossoms
Colors: Achieving bright and subtle color with watercolor pencils
Applying Color Concepts in dahlias with backgrounds
Media: watercolor pencils alone
Individual Time
Questions
WEEK 2: CONTINUING COLOR MIXING in SIMPLE SUBJECTS SEPTEMBER 21
Techniques: continuing dry and wet applications of watercolor pencil layers
Continued Layering and Mixing Colors
Cast Shadows—techniques and color choices
Subject: Green, Red, Yellow, Orange Peppers
Colors: Achieving bright colors and whites with watercolor pencils
color complements and low intensity color in cast shadows
Media: watercolor pencils and graphite pencils
Individual Time
Questions
WEEK 3: MORE COMPLEX BACKGROUND SETTINGS SEPTEMBER 28
Placing subjects in a larger composition
Suggesting a natural setting
Subject: Hawthorn leaves and berries
Alternate: simple leaf with cast shadow or background vignette
Media: Combining watercolor paint washes or other media with watercolor pencils
or continuing with watercolor pencils alone if you prefer
Support: I’m going to demonstrate using a Claybord surface* as well as paper
Individual Time
Questions
WEEK 4: SUBJECTS IN A LARGER SETTING CONTINUED OCTOBER 5
Placing the flowers in a larger background
Suggesting a natural background
Subject: dahlias in a suggested garden setting
Media: Combining watercolor paint washes or other media with watercolor pencils
Or continuing with watercolor pencils alone if you prefer
Technique: Accenting, injecting fun color, and detail with watercolor pencil
Individual Time
Questions
WEEK 5 MIXED MEDIA or ADDITIONAL TOPIC OCTOBER 12
(depending on class goals)
Subject: birds in autumn
Additional Subject: Depending on interest I will demonstrate using inks with watercolor pencil or another demonstration. This will depend on goals everyone has identified.
Questions
WEEK 6 CONTINUING AND SHARING
OCTOBER 19
Subjects: we will continue with your project or you can start another
Individual Time
CRITIQUE and SHARING
FEEDBACK
Extended Question Time
*Claybord by Ampersand is a multimedia smooth panel
Made by applying clay layers to a wood board.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
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Watercolor Pencils Used *note: all are Albrecht Durer Watercolor Pencils unless noted. Please USE YOUR OWN. These are just provided to help you if you want to substitute a similar color.
Cream, light yellow glaze, cadmium yellow, cadmium orange, burnt ochre, raw umber, earth green yellow, olive green yellow, chrome oxide, pale geranium lake, fuchsia, middle purple pink, light cobalt turquoise, dark indigo.
Watercolor Pencils Used *note: all are Albrecht Durer Watercolor Pencils unless noted. Please USE YOUR OWN. These are just provided to help you if you want to substitute a similar color.
Pale geranium lake, light purple pink, middle purple pink, cadmium orange, dark cadmium orange, cream light yellow glaze, cadmium yellow, cadmium yellow lemon, earth green yellow, light green, permanent green olive, burnt ochre, raw umber, light cobalt turquoise, cobalt turquoise.
If you want to try Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils as an alternative I suggest: poppy, tangerine, chili, baked earth, fern, apple, bark.
Watercolor Pencils Used *note: all are Albrecht Durer Watercolor Pencils unless noted. Please USE YOUR OWN. These are just provided to help you if you want to substitute a similar color.
Cream, Cadmium Yellow, Light Yellow Glaze, Dark Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Dark Cadmium Orange, Burnt Ochre, Raw Umber, Pale Geranium Lake, Fuchsia, Middle Purple Pink, Prismacolor Watercolor Pencil Crimson Red, Derwent Watercolor Pencil Madder Carmine, Light Green, Earth Green Yellow, Dark Phthalo Green, Olive, Dark Indigo.
If you want to try the Derwent Inktense I might suggest Apple, Fern, Baked Earth and Bark or Dark Chocolate.
I will also demonstrate with the option of adding Watercolor Paints. A few options I will demonstrate might include
Aureolin, Quinacridone Red, Sap Green, and Winsor Blue Red Shade by Winsor&Newton,
But you can just either use your own or just do the project using watercolor pencils alone, which I will also demonstrate.
I’ll also add the option of a Claybord surface by Ampersand. I will show you the product on the first week in case you are interested. You are very welcome to stick with paper, which I will focus more of my demonstration time on.
Watercolor Pencils Used *note: all are Albrecht Durer Watercolor Pencils unless noted. Please USE YOUR OWN. These are just provided to help you if you want to substitute a similar color.
I used cream, cadmium yellow, light yellow glaze, dark cadmium yellow, cadmium orange, dark cadmium orange, burnt ochre, raw umber, pale geranium lake, fuchsia, middle purple pink, Prismacolor Watercolor Pencil crimson red, Derwent Watercolor Pencil Madder carmine, light green, earth green yellow, dark phthalo green, olive green yellow, dark indigo. If you want to use Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils for some especially vibrant color a few fun ones to add here include apple, fern, baked earth, and bark.
I used the same watercolor pencils I used in Week 1 on the Single Dahlias. I added a bit of blue in the background areas and liked ultramarine and helioblue red for this.
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OCTOBER 12
OCTOBER 19
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