Online mini-course by Andy Evansen and Artefacto

The sky in watercolor

Create your own masterpieces

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In this course, Andy will show you the individual aspects of landscape painting, beginning with what is typically the first thing painted: the sky.

He’ll demonstrate three different types of skies: blue sky with clouds, sunset, and stormy.

He will also provide a handful of reference photos for students to use for practice.

Andy Evansen

a master of watercolor,

author of the course

Lesson 1

About materials

We will dive into the crucial realm of materials, guiding you on how to make informed choices, what key factors to pay attention to, and the essential minimum set of art supplies needed to embark on your watercolor journey

Lesson 2

Studying brushstroke and surface

We will do a quick exercise to understand how a dry or wet surface works, using different references.

Lesson 3

Blue sky

We will analyze the first type of sky in the wet on wet technique. We will paint blue sky with clouds, learn that white clouds have their own tone and learn how to take the right tone to depict white clouds realistically.

Lesson 4

Stormy sky

We will paint a stormy sky in the wet on wet technique, learn how to create an illusion of sun between the clouds, how to create an effect of storm.

Lesson 5

Sunset sky

In this lesson, we will paint a sunset sky in wet on wet technique, Andy will share his tips on how to paint such sky and why to do the work upside down, we will talk about how to avoid wrong shades when mixing blue and red.

Bonus lesson

Pre-recorded session with Andy Evansen. Mixing greens

— learn to convey aerial perspective, making our landscapes deep and dimensional,
— see how to mix different shades of green color for a realistic landscape,
— paint a lovely scene in a limited palette.

Andy will talk about the 5 watercolor skills that helped his paintings the most.

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Andy Evansen began painting watercolors in the mid-1990s as a change of pace from his career as a medical illustrator
He is a Signature Member of AWS, PAPA, RRWS, TWSA
He became a Signature Member of the prestigious Plein Air Painters of America (PAPA) in 2012 and served as their President from 2015-2017
Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA), Signature Member April 2018
Salmagundi Club, Artist Member 2017
His paintings have won numerous awards, including the Bronze and High Winds Medals from the American Watercolor Society