Beginner Watercolor Class: Textures and Mark Making

Welcome to our Beginner Watercolor Class at The Brooklyn Loft! Our instructor, Carly Larsson (graduate of Pratt Institute), will cover and guide you through the following topics areas: Textures & Mark Making

The first two hours of each class (12-2pm) will include instruction and the final hour (2-3pm) will be independent working time.

All materials will be provided for use during each class.

• Watercolor paper (140lb)
• Watercolor paint
• 12 pc brush set (round, fan, filbert, flat)
• Paint palette (with cover)
• Painters tape (1 inch)
• Spray bottle
• Masking fluid

Sunday, 9/22 from 12-3pm

Textures & Mark Making

After this class students will understand the basics of mark-making with a brush and know how to use various household objects to create exciting textures in their pieces

Instruction topics: In this class we’ll reference artists known for using mark-making in their work. Students will then learn how to use everyday items/materials found in our kitchens to create exciting textures in their watercolor paintings. Students will gain an understanding of texture and mark-making via experimental studies. Homework: Students will be asked to choose an image or a concept that they would like to paint. They are invited to begin working on this piece throughout the week so they may come into the final class with questions/challenges that arise.

Carly is a graduate of Pratt Institute where she studied Communications Design & Illustration, as well as the School of Visual Arts where she earned her MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay. She has worked for over a decade as an illustrator, instructor, and graphic designer. Her passion for teaching was ignited by her mentor Veronica Lawlor, and soon after graduating she began teaching watercolor painting and figure drawing workshops at Radius Community Art Studio in Portland, Oregon. She then went on to teach Drawing for Illustration at Pacific Northwest College of Art, and Graphic Design at Shillington School. Currently she freelances, guest-lectures for illustration students at Pratt and Parsons, and teaches private lessons and workshops. Learn more about her via her website.

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