The Classic Elements of Landscape — A 4-Week Watercolor Class with Victoria T Wills

Name: The Classic Elements of Landscape — A 4-Week Watercolor Class with Victoria T Wills
Start: 2025-09-04T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-04T16:00:00-07:00
Location: Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild

Schedule

Thu Sep 04 2025 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild | Tucson, AZ

📅 Thursdays in September (4th, 11th, 18th, 25th)
🕐 1:00 – 4:00 pm
📍 SAWG Gallery at 5420 E. Broadway, Suite 240, Tucson, AZ
💲 $160 plus supplies (see materials list below). This fee includes all 4 class dates in September.
To register, contact Victoria directly: 520-461-5021.
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CLASS DESCRIPTION
Join experienced instructor Victoria T. Wills for a 4-week watercolor class designed to build your confidence and skill in painting landscapes. With over 30 years of teaching experience, Victoria will guide you step by step—from designing a strong composition to adding finishing details—so you leave the course with both knowledge and a completed work you’ll be proud of.
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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Week 1: Designing our composition: understanding the basic values of a landscape, the 75%-25% rule, and learning perspective. Bring a favorite photo (there will be some photos available for those that don’t have one), a sketchbook, and a pencil.
Week 2: Transferring design to Watercolor paper: you will learn how to apply masking fluid, the colors of aerial perspective, and why we need color theory and a dominate color. We will practice landscape elements (trees, rocks and clouds).
Week 3: Practicing brush strokes: laying down of our first wash and our darkest dark (a foolproof method for success). We will emphasize our focal point to make sure we have a good pathway for the eye and the art of exiting the painting.
Week 4: Adding medium value and detail: we will learn dry brush, how to soften edges, and how to apply fun texture.
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SUPPLY LIST
- Watercolor paper “Arches” full sheet 140lb cold press
- A board to stretch your paper on
- Brushes: small, medium and large
- Sketchbook
- Pencil
- Erasers
- Watercolor pallet
- Watercolor paints: Winsor blue, opera pink, scarlet lake red, ultramarine blue, sienna burnt, raw sienna, cobalt blue, horizon blue
- masking fluid
- spray bottle
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REGISTRATION
Spots are limited! Register directly with Victoria at 520-461-5021 to secure your place.