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Welcome to the Watercolor/Acrylic Academy!  I am your hostess, Colette Pitcher.  You can watch videos on the player below.  Each week I post a new video.  If you sign up for emails by clicking the "Join Us" button on the home page you will receive notice that a new video has posted and what other classes are available for the following week live at Showcase.  The videos are available any time for a mere $10/month.  Scroll down through the index to find introduction, beginner, techniques, simple or complex lessons.  Something for every artist.  Do you want something else?  Share your requests or ideas by using the contact button.  Most of all have fun!  You are on your way to improving your skills, keeping your brain engaged and creating art!  New:  more class choices.  Beginning watercolor, Acrylic academy, and some free videos.  Hover over the video class menu item and see dropdown choices.

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Water Media Academy

Lake Lighthouse

Art Farm
Lake Lighthouse
All Categories
2 Point Perspective
A Boy and a Frog
abstract
Abstract 2
Acrylic
Acrylic color wheel
Acrylic palette set up
Am I finished?
Animal
Animal - giraffe
Animals
Architecture
art
banana
Bicycle
Birds
Building
Buildings
butterfly
butterfly floral
Calligraphy
Cat
Celebrity Portrait
Christmas Star
Clouds
Cobwebs
Color Theory
Design
Dog
Eggs
flat wash
floral
Floral
Florsl
Flower Bench
Halloween
Horse
Iris
Koi
Landscape
learn to paint
lettering
Long horns
Masterson palette
Moon
Movement
Nature
Nocturn
Orange
orange skills
Orange skills
Owl
Pack for Plein Air
Pagan Goddess
Painting Process
Painting white
pens
People
Perspective
Plan your painting
plastic wrap
Plein air
Plein Air
Poppies
portait
Portrait
Project Landscape
Project Orange
project red
Project Red - Portrait
project yellow
Project Yellow
Red
Removing stretched paper
River
Rome
Sailboats
salt
Scratchboard
seascape
Silhouette
Sketchbook
Sky
Snowy Owl
spatter
sponge
Spring
Still life
Still Life
Stretching watercolor paper
Supplies for Plein air
Techniques
Thumbnails
Tracing paper
Transportation
Tree
Tricks and Techniques
Turkey
tutorial
Value Scale
Water
watercolor
Watercolor
Watercolor Poppies
Watercolor tricks
Waterfall
Wet media acetate
Wildlife
Winter
Yellow abstract
Lake Lighthouse

Lake Lighthouse

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51:55
Carolina Chickadee

Carolina Chickadee

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21:52
Nuthatch

Nuthatch

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27:30
Petroglyphs on Gesso

Petroglyphs on Gesso

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15:22
Choose from Index of video categories and topics below:

Type underlined video title (for example: Red 1. Pigment) in search video (turquoise arrow) above and hit enter key.
You can search categories and search subjects by clicking link in black area.
Numbered videos are a great starter for beginners or refresher for intermediates.
Beginning and technique videos are all the way down.

Reference material beside index below. New videos posted weekly. 
Have lots of FUN!


 

Click images to enlarge for reference.  Right click to save and print.  

Scroll down page for Reference pictures. 

403 video
choices:

Still Life/Edibles

Glass Bottles

Strawberries & Glass

Lemons and Limes

Eggs

Flower Bench

Apple Harvest

Pumpkins

Pumpkin Pie

Warm light & cool shadows

Cool Light & warm shadows

Thanksgiving Still Life Plan

Orange in October

Ornamental Corn

Cornucopia

Ornaments

Candlelight Glow

Strawberries

Pumpkins & Spider

Tea Party

Watercolor Watermelon

Corny Project

Chile Ristra

Pumpkin Play

Transparent Hearts

Horseshoes

Setting up a Still Life

Thumbnail Compositions

Color Study Corn

Still life of depression glass and strawberries by Colette Pitcher
Watercolor still life by Colette Pitcher
Glass bottles photo
Watercolor of 3 glass bottles by Colette Pitcher
Still life photograph of lemons, limes, peppers and tomato
Watercolor painting of lemons and limes by Colette Pitcher
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Dozen eggs watercolor by Colette Pitcher
photograph of pears and eggs, warm light and cool shadows
watercolor painting of warm light and cool shadows still life of pears and eggs.
Wastercolor of pears using cool lighting and casting warm shadows by artist Colette Pitcher
Photo of apples by Colette Pitcher
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Thanksgiving Still Life set up
Thanksgiving Still Life B&W
Photo of garden bench by Colette Pitcher
Watercolor of a garden bench by Colette Pitcher
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Fiesta teacup photo by Colette Pitcher
watercolor of Teacups by Colette Pitcher
photo of watermelon by Colette Pitcher
watercolor of watermelon by Colette Pitcher
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pumkin photo by Colette Pitcher
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Watercolor of "Apple Harvest" by Colette Pitcher
Painting candy corn in watercolor with Colette Pitcher
still life with pumpkin, spider and cat by Colette Pitcher
watercolor of pumpkin and spider by Colette Pitcher
Drawing for Ornamental Corn by Colette Pitcher
Photograph of Ornamental Corn by Colette Pitcher
Watercolor of Ornamental Corn by Colette Pitcher
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Reference photo of pumpkins
watercolor painting of pumpkins by Colette Pitcher
photo of a cornacopia by Colette Pitcher
watercolor of a cornacopia by Colette Pitcher
Ristra in Timnath photo by Colette Pitcher
Watercolor of ristra by Colette Pitcher
 Photo of pie by Colette Pitcher
drawing of pie
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Watercolor card featuring hearts by Colette Pitcher
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Transportation:

Sailboats on a Lake

Bicycle Silhouette

Race Care - movement

1952 MGTD

1955 Chevy Truck

Christmas Tree Truck

Make It Move

Rust is my favorite color

Rust at Rocky Point

Wagon Wheel

Mighty Ship

Coastal Boats

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Ford GT watercolor by Colette Pitcher
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Watercolor, pen and ink of a gas pump by Colette Pitcher
Photograph of a wagon by Pace Clynke
Watercolor of a wagon by Colette Pitcher
Photo by Pace Clynke
 
Watercolor of boats by Colette Pitcher
1955 Chevy Pick up
Old truck photograph by Teresa Mueller
Drawing of old truck by Colette Pitcher
Watercolor of old truck by Colette Pitcher
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Rusty fender watercolor by Colette Pitcher
drawings of boats by Colette Pitcher
Photo of Rocky Point by Tracy Stroh
Watercolor of Boats at Rocky Point by Colette Pitcher

Photo by Tracy Stroh

Portraits/People:

Celebrity portrait (part 1) Chris Pine

Celebrity portrait (part 2) Chris Pine

Wonder Woman Gal Gadot

Pick a President - Ron Regan

Frankenstein and Bride cards

Santa

Helen Ring Robinson

Rattlesnake Kate

Cowboy Portrait

Miss Rodeo Colorado

Native American Female

Nighthorse Chief

Witchy Moon

Splash

 

 

Witch watercolor by Colette Pitcher
Chris Pine portrait watercolor by Colette Pitcher
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Wonder Woman watercolor by Colette Pitcher
Pick a President -
Ronald Regan Portrait
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Ronald Regan portrait by Colette Pitcher
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Frankenstein watercolor by Colette Pitcher
Bride of Frankenstein watercolor by Colette Pitcher
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Cowboy drawing
Cowboy photo
Cowboy Watercolor by Colette Pitcher
Photo of Helen Ring Robinson
Watercolor of Helen Ring Robinson by Colette Pitcher
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Watercolor of Rattlesnake Kate by Colette Pitcher
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cowboy carring flag watercolor by Colette Pitcher
photo of toddler in fountain by Colette Pitcher
Watercolor of toddler in fountain by Colette Pitcher
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Photo of Native American
Native American female watercolor by Colette Pitcher

Starter Techniques:

Beginners start here.  The Red section explains materials and supplies.  The orange section shows essential skills to help make watercolor do what you wish.  The Yellow section shows tricks and fun secrets.  Each section has a project.  The purple sections is more essential information to build your skill level. Review these areas when the paint is challenging.  More projects are in the blue section.  

Red

Materials and supplies:

 

1 - Pigment

2 - Tracing and Transfers

3 - Brushes

4 - Water Control

5

6 Magic Time

7 - Dry, Drier, Driest

8 - Keep It Clean

Project Red - Portrait 1-4

Orange

Skills to master:

1 - Flat Wash

2 - Soft Edge, Graded Wash

3 - Rough Texture

4 - Dry Brush

5 - and Lifting

6 - Wet Into Wet

7 - Shape Into Form

8 - Glazes and

9 - Shadows

10-Drawing and 

11-Tranfers

12-Washing Off Paper

Project Orange-Still Life 1-6

Yellow

Tricks to enhance:

1 - Salt

2 - Plastic Wrap

3 - Sponge, Spatter, and

4 - Toothbrush

5 - Cobwebs

6 - Crayons, Candle and

7 - Scrape

8 - Blow and

9 - Bubble Wrap

Project Yellow 1, 2, 3

Calligraphy

Fairy/Angel

Chancery Italic Hand

Bee Quote

Inking

Ames Lettering Guide

Things with Wings

Ruling Pen

Watercolor Journal

Flutterby

Starter Projects:

Butterfly 1-8

Seascape 1-4

Giraffe 1-5

Landscape 1-4

Abstract 1-2

Favorite Mug

Winslow Homer on Teabag

Economy of Line

Juicy Clouds

Glass Bottles

Soap Bubble Hydrangeas

Drawing:

Red Tailed Hawk

GAA Bunny Demo

Economy of Line

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More painting concepts:

Pack for Plein Air

2 Point Perspective

Wet Media Acetate

Design with Tracing paper

Thumbnail Drawing

Removing Stretched Paper

Layering Color

Color Theory

Mixing and Applying Color

Color Contrast

Planning a Painting

Stretching Watercolor Paper

Watercolor Mediums

Bad Hair Day (fix brush)

Value Scale 1-2

Half Sheet Transfer

Watercolor Block

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Green - Acrylic:

All videos could be used with acrylic as techniques are similar.  These videos are painted in acrylic but could also translate to watercolor:

 

Setting up a stay-wet palette

Sunset Sail miniature

Plein air balcony landscape

Hummingbird - movement

Color Wheel and Charts

Acrylic Poppies

Koi - Acrylic

Color Theory (3 videos: color wheels

   modern and inorganic, mixing black

   from compliments, tint tone &

   analogous chart)

Autumn Landscape

# 3 Ditch

Zion

"Sunset Sail"
Category: Acrylic miniature
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Hummingbird acrylic by Colette Pitcher
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acrylic color wheel
acrylic green chart
acrylic purple chart
Photograph of #3 ditch by Colette Pitcher
Acrylic painting by Colette Pitcher
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Poppies acrylic by Colette Pitcher
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Acrylic painting of Zion by Colette Pitcher
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