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Exploring the human figure through light and shadow in watercolor

Mit:

Eudes Correia

Aquarell

Eudes Correia

Kurs Beschreibung

In this course, you'll explore the human figure by focusing on the interplay of light and shadow, learning techniques to bring depth, volume, and emotion to your paintings. Eudes's signature loose strokes, fluid transparency, and technical mastery will help you capture the beauty and complexity of the human form with elegance and depth. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this workshop offers valuable insights to elevate your watercolor skills and deepen your understanding of light, shadow, and human anatomy.


FIRST DAY

Understanding about materials:

- Pencil and graphite intensity

-Type of brushes and functions of each one of them

-Type of ideal palette and how to organize colors

-Important auxiliary materials.

Basic notion of drawing:

-Volume

-Perspective

-Light and shadow

-Contrast

Studying watercolor:

-Tonal value

-Gradient

-Connection of colors

Demo of a head applying all the information from the class of the day

-First Eudes paints and explains

-Then the students paint with Eudes' orientation


SECOND DAY

Study of human anatomical knowledge with watercolor

-Understanding a 3D face

-Understanding the volumes of a face

-Skin color study

-Understanding shadows and projected shadows

-Soft and hard shadow

-Variation of color tones

Demo of a head applying all the information from the class of the day

-First Eudes paints and explains

-Then the students paint with Eudes' orientation


THIRD DAY

Composition

Movement and body expression

-Composition of a work

-Different ways of composition to tell a story

-Movement and body expression

-Important points to note in an expressive painting

I paint my watercolors in 2 layers.

During my class demonstrations, I make the first layer and then the students paint the first layer. Then I paint the second and last layer and then the students paint it after.


Für wen ist dieser Kurs?

Anfänger & Fortgeschrittene

Was muss ich mitnehmen?

Paper

Winsor & Newton 300g cold pressed 100% Cotton Bloc 30,5x40,6cm (12inx16in)

Or full Sheet 76x56 cm You can it into 4 parts


Tools

Paper towel

Sponge

Mechanical pencil 0.5 or 0.7 - 2B Soft rubber, bread one

Mask Tape

Water container

Spray for water


Palette Colours

I have all these colors in my palette, the first ones are essential for my work and the others I don't use very often.

THIS ONE ARE ESSENCIAL:

1- Payne ́s gray
2- Cobalt blue
3- Ultramarine or French ultramarine
4- Cobalt Turquoise light
5- Cadmiun free Lemon yellow or limon yellow 6- Cadmiun Orange
7- Cadmiun Red
8- Alisarin Crimson
9- Permanent Mauve

THIS I USE BUT NOT ALWAYS:

10- Winsor Violet

11- Phitalo turquoise 12- Acqua green or

13- Transparent Yellow 14- Cerulean blue

15- Sépia

All the colors I use are from Winsor & Newton.

You can use other brands, however it is not certain that the colors will have the same tone that I use.


Nature hair and synthetic

You can use Nature hair or Synthetic hair. Or you can mix both.

These are the brushes I use.

NATURE HAIR

-Petit gris Squirrel - number 6 - Winsor & Newton - Round Peels - Kolinsky

Number 3, 6, 8 and 10 - Winsor & Newton - Serie 7

SYNTHETIC

-Flat brush - One stroke 15mm and 19mm Cotman Synthetic)

-Tank 40 and 60mm – Liquitex (for acrilic paint.)

If you have one similar to this one,

but a different brand, you can use too.


These are a second option of brushes that can be used. If you have one similar to this one, but a different brand, you can use too.

-Petit gris number 6 -Round Peels - Kolinsky

Number 2, 5, 7 and 10
-Flat brush - One stroke 15mm and 25mm -Tank 20 and 40mm – Optional

Kursdaten

Kurs Termin

2026

Juli

Mittwoch 1. & Donnerstag 2. von 10 - 17 Uhr

Freitag 3. von 9 - 15 Uhr

Teilnehmer

Für:

10

-

14

Personen

Leitung:

Eudes Correia

Ort

La Cuna del Arte
Rohrdorfer Straße 180
83071 Stephanskirchen
Bayern, Deutschland

Preis:

520€

Zahle eine Anzahlung bequem online und reserviere deinen Platz für diesen Workshop.

Dozent:inn

Eudes Correia

Eudes Correia

Aquarellmalerei

Impressionen aus dem Kurs

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