Water Color Painting

Completed by 60 learners

Ages 9-14

Live Group Class

Learn to paint realism with Water Color paint. Every week we will paint a new painting using a different topic. Such as a flower, landscape, fruit or animal. We will use our drawing skills to help create our Water Color painting.

Lynda Diamond

Average rating:

4.5

Number of reviews:

(228 reviews)

Live video meetings

1x per week

3-10 learners per class

55 min

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What's included

1 live meeting

55 mins in-class hours per week

Homework

Homework is offered only by request only.

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 7

In this engaging class, we’ll delve into the medium of watercolor, a unique technique where we paint from light to dark—unlike oil painting, which typically progresses from dark to light.
We’ll begin by honing our drawing skills to create a foundational sketch for our paintings. Once the foundation is complete, we’ll explore the watercolor method, layering colors from light to dark. Along the way, we’ll practice mixing colors and learn essential principles of color theory.
Each session will feature a variety of subjects, including flowers, landscapes, fruit, still life compositions, and animals. To inspire and guide you, the class will start with a brief lecture accompanied by slides. These slides will showcase a finished painting alongside three stages of its development, providing valuable insight into the creative process.



-CLASS Syllabus-


*** Spring 2025 *** 
 


    APRIL
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 1st - 6th
 Basics of Watercolour Painting
Winter trees

 7th - 12th
 Basics of Watercolour Painting
Winter decorations

13th - 18th
 Basics of Watercolour Painting
Winter Gourd

 19th - 24th
 Basics of Watercolour Painting
Butterfly

25th - 30th
 Basics of Watercolour Painting
Tropical fish


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Future Projects Listed Below!
DATES to be Announced


 How to control the size of your  fruit
We will Paint a Pomegranate 


Topic: Warm and cool shadows
We will Paint a Vase

Topic: Fruit and Flowers 
We will paint a Summer Rose


Topic: Fruit and Flowers of Fall!
We will paint a Winter Mellon 


Topic: Fruit and Flowers 
We will paint a purple Iris


Topic: Fruit 
We will paint a Mango




The list will be updated weekly and monthly!

Learning Goals

Students will learn how to paint realism in Water Colour.

Other Details

Parental Guidance

I will be using Google Slides, an Outschool approved third-party tool, to share slides. I will only be screen-sharing slides through Zoom. You will not need an account.

Supply List

-SUPPLY LIST-
Learners will need:
- Pencil and an eraser 
- Watercolour paper 
- Watercolour paints
- A round, tapered paintbrush 
- A small detailed paintbrush
- Paper towels
- water ( best in a plastic container like cottage cheese or yoghurt )  

- You can shop your neighbourhood art supply store for supplies or order online from your favourite art supply store. 
- You can also order online from Amazon see the link below:
* Note
- You can buy individual brushes, or you can go for a pack similar to this:
 https://www.amazon.ca/Brushes-Laniakea-Watercolor-Acrylic-Painting/dp/B01N6NE50T/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=18J2DHMG9LK8A&dchild=1&keywords=round+paint+brush&qid=1619652356&sprefix=round+pain%2Caps%2C235&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzNlU4R1pSTFpDME9RJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNTY0MTY0MUNFUFhQQzBBRkgwNCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDI0NzkyQjZJMlkyUU9JVDM3JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Google Slides

Meet the teacher

Lynda Diamond

Joined November, 2020

4.5

228reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from The San Francisco Art Institute

My name is Lynda Diamond. I teach art to children, teens and adults. My painting and drawing classes focus on an exploration of line, colour and content drawing objects such as flowers or fruit to abstract geometric shapes. My Art History classes explore the different ways art has evolved and influenced our lives.   
I hold a BFA in painting from The San Francisco Art Institute. I attended The San Francisco Art Institute as a scholarship student. I have taught children, teens and adults painting and drawing for thirteen years, as an independent teacher. I offer a variety of class options. These options are one-day classes, ongoing and eight-week courses. I often teach art privately. I have taught college-level painting classes at Nova Scotia Community College.  
For two years, I taught online ESL and drawing to learners in China. 
My art classes are always light-hearted in spirit. 
I believe that learning to paint and draw is great fun! My art students always want to return for more classes because my classes are so enjoyable.
I am now teaching Art History classes too! I am uniquely qualified to teach Art History as the techniques I use in my own art-making come from great artists from the past. 
Here's an interesting note about me. I wanted to study with a great painter that lives in Norway. One day I flew to Norway. Luckily, I watched this master painter paint and learned so much from him. I will always be grateful for this experience and the skills I learned. 
Arts educator,
Lynda Diamond