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Unleash your creativity with watercolor painting classes in Chicago. Learn essential techniques, gain confidence in your artistic abilities, and create beautiful, vibrant artwork.

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Watercolor In The Abstract Ages 16+

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Take a stab at this fluid and spontaneous medium. If acrylics are your first love, learn how to merge the two. If watercolor is your thing, learn how to produce more expressive work. Experiment and learn to be fearless in your painting.  Create exciting shapes and textures not achievable with oils or acrylics. If you are new to watercolor, fear not, the instructor will demonstrate how to work with a variety of tools and materials including...

(83) All levels 16 and older
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$195

5 sessions

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Pen and Ink Exploration: Color and Texture (Ages 16+)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Learn how to combine the contrast and detail of pen and ink and the vibrancy of watercolor to create bold, exciting illustrations full of color and texture! We'll start off playing around with basic texturing techniques in both watercolor and ink, and then experiment with how we can combine those techniques to create realistic textures such as skies, soil, trees, fur, glass, metal, water, and more. Demos of specific textures will be open to student...

(83) All levels 16 and older
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$190

4 sessions

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Mixed Media: Flora and Landscape in Watercolor

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Mixed Media: Flora and Landscape in Watercolor and Soft Pastel Ages 16+ Mixed media using watercolors and soft (dry) pastels offers wonderful ways to construct textural, 3D looking artworks, while enjoying the relaxing, meditative, therapeutic aspects of art-making. Explore fun, traditional and experimental ways to apply these materials to achieve interesting effects. We start with a paint-along demonstration, then branch into individual choices...

(83) All levels 16 and older
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$195

5 sessions

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Watercolors: Beginning/Intermediate

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

This fun and creative approach to watercolor painting is an exciting way to get started with the medium or enhance and expand what you already may know about it. Learn traditional techniques, including wet-into-wet, glazing, coloring mixing, flat washes, graduated washed, color mixing, and more. Experiment with watercolor paints and watercolor pencils (optional) on a variety of subjects, including still-life and landscape. Please bring these items...

(83) Beginner 18 and older
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$295

8 sessions

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Watercolor Pencils

Evanston Art Center

Have fun learning to produce vibrant, colorful and unique sketch/drawings using watercolor pencils. Experience a new technique each week, and engage in the sharing and discussion of your artwork with fellow students. Dry pencils/wet pencils, layering of color, creating color, shading, sketching, washing, lifting, lighting and composition will be part of our weekly class. Click here for the instructor's recommended supply list. This interactive...

(83) Beginner 18 and older
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Beginning Watercolor in American Sign Language

Evanston Art Center

Watercolor is fun and easier than you would think! Learn various techniques and color theory while exploring different ways to combine light, composition, color, and textures in watercolor painting.  Using American Sign Language (ASL) the instructor will teach you how to create your own watercolor paintings, through step-by-step demonstrations. In ASL only. Supply List: Sargent Art Supreme Series Watercolor Cake Sets Strathmore® 400...

(83) Beginner 16 and older
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Create Painterly Watercolors

Ingrid's Originals Inc. @ 3729 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL

This three-day studio workshop is for those who wish to loosen up their watercolor paintings! Painting techniques and philosophy of design will encourage bold, loose paintings. Eric believes that most painting problems are the violation of an elementary painting principle. Eric's lectures will be easily understood and helpful, and his daily painting demonstration may include subject matter of land, marine, streetscapes, florals and interiors....

(1) All levels 18 and older
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$500

3 sessions

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Finding Your Light in Watercolor

Ingrid's Originals Inc. @ 3729 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL

Don't miss out on this fabulous opportunity to study with award winning artist, Sarah Yeoman. Right here in Chicago, exploring the magic of the watercolor medium in a relaxed and entertaining atmosphere! This workshop is for those who would like to learn how to loosen up their paint application and work in a more impressionistic style. The wet into wet technique with large flat brushes will be taught, working from light to dark values and large...

(1) All levels 16 and older
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$575

3 sessions

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The Magic of Contrasts

Ingrid's Originals Inc. @ 3729 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL

In this three-day workshop, the participants will study contrasts and the scale of values from black to white, through the entire range of colored grays. Shadow implies light and emplahasizes the composition of the painting; it gives strength. The color vibrates, intersperses, or superimposes itself on these areas of contrast. With the aid of photographic images, Marc will show his method of progression, step by step, along with the many tips and...

(1) All levels 16 and older
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$600

3 sessions

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Watercolor Boot Camp

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Discover watercolors without committing to a class. Explore the basics, and dabble with inks and watercolor pencils. How many times have you heard it said that watercolor is a tough medium to learn? Watercolor is fun and easier than you thought.  The instructor, through step-by-step demonstrations, shows you how to create your own landscapes, flowers, human figures and even abstract images. Returning students are welcome, as well as novices. ...

(83) Intermediate 18 and older
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Learn How to Paint Fall Leaves in Watercolor

Chicago Botanic Garden

This class is designed as an introduction to the art of painting fall leaves in watercolor. Study will be given to the characteristics and structure of leaf shapes, texture, and venation. Learn how to effectively develop and apply the appropriate color palette for the leaf in question and the basics of sound paper and color selection as you develop a sense of simple leaf composition and design.  A supply list will be sent.

(122) Beginner 18 and older
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$312

6 sessions

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The Sky in Watercolor

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Skies create mood, drama, light, and emotion in your paintings. They are among the most important elements of landscape painting. Learn to express a vast variety of dynamic clouds, sunsets, and foggy days using techniques like wet-in-wet, and dry-brush. We'll study how each type of sky, its mood and its light, has an effect on simple elements of landscape, and makes your landscapes stand out of the crowd.

(122) Beginner 18 and older
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$399

8 sessions

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Design Design Design

Ingrid's Originals Inc. @ 3729 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL

The focus of this workshop is DESIGN in WATERCOLOR. Design is deliberate and intuitive. It goes well beyond just painting a pretty picture. The mission of this workshop is to stimulate your mind through the "thinking" process, and the emphasis of this will be through landscape painting.   The following areas will be addressed:   Exploring shapes and their relationships and placement on paper;  Exploring lights and...

(1) All levels 16 and older
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$450

3 sessions

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Dynamic Pouring in Watercolor

Ingrid's Originals Inc. @ 3729 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL

In this FUN and informative workshop, you will learn pouring techniques with watercolor, using a limited palette of color.  Finishing tips will be learned to make the subject and background unified.  Each artist will work on their own subject and design, whether it be a portrait, floral, abstract, etc., and gain new insights and ideas for completing their painting with a dynamic impact. We are thrilled top have Laurie come to...

(1) All levels 16 and older
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$450

3 sessions

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Family Watercolor Workshop in American Sign Language

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

How many times have you heard it said that watercolor is a tough medium to learn? Watercolor is fun and easier than you would think.  Learn various techniques and color theory while exploring different ways to combine light, composition, color, and textures in watercolor painting.  The instructor, using American Sign Language (ASL), through step-by-step demonstrations, will show you how to create landscape.

(83) All levels 11 - 18 years old
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Watercolor: The Bounty of Fall Colors

Chicago Botanic Garden

If you’ve ever wanted to express yourself boldly with colors, fall is the ideal time. Drawing upon the richness of colors both in the Garden and in a classroom pumpkin and gourd still life, we will push the boundaries of color saturation. Value and color are the two main “engines” that drive all painting.  A supply list will be sent.   Prerequisite: Some painting experience.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Peonies: Watercolor with Pastoriza-Piñol

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

John Pastoriza-Piñol, an award-winning botanical artist with a doctorate in botany from the University of Vigo, Spain, travels from Australia to teach techniques for achieving the intricacies of fine detail. Explore clever compositions, painting techniques, and color theory as you paint a full plant portrait of a peony.  Expand your knowledge on applying paint from wet-on-wet to dry brush technique. Properly protecting critical edges in your...

(122) Intermediate 18 and older
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$499

3 sessions

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Chicago Summer Watercolor

Ingrid's Originals Inc. @ 3729 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL

This eight week course is designed for ALL levels of watercolor painters. Those who are new to watercolor painting will find Ingrid's patience and understanding of the learning process, from her previous teaching career, extremely valuable.  Through her lectures, painting demonstrations, and personal attention to each student, the students will be exposed to the elements and principles of design, the importance of value relationships in painting,...

(1) All levels 16 and older
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$320

8 sessions

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Chicago Winter Watercolor

Ingrid's Originals Inc. @ 3729 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL

This course is designed for ALL levels of watercolor painters. Those who are new to watercolor painting will find Ingrid's patience and understanding of the learning process, from her previous teaching career, extremely valuable. Through her lectures, painting demonstrations, and personal attention to each student, the students will be exposed to the elements and principles of design, the importance of value relationships in painting, color mixing,...

(1) All levels 18 and older
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$320

6 sessions

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Winter Watercolor Classes with Ingrid

Ingrid's Originals Inc. @ 3729 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL

This six-week course is designed for ALL levels of watercolor painters. Those who are new to watercolor painting will find Ingrid's patience and understanding of the learning process, from her previous teaching career, extremely valuable. Through her lectures, painting demonstrations, and personal attention to each student, the students will be exposed to the elements and principles of design, the importance of value relationships in painting, color...

(1) All levels 18 and older
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$320

6 sessions

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