Watercolor Painting with Thomas Schaller

Join watercolor artist Thomas Schaller as he shares his knowledge, expertise, and techniques in this start-to-finish painting demonstration! You’ll discover how to make your work more dramatic by using complements as you experiment with the interaction of opposites. By using the tension naturally found between light and dark tones, warm and cool colors, horizontal and vertical elements, man-made and natural objects, paintings can be produced that have an incredible degree of life, energy, and communicative power. With Tom’s easy-to-follow instruction, you’ll find yourself using dramatic complements in all your paintings!

Join watercolor artist Thomas Schaller as he shares his knowledge, expertise, and techniques in this start-to-finish painting demonstration! You’ll discover everything you need to know about atmospheric expression in watercolor, including depictions of sky, water, and fog. Next, take your art even further by exploring the tension, resolution, and connections between complements, including warm and cool, vertical and horizontal, and man-made and natural. With Tom’s easy-to-follow instruction, you’ll discover how all the parts of your painting can work in unison to tell a coherent and powerfully communicative story!

In this video you will:

Discover the importance of gravity in watercolor painting
Explore techniques for edge control, wet-in-wet washes, and light lifting
Get an overview of Tom’s favorite materials, including paper, paint, and brushes
Learn how to improve on reality for a stronger, more evocative painting

Join watercolor artist Thomas Schaller as he shares his knowledge, expertise, and techniques in this demonstration all about design and perspective! You’ll learn the most important considerations for the completion of a winning watercolor: composition, value organization, and methods to create depth and perspective. Easy-to-follow lessons on one-, two-, and three-point perspective break down this sometimes daunting topic into a useful and powerful storytelling tool. With Tom’s instruction, you’ll be creating better paintings right away!