Coloring Photos with Watercolor
A course by carine wallauer , Documentalist, Photography Director, Photographer, and Visual Artist
Joined July 2020
Learn how to manually add color to black and white photos using traditional photography-painting techniques
Learn how to manually add color to black and white photos using traditional photography-painting techniques
Color and photography are two forms of visual communication with the power to connect the world of our imagination with the real world. Documentalist, photography director, photographer, and visual artist Carine Wallauer combines photo records with watercolor painting techniques which allow her to experiment with new emotions and play with different tones and textures in her art.
In this course, learn how to manually color black and white photos using traditional techniques. Join Carine and discover the history of manual coloring and create a three-photo narrative series combining realistic and experimental watercolor compositions.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 16 downloads
- 96% positive reviews (166)
- 4,087 students
- 16 lessons (1h 14m)
- 16 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese
- Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a narrative series with three hand-colored photos using different watercolor techniques.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is ideal for photographers, artists, and art lovers interested in learning how to color photos with watercolors or who would like to experiment with new creative techniques.
Requirements and materials
Carine recommends you know the basic concepts of photography and Photoshop, but you don’t need any previous knowledge of watercolors since she will guide you through the coloring process.
The materials you need for this course include printed photos, several different types of paintbrushes, liquid watercolors, a scanner, and a computer with Adobe Photoshop.
Reviews
A course by carine wallauer
Carine Wallauer’s work pairs experimentation with a careful application of technique to images, whether static or in motion. The Brazilian visual artist uses color as an expressive device to construct narratives as well as a research topic for her work.
Carine is also a documentalist, photography director, and photographer and has showcased her work in both individual and group expositions in Brazil, Canada, the United States, Italy, and Turkey. She has published three photography books independently and has worked on projects for big-name clients like Airbnb, KLM, Vogue, GQ, Marie Claire, Glamour, Uber, Vans, HBO, Yahoo, UOL, and Folha de SP.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Who am I
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What inspires me
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What we will do in the course
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U2
First steps
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Manual coloring in the history of photography
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Color as a narrative element
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Choosing your images
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Preparing images for printing
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Papers
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Materials
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U3
Production
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Preparing your work table
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Portrait
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Landscape
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Experimental
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U4
Archive and share your production
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Digitization and reproducibility
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Physical storage
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Promoting your art
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FP
Final project
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Coloring Photos with Watercolor
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jaunda72
Buen curso. Un poco rápido, creo que se pudo profundizar un poco más en ciertas cosas, pero me gustó mucho la técnica.
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castlemc
Inspiring quick overview. Teacher is skilled, her influences and additional resources are excellent. The materials list and other documents are not translated into English. I had to read the forum to learn of alternative papers and printing techniques since her expectations are for professional quality requiring significant cost. Like others I found it to be a bit breezy and lacking in details, such as whether to let paint layers dry before adding others and what kind of paint she used.
alexandrasgil
Gostei do curso porque aprendi o que precisava : como pintar as fotografias antigas, como conjugar as cores e como utilizar os diferentes meios de acordo com o que pretendemos transmitir.
À medida que vou praticando , vou gostando cada vez mais do desafio! 😀
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lilagras
Perfecto para ir conociendo distintas técnicas y reoger ideas.
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yaniru
Pluses muy bueno, inspira y se aprende de forma sencilla
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