Watercolor Landscapes: Experimental Tools and Techniques
A course by Christian Koivumaa , Watercolor Artist
Joined February 2021
Explore a variety of watercolor techniques using different tools and create unique works of art inspired by the world around you
Explore a variety of watercolor techniques using different tools and create unique works of art inspired by the world around you
Joined February 2021
A strong painting is much more than pigment on paper — it activates the senses, says watercolor artist Christian Koivumaa. He is passionate about painting atmospheric artwork that invites people to feel the elements portrayed in a painting, as if they were there. He is a top-selling artist in his home country of Sweden, appearing in numerous exhibitions and galleries.
In this course, he teaches you to paint a unique and enchanting landscape that draws the eye in, using experimental techniques and different tools. Learn about composition and perspective, elevate your sketching techniques, and understand how to create depth, texture and preserve negative white space. Understand how to use the language of watercolor to translate the scenes around you.
This is Christian’s second course at Domestika. In his first course, Atmospheric Landscapes in Watercolor, he teaches you how to paint evocative scenes inspired by the natural world.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 28 downloads
- 96% positive reviews (224)
- 5,963 students
- 17 lessons (2h 4m)
- 28 additional resources (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Paint a captivating landscape featuring a focal point, using experimental watercolor techniques. Christian paints a barn as his focal point, but you are welcome to paint what you’d like.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone who wants to explore painting with watercolors or broaden their painting techniques.
Requirements and materials
This course is for beginner and intermediate painters.
In terms of materials, you will need watercolor brushes and paper, pigments, a spray bottle, palette knife, masking fluid, and other materials specified by the teacher in the course.
Reviews
A course by Christian Koivumaa
Christian Koivumaa is an artist who specializes in watercolor landscapes. He grew up in Sweden, surrounded by his father’s oil-painted landscape paintings. Although he spent much of his free time sketching, Christian first committed himself to a career in sports. After nine Swedish karate championships, an injury forced him to quit and rediscover his love of watercolor as a creative outlet.
Since then, he’s spent the last 12 years developing his unique technique, which has seen him become one of the top-selling artists in Sweden and has had his work exhibited at leading galleries. Christian also shares his work with over 20K followers on Instagram and teaches watercolor painting to others who are interested in the art.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Materials, Composition and Perspective
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Materials
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Composition and Perspective
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Sketching from References
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Sketching with Watercolor
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Creating Depth
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U3
Techniques
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Creating Texture With a Spray Bottle
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Scraping Pigment with a Palette Knife
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Creating Fog or Smoke
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Preserving White Areas
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Softening Edges After the Paint Has Dried
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U4
The Project Step by Step
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The Sketch and Masking
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Mixing Paint and the First Wash
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Second Wash
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Focal Point
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Details
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FP
Final project
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Atmospheric Landscapes in Watercolor
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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tonallih
ES un curso que si bien es accesible para personas inexpertas, ofrece en lenguaje muy accesible principios avanzados de acuarela en términos prácticos. Es un gran curso para gente que tiene interés en desarrollar sus habilidades más allá de nivel básico tomando desafios. Gran curso
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dlcurutchet
Muy buen curso. Lindo trabajo final
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alimckay100
Another great course by Christian. He visually guides you through the techniques in bite size sections that are easy to follow and practice. This course is packed with useful information. Highly recommend it.
rosanne_legal64
Le cours me plaît énormément.
Je fais studieusement les exercices . C’est important pour le projet final
C’est le 2ème cours de Christian Koivumaa que je suis sur votre site et c’est un excellent aquarelliste qui correspond tout à fait à ce que j’attends de l’aquarelle . La possibilité de revoir à l’infini les cours est un plus , il m’arrive de retourner sur le 1er cours
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piergiorgioborrelli
Corso eccellente e molto chiaro nelle spiegazioni
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