I want to learn watercolor painting. If someone thinks that Chinese painting is similar to watercolor, it is not so. Learning Chinese painting, I learned the Chinese painting. Materials and methods there are others. I have no artistic knowledge of classical drawing and traditional European painting.

Last weekend I attended a master class in the open air on watercolor painting. I wanted to overcome my fear of this material. The master class was held outdoors, on the Neva river embankment, near the Academy of arts.

The master class was conducted by students of the Academy of arts. It is one of the best institutions of higher education for artists in the country

The weather was gloomy that day. The sky had many gray clouds. All around was grey and somber. Atmospheric!

We sat on folding chairs on the waterfront. Our head teacher Alex tells us the basics of drawing and painting.

Alex invited everyone to choose their own story of the future picture.

The first type - a view of the bridge and St. Isaac's Cathedral. I wanted to choose him first. And then I thought I was too familiar. I changed my mind.

The second-a view of the opposite Bank of the river and the white Church. I didn't like this view.

And the third-a view of the shipyard, with construction cranes. I chose him...

First drawing with a pencil. I was scared to start. I'm not afraid to draw Chinese drawings without any sketches, and here I was confused and did not know where to start. It turned out that my vision is not very good. I couldn't see the details on the horizon.

Then start to add color to the sky. We all painted wet on wet, but broke it into stages. First, I wet the paper with water, and then began to add color to it. Everything was grey. But where to get the gray color? On my palette was not gray and black colors. I mixed brown and blue colors.

I liked that the outdoor paint dries quickly.

Then I took the other colors and started charting buildings and ships on the horizon line. This stage, for me, was a little nervous as there were tourists and took pictures of it with their phones....I was confused.

Then I started painting the water. I had no idea how to do it. But our teacher gave some advice. To the horizon the water is lighter, darker in the foreground. I can also say that my painting has absorbed the spirit of St. Petersburg. After all, I used the water from the Neva river to dilute the colors.

I had to paint small details and shadows. These are houses, ships, and most importantly - construction cranes! I'm not used to paint such straight lines. My cranes are deprived of grace.

It's been two hours. Weather during this time changed several times. The clouds broke and showed blue sky.

My finished drawing. I like it, despite the flaws and irregularities. This is my first watercolor. I felt happy and wanted to go on.

Thanks for your support and comments!

@veta-less

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