Thank you Matt. I will work on your suggestions.

Hi Anna,

I recommend having a palette that consists of a warm and cool variant of each primary. For example, you may choose to have Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Ultramarine, and Cerulean Blue. This palette will allow you to mix a broad range of colors. You may also want to add a few “neutral-ish” colors as well such as Payne’s Gray, Yellow Ochre, and Burnt Sienna.

After watching the introduction, I am not sure which supplies exactly to buy best:
For example when it comes to the tube watercolors which colors are essential? What will you be using throughout the course?

Best, Anna

Hi Majorie,

It’s hard to say without seeing the image, however it sounds as though you may be over thinking it. The size of the chains in real life is not that important. The proportion of the chains in relation to the ship is important. I don’t think they need to be uniform since they will be visually different in length depending on the perspective and angle of the viewer. It’s always best to simply concentrate on the shapes of values and colors that you see and paint them. Don’t think of it as painting “chains” but instead just think in terms of shapes. To help you with this, you may try turning the paper (and your reference) upside down and practice this way. This will force you to focus on the shapes and not the “chains”. Don’t let these chains tie you down :).