Course curriculum
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Student Orientation Video
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How to paint rain drops
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About this course
- $19.99
- 3 lessons
- 0.5 hours of video content
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Course overview
In this short course, Elody Gyekis demonstrates how to paint raindrops realistically without getting lost in unnecessary detail. Starting with a dry painting of a peony, you’ll learn how to apply a subtle glaze to harmonize color, then build raindrops step by step with soft shadows, glowing lights, and delicate highlights. The lesson emphasizes working systematically—grouping raindrops by light condition and feathering edges for subtle transitions. You’ll also see how to invent or edit raindrops with confidence, making them serve your composition. By the end, you’ll have a clear, repeatable method for adding luminous water droplets to any painting.
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Simplify raindrop light and shadow
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Harmonize with subtle tinted glaze
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Paint in stages: darks, lights, highlights
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Feather edges for natural softness
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Group droplets by shared conditions
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Invent or edit raindrops confidently
Instructor
Elody Gyekis
Instructor
Elody Gyekis is a painter, animator, and sculptor who uses visual storytelling to reinvent traditional gender roles. Elody earned her MFA in Painting at the New York Academy of Art in 2019 and her BFA in Painting and Ceramics from Penn State University in 2009. Her paintings have been exhibited in many solo and group shows in Pennsylvania and New York, and also across the USA, Central America, and Europe. She completed artist residencies in Sibiu, Romania in 2014, and Giverny, France in 2018. Elody has taught painting workshops in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Honduras, and Costa Rica. In addition to her fine art, she has been a community arts organizer of murals and other public art projects in Pennsylvania and beyond. Elody splits her time between living in Pennsylvania, Central America, and Brooklyn.
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