Want to master botanical watercoloring? Wish to learn to paint beautiful and realistic flowers but struggle with controlling the paint? Want to achieve realistic 3-dimensional look? I am happy to introduce to you a special.... Botanical Series: here I will break down a learning process for you into simple steps. First you will learn how to paint a single flower with all watercolor techniques explained. And then you can enroll in a little bit more advanced course where you will paint the same flower but using more advanced techniques. This way first you learn the basic of painting a particular flower step by step. And when you know how to paint a single flower we move to a more complicated topic, like a bouquet with a background and special watercolor techniques. Your skills will grow exponentially! How does it look like in real life? In this course we discover how to paint simple tulips in watercolor. Color mixing, washes, basic wet on wet technique and layering, working on volumes and textures, no background. After this course you can enroll in a Level 2 course where you will paint more complicated tulips in watercolor. We will paint a beautiful bouquet of tulips using more advanced techniques, professional cotton paper, create background around the flowers and so much more! This course is designed for Beginners . If you don't feel like drawing your own tulip sketch, feel free to download my outline , print it and trace on your watercolor sheet. The reference photo and outline of these tulips are attached. Download and use them :) Have fun!

Do you love pets? In this course you will learn basic watercolor techniques while painting a cute cat! Here you will feel comfortable of each step you make because each step ois explained and demonstrated. Here you will know what you will get in the end! It is not a fantasy "do whatever" class, it is an actionable course where you will learn the real techniques and create realistic art. This class expects people of Intermediate level to participate, but it is great for all levels since I explain every step I take, demonstrate the proccess and introduce all basic techniques. No matter your level, you will have all tools needed to paint this adorable ginger cat with me! WHAT YOU WILL GET Detailed explanation of all art supplies I've used in this course + useful suggestions and alternatives Carefully planed-out preparation for the class Demonstration of sketching process Explanation of all colors used in the class + Each paint I used is mentioned & written down Break down of the color scheme for the painting Step by step demonstration of the painting process with explanation of each move. Cat portrait is broken down into blocks: first layers, second layers, eyes/nose/mouth, body, background, details. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN How to sketch a portrait of a cat on your chosen paper format How to prepare the color scheme for your particular artwork Rules of color mixing: primary & complementary colors, tones & density How to use wet-on-wet technique on cellulose paper How to use layering technique How to fix mistakes and accidents on time How to paint realistic eyes: tones, shadows, highlights How to recreate fluffy effect of cat's fur This class will lead you through the whole proccess of painting a realistic cat from scratch to a final result in real-time. No speeding up the video, no covering up mistakes - you will see the all of it! Here you will combine different watercolor techniques: layering, wet-on-wet, dry-on-dry, loose style and great detailing.

EXTRA helpful lecture added in Section TWO. This is perfect for those who want to paint some quick and easy pictures for a selection of greeting cards including suggestions for Christmas. There are paintings suitable for different seasons and a variety of special occasions. And what's even better most of the paintings will only take you about 10 minutes to paint. So once you get into a rhythm you will be building up quite a collection to mount however you wish onto blank cards. Impress your family and friends and maybe even start selling them. You never know ? There are so many different festivals celebrated by different nationalities I have not featured any except Christmas, but I do hope some of the things you see here will inspire you with your own special celebrations. Why choose one of my courses? Because, as a self taught artist I understand how a lot of people feel about their creative work, sometimes anxious, sometimes overwhelmed and often that it's not 'good enough'. I will hold your hand as you overcome these fears as I offer a friendly, relaxed and sensitive teaching style. I also have years of experience of teaching people of all levels both in person and via the internet. Do one of my courses and you will feel as if I am in the room with you every step of the way. Enjoy your painting, love Nicola

Welcome to the Sketchbook everyday Series of courses. In this fifth course, you will learn how to draw and paint three different flowers (two Daisies, a Poppy and a Bluebellvine flower, ) using watercolors. My name is Mandar, a Fine Artist, and a sculptor. I will be leading you through this course. I've designed this course for the artist in you who wants to improve your art but has limited time to practice. Sketchbook is your best place to practice and hone your skills. It’s your private space; and your aim here is not to produce a gallery ready painting but to try out new things, have fun and improve your art. In this course, we will draw and shade 3 different flowers to do complete value studies and then draw and paint the flowers with watercolors. By doing sketches like this every day you will learn to draw things in a simplistic manner, understand the light & shade and gain the confidence to use watercolors more effectively. Painting like this will give you the joy and satisfaction of creating something beautiful every time. This method of painting gives best results and improves artistic confidence very quickly. This way of practicing is great for people who want to do something creative every day and also for those who want to pursue art or illustration as a career. You will see every line that I draw, every brush stroke that I make and I'll also be talking to you about my process. This series of courses is for you if you want to improve your art and are willing to practice art-making for at least 15 minutes every day. It doesn't matter if you are a student, a professional, a homemaker or a retired person. No prior art making experience is necessary to take this course. Just having the interest is enough. I look forward to seeing you inside this class! Happy painting! Mandar

Many hours have been spent putting this course together and making it a success is my goal. Please leave feed back when you have completed the course. If your not happy with the course please let me know how I can improve it, I will do my best to do so. This is a 'learn through play' course and is very basic.  You will simply learn how to get the paint from the box via the brush and onto the paper. In this course I invite you to spend a few days in a camping. We will take our backpacks, a campervan and will enjoy the pure nature through watercolors. Here we will learn about: simple mixing colors creating distnace we will paint reflections on the water we will learn more about highlights and core shadows on objects we will enjoy a simple starry night in the woods and we will take a ride on a campervan how to simplify and make the most of the foreground Have you ever had problems painting landscapes in watercolor? Have you struggled to paint water, buildings and people? Then this course will help you! I'll show you how to paint some of these common elements of the landscape with confidence! I'll teach you how to paint water. You will learn some simple techniques that will help you paint great landscape paintings. No matter if you are a beginner or if you have a little experience of painting, this course will help you improve. Paint Along Step By Step With Me Let your creative side run wild. Make sure you use the Q&A for any questions you may have. When you Enroll on this workshop I will do my very best to help you succeed, enabling you to reach your full potential.

Many students message me with questions about how to find the right watercolor paints to tackle all the different skin and hair tones they encounter when painting their watercolor portraits. I have been painting professionally for nearly 30 years and in that time I have painted literally hundreds of watercolor portraits. Over this time I have developed a very limited palette of just 7 colors with which I use to paint every different color of hair and skin tone. In this,the first course in my new series "How to paint hair and skin tones, Course #1 Medditeranean/Middle Eastern" we start off in the introduction where I show you a sped up version of the course and I show you the very limited tools (just 7 colors and 3 brushes) which you will need to do this series of courses . Then I show you how to use tracedown paper to get an outline of your image and how to locate "landmarks" on your portrait. Masking fluid is then explained in detail before we dive into the watercolor painting. This course concentrates on hair color and texture and skin tone and texture using a very limited palette of colors,for ease of description I have classified it as Medditeranian / Middle Eastern. Using a photograph as reference I explain exactly how I achieve realistic portraits by using real time videos without editing anything out except for drying times .This means that you will learn,not only about the colors but you will also learn how I go about tracing,sketching and masking my work. I am always at hand to answer any questions you may have,just message me in the Q and A section. I will see you in the first lesson,cheers David

Hello and Welcome! In this class I'm going to show you how to paint Cinque Terre, Italy in watercolour. One of the things I struggled with as a beginner was learning how to loosen up my brushstrokes while preserving a sense of realism. I will show you a quick and simple process in simplifying details in a reference picture to turn this into a loose watercolour painting. This class will help you loosen up as well as go though some essential wet-on-wet watercolour techniques when painting boats, water, reflections and buildings. This class is for beginners to intermediate learners. You will need some watercolour paper, watercolour paints consisting of blue, yellow, red and green, a 3/4 inch, and number 6/12 flat brush, and a number 4 round brush. I'm looking forward to sharing my knowledge with you, so enroll in this class and you'll be producing some simple and beautiful paintings in no time.

Hello my dear friend! In this course I will share with you all my experience with eyes drawing and painting for portraits. Eyes are the most impressive part of human face and one of the most difficult for artists at the same time. I'll try to provide all information you need in simple words. You have a chance to see a whole process from sketch and analysis to final brushstrokes and accents. So, let's Rock!

EXTRA lecture added Are you ready to turn your painting passion to good use? Then get ready to have even more painting fun by up-cycling some of your pictures into cards to send on any occasion. So you have been busy painting away and are building up quite a collection of paintings of all different subjects and sizes . You may even have a folder of unfinished ones, disastrous ones and maybe ones that you might frame and exhibit or sell.....one day ! What ever you have wouldn't it be nice to recycle the ones which are hanging about into original greeting or holiday cards? Just think of the money you could save , how impressed your friends and family will be with an original hand painted and crafted card AND how some people may even want to buy them? I give you tips on how to cut up and even weave your paintings to give them a new lease of life Who knows you may even start a little business. How creative is that? So sort out your paintings, get ready to have some fun and let's get started.

This course is aimed at beginners in watercolour, and no previous painting experience is necessary at all. In this course, I show you six easy ways to capture a body of water in your nature journal, using watercolours, including the ripples, waves and reflections found on water. You can easily transfer this knowledge onto a different body of water, such as a dam or river, by changing the colours used. Keeping a watercolour nature journal is a fantastic hobby to have, and can be very satisfying. The emphasis is on capturing your memories, so once you know a few simple skills to illustrate various elements of nature, you'll be enjoying a new hobby and creative outlet. You don't need to travel to illustrate a nature journal - you can use your daily life and surroundings as fodder to fill your journal pages.