We are aiming to be original and creative artists and the way we use watercolours must be unique and creative.  This course will  assist many watercolorist to solve a specific problem I had in the beginning of my painting career, and that is that my painting were to tight and lack freedom and transparency and sometimes ended in mud by using too many layers of colours. One of the most prominent elements of my work is the loose free flowing technique used on almost all my painting. So I made it a point in this course to really concentrate on my loose free flowing technique which is one of the secrets of my art work.

Do you love travelling? Would you like to learn sketching? Won't that be amazing to bring home sketches of places you've visited and things you've tried during your trips as a memory? If you recognize yourself, this course is PERFECT for YOU! I used to live in Thailand for more than 3 years and have unique authentic experience which I share in this course while teaching ways and techniques of sketching in watercolor on a go. In this course you will not only learn different ways to sketch in watercolor but also loads of exciting information about the country I used to live in - Thailand! STRUCTURE Introduction class on how to choose art supplies for travelling and sketching on a road AND how to pack your bag in most optimal way Course represents a set of 6 independent lessons which explore a particular technique you can sketch with watercolor. Each lesson is devoted to Thai cultural specialty (such as orchids as typical flowers, elephant as a symbol of Thailand, traditional long-tail boat, famous tom yum soup and more). Each lesson has a trace (outline) of a drawing we are doing. You can download it, trace it on your watercolor paper and start painting right away. All files are downloadable and available in "Class Project" section for you. Each lesson is PACKED with interesting information about the subject we are sketching. You will learn a lot about Thai culture, iconic places to visit and food to try.

Are you frustrated trying to teach yourself watercolors? Then you are in the right place! Whether you're brand new to watercolor painting, or have played around with it but need more guidance, this course will help you feel confident and comfortable using one of the most challenging mediums; watercolors. This course was designed for the complete beginner, with helpful demonstrations and fun projects to get you taking action. Throughout this easy watercolor landscape course, you'll be creating your own sky, mountain, trees and shrub studies that are approachable, enjoyable to learn and will inspire you to do even more! Why learn watercolor from me? I have been a full-time artist for the past 15 years and have worked with major brands such as Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Carnival Cruise Lines, CBS sitcoms to just name a few. Watercolor was my first medium and immediately fell in love with the loose, expressive qualities. I promise to help you learn watercolor painting, no matter what it takes. If you ever get stuck, just post a message to the course dashboard and I'll be there to support you. Happiness Guarantee If you aren't happy with your purchase, we have a 30-day 100% money back guarantee. There's literally no reason to hesitate!

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.

Great for turning into Cards! This class is all about taking your watercolors practice to the next level.  Create 3 quick and  simple projects in this course. First we'll start with the simpler Winter Tree scene with snow and a second class on creating Holly Berries. Last will will go a little more advanced creating a red cardinal. These classes will teach you how to create layers, incorporate gouache into your watercolors, and utilize color in ways to effectively create layers to add depth. We will create three quick and easy scenes one of winter trees with a snow blanket and beautiful Holly Berries in a 2 short and easy mini watercolor classes and the more advanced Red Cardinal learning to paint feathers and a few more layered details. These 3 projects make for great warm up paintings for anyone plus a fantastic way to create multiple cards for a quick but rewarding image to gift. Get your watercolors out ... and let's start having fun with some quick paintings full of textures and wintery goodness.