Come on in, join me in the studio, and peek over my shoulder as I show you in real-time exactly how to do the techniques that you’ve heard about, read about, and wondered how to do. If terms like glazing, scumbling, and incising have you scratching your head, if you have no idea how to successfully execute a graded wash, if you struggle to blend or lift paint, then this course is for you!
Knowledge is power, and with this video library of essential watercolor techniques, you’ll finally understand the terminology and learn the skills needed to be successful with watercolor.
I designed Watercolor Essentials as a companion to my step-by-step watercolor lessons, to provide a visual explanation of the techniques I talk about in the written tutorials. These are the indispensable techniques that I teach in my classes and use every time I sketch. Glazing, blending, washes, incising, lifting, drybrush, scraping, spattering – it’s all covered here!
The course includes more than twenty demonstrations of essential techniques for sketching and painting with watercolor PLUS recommendations for the best tools and materials to use for sketchbook journaling.
It goes hand-in-hand with my PDF lessons but is also a valuable resource for anyone who wants to add to their repertoire of watercolor painting techniques.
Through my years of teaching, I’ve realized that many sketchers struggle with the basics of mixing paint, glazing, blending, and other techniques needed in order to paint with confidence. I did, too, when I first started sketching.
We all want to relax and enjoy painting, but watercolor is a challenging medium, and, without the basic skills needed to create what we envision, it can be an exercise in frustration. But when you have a solid foundation of skills and knowledge, you’re free you to paint with joy and confidence. You can paint what you’re passionate about and have fun doing it!
Watercolor Essentials offers a shortcut to building that necessary foundation. It’s filled with the techniques, tips, and tricks that enable me to paint with assurance, knowing that I can translate what I see into watercolor every time I put brush to paper. With full-length painting demonstrations and clear step-by-step explanations, it’s a course that can help you to gain that same level of confidence. All it takes is a little practice!
Because I believe so strongly that this course will help you get more out of my written tutorials, a 20% off coupon for Watercolor Essentials is included with the purchase of every PDF watercolor lesson.
All of my online courses include lifetime access. Watch as often as you like! It’s often helpful to watch a course several times, because each time you’ll pick up something new.
Everyone! Watercolor Essentials was designed as a supplement to my PDF lessons, to give a visual demonstration of the techniques described in the written lessons, but it also offers a good introduction to watercolor for beginners. No prior experience with watercolor is required.
More experienced painters and sketchers will benefit from clear explanations and demonstrations of the most useful techniques I’ve found for sketching in watercolor.
Basic watercolor supplies (brushes, palette, and paints) are needed to do the practice exercises – feel free to use what you already have on hand. A complete supply list is included with the course, and one of the course videos features a discussion of my favorite tools and materials for sketching, so it’s best to watch that before buying any supplies specifically for this class.
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