Watercolor Painting Classes

Intro to Watercolor Techniques

Watercolors are much easier to use if you know all the neat techniques you can use with them. This hour-long class, covers how the paint works and moves, best practices for watercolor painting, and basic tips and tricks for creating watercolor masterpieces. The class begins with 20-minutes of follow-along demonstrations followed by a 40-minute follow-along tutorial of a landscape painting.

*Ideal for beginners; ages 8+

 

Beginning Watercolor Painting

Ok, so you've learned the basics of watercolor. What next? This 5-day course is all about applying basic watercolor techniques to create masterful art. Go in depth on the wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, dry brush, layering, lifting, wax-resist, salt-painting, and other techniques. Workshop colors and blending, paint individual subjects (such as animals, plants, and monsters), beginner-level landscapes, and abstract paintings.

*Ideal for beginners; ages 8+

Perfect Plants: Beginner-mediate Watercolor Techniques

Once you're comfortable with watercolor techniques, it's time to learn to really apply them. In this class, we will be creating complete paintings rather than focusing on individual techniques at one time. This 5-day course will cover poppies, succulents, dandelions, wheat bushels, and bonsai trees.

*Suitable for artists with some experience; ages 8+.