Or not done watercolours for a while and want a refresher course? If the answer to any of these is yes, then this Watercolour Sketching For Beginners Class is perfect for you!
In this class, we will:
Go through all the basic materials and supplies that you will need to get started in the wonderful world of watercolour. All materials and items that are recommended and used in this class can be viewed in the resource sheet.
Look at how to stretch your watercolour paper to eliminate warping and bubbling to give you the best experience in applying watercolour to paper.
Complete simple exercises to demonstrate the characteristics of watercolours such as transparency and opacity.
Work through two main techniques: wet on wet and wet on dry, and complete mini-sketches using both techniques.
Explore: glazing, textures, colour variations, values, monotone and much more!
We will then move onto completing a step-by-step watercolour sketch and highlight further tips and techniques to give a complete rounded, first-hand experience in watercolour sketching.
As you work through the lessons in this class, you will accumulate a full set of reference sheets that you will create via the exercises that are done. These will become a super useful resource for you when it comes to your class project and any other projects you take part in with watercolour.
On completion of this class, you will be able to apply and practice all the techniques demonstrated in the exercises in your very own watercolour sketch/sketches!
This class will give you the direction, basic knowledge and confidence for you to be able to quickly start working with watercolours without having to buy every watercolour brush, paints and supplies on earth!
This class is aimed at absolute beginners with no prior knowledge required at all and each step in this class will be taught at a slow, step-by-step pace. This entire class is divided into three main parts:
Materials & Supplies - Lessons 2 to 18
Exercises on Characteristics & Techniques - Lessons 19 to 45
Full sketch step-by-step - Lessons 46 to 64
The reference sketch outline for lesson 46 onwards is available on the resource sheet.

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