Capturing Motion: Dynamic Watercolor Techniques for Light & Flow

In this class, we’ll paint a graceful ballerina mid spin, her dress flowing around her in soft layers of watercolour. This is a beautifully expressive subject, full of elegance, atmosphere, and movement. The perfect opportunity to blend freedom with control in your painting.

We’ll combine loose, flowing brushwork with subtle, delicate details to capture the motion of the dancer, the lightness of fabric, and the dreamy quality of a blurred background. Whether you’re new to watercolour or looking to expand your expressive style, this class will help you build confidence while painting something poetic and dynamic.

In this class, you’ll learn how to:

• Create a strong yet elegant figure silhouette

• Use wet-on-wet blending and lifting to paint soft, flowing fabric

• Develop light, atmospheric backgrounds that enhance the feeling of motion

• Embrace soft transitions and abstract edges to suggest energy and movement

Our painting focuses on a ballerina captured in a moment of stillness and spin, her body calm, her dress alive with motion. We’ll take it step-by-step, keeping the process light, relaxed, and creative.

This class is all about expression, not perfection. So let go of rigid detail, enjoy the freedom of the brush, and bring a sense of grace and emotion to your work.

I can’t wait to see what you create. Let’s get started!

Thank you so much for your interest in this class!

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Try this class to explore your creativity...

I’ve been painting for many years now, taken part in many exhibitions around the world and won awards from well respected organisations. As well as having my work feature in art magazines. After having success selling my originals and 1000s of prints around the world, I decided to start traveling with my brushes and paintings. My style is modern and attempts to grasp the essence of what I’m painting whilst allowing freedom and expression to come through. I simplify complicated subjects into easier shapes that encourages playfulness.

You'll Learn:

• What materials and equipment to need to painting along
• Basic technique to complete your first painting
• How to avoid common mistakes
• Choosing the right colours for your painting
• How to blend colours and create textures for different effects
• Making corrections and improvements
• Finishing touches that make a big difference

When enrolled, I’ll include my complete ‘Watercolour Mixing Charts’. These are a huge aid for beginners and experts alike. They show what every colour on the palette looks like when mixed with each other. Indispensable when it comes to choosing which colour to mix.

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• Here are the art supplies I recommend
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• Check out my website

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