Hello, and welcome to class!

In this class, I will take you through the process of creating fun, unique paper ornaments for the holidays. This class is intended for beginners, as I guide you through different watercolor and ink techniques to get different looks and styles to your ornaments. Once you have learned these basic techniques, you can individualize your ornaments and all your future watercolor and ink projects!

If you are a more advanced artist, feel free to skip to the "How To" video near the end to learn the process for creating the ornament. From there, you can take the idea and create your own stunning originals!

What You Will Learn

Watercolor techniques, including:

1. Wet-on-wet

2. Wet-on-dry

3. How to correct watercolor mistakes

Ink and Watercolor combo techniques, including:

1. Adding ink to watercolor

2. Adding watercolor to ink (yes there is a difference!)

And, of course: How to Make a Paper Ornament

Materials You Need

1. Thick paper (I'm using watercolor given the medium I am coloring with. If you choose to color with a different medium that doesn't use water, feel free to use card stock or bristol paper, but keep it thick!)

2. Eraser

3. Fine liner pen (my fav is Micron)

4. Watercolors (or other coloring medium; I'm using Windsor & Newton in this class)

5. Scissors and/or X-Acto knife

6. Ornament hooks (you can buy them at any craft store, or wherever ornaments are sold usually)

7. Glue

8. Ornament design templates from class materials

(Note: for the ornament design, you are welcome to free-hand the design of your choice, or trace my designs onto thick paper. I use a light board for tracing, or tape what I want to trace to the window and use the natural light.)

I'll see you in class!

Dena McWilliams

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