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5 Classes (5 hours 56 minutes)


  • Materials

    Watercolor paper, paints, and brushes

  • Final Product

    4 watercolor paintings

  • Level

    All Levels

1. Get a Quick Win With a 5 Minute Painting Warm-Up

Create some watercolor blooms in this quick class designed to get you painting right away. You'll also learn how to use blooms to add texture and interest, and see examples of blooms in finished professional work.

2. Move Beyond a Beginner Mindset

Leveling up in watercolor is as much about approach as it is about technique. Learn how to pick better supplies, plan your composition, mix your own colors, control your water, layer, lift mistakes, and much more.

3. Modern Color Theory: Master Color Mixing for Watercolors

Learn a new way of approaching color mixing ideas, discover how to incorporate modern color theory frameworks into practice, and develop your intuitive color sense through some fun color exercises.

4. Experiment With New, Imaginative Subjects

Your painting can be as whimsical and creative as you are! Explore new ways of creating characters to surprise and delight, and learn more about vibrant color mixing and brush technique in the process.

5. Watercolor Your World

Focus on composition, working with mistakes, and enjoying the process in this meditative class all about painting the great outdoors.

Congratulations! You’re All Done.

You did it! You’ve completed the full Learning Path. We can’t wait to see where these skills take you next.