Free online courseWatercolor Painting for Beginners
Duration of the online course: 19 hours and 6 minutes
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Explore beginner-friendly watercolor courses with diverse tutorials covering basics, supplies, and techniques. Unleash creativity with artistic projects perfect for starters.
In this free course, learn about
Watercolor Foundations and Core Techniques
Essential Watercolor Techniques
Getting Started and First Complete Projects
Botanical and Celestial Illustration Projects
Landscapes and Nature Scenes
Autumn and Seasonal Watercolor Projects
Color Mixing and Herb Illustration
Supplies, Paint Sets, and Improvement Tips
Beginner-Friendly Feature Projects
Atmospheric Forests, Mixed Media, and Animal Studies
Course Description
Discover the basics of watercolor painting with a tailored course designed for beginners. Engage in the fundamentals with lessons covering a wide range of topics that guide you from the initial steps to more advanced techniques. This comprehensive course is packed with lessons on selecting the best watercolor supplies for beginners, understanding how much water to use, and exploring both wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry techniques.
Immerse yourself in various tutorials, including painting dreamy landscapes, abstract designs, and realistic illustrations. From a whimsical crescent moon adorned with flowers to a botanical butterfly illustration, each session provides an opportunity to unleash your creativity. Explore the magic of painting a dreamlike wheat field or an exquisite seascape, enhancing your skills with every stroke.
Venturing into seasonal themes, learn to capture the essence of autumn with layered fall leaves or realistic pumpkins. Discover a passion for food illustration with watercolor herbs like sage and basil. Perfect your techniques with advice on watercolor mistakes and tips to elevate your artistry quickly.
Add a splash of life to your artwork with lessons on painting vibrant birds or charming animals like foxes and fawns, alongside detailed tutorials on creating misty forests and experimenting with mixed media. Whether you're captivated by the allure of jellyfish on black watercolor paper or creating a lightbulb encasing a delicate leaf, this course offers a structured pathway for you to develop proficiency and confidence in watercolor painting.
Course content
Video class: The Very FIRST Watercolor Lesson for Beginners | Watercolor Painting for Beginners - Lesson 116m
Exercise: What tool is recommended for beginner watercolorists?
Video class: What Are the BEST Watercolor Supplies for Beginners?07m
Video class: Watercolor Basics Lesson 2 - How Much Water to Use? | Watercolor Painting for Beginners11m
Video class: Watercolor Wet in Wet Technique | Watercolor Painting for Beginners - Lesson 314m
Video class: Wet on Dry Watercolor Technique for Blending | Watercolor Painting for Beginners - Lesson 409m
Exercise: What is the wet on dry watercolor technique?
Video class: The PERFECT Beginner Watercolor Tutorial | Watercolor Painting for Beginners - Lesson 538m
Exercise: What size of round brushes were used in the watercolor tutorial?
Video class: How to Get Started with Watercolor (EVERYTHING you need to know) | Watercolor Lessons for Beginners55m
Exercise: Which watercolor paper is recommended for beginners?
Video class: Watercolor Painting for Beginners | Dreamy Wheat Field Watercolor Tutorial23m
Exercise: What is the main watercolor paint color used in the tutorial?
Video class: Watercolor Painting for Beginners | Abstract Lotus Flower Watercolor Tutorial22m
Exercise: What brush size is recommended for creating dreamy abstract lotus flowers using watercolors?
Video class: How to Paint a Butterfly Botanical Illustration in Watercolor | Watercolor Painting for Beginners1h17m
Exercise: Which colors are used in the watercolor butterfly painting tutorial?
Video class: Crescent Moon with Flowers Watercolor Tutorial | Watercolor Painting for Beginners09m
Exercise: Which brush is recommended for painting delicate stems?
Video class: SPARKLY ? Watercolor Moon Bookmarks for Beginners | Watercolor Moons20m
Exercise: What is used to create the moon bookmarks in the watercolor tutorial?
Video class: DREAMY Watercolor Seascape for Beginners | Watercolor Landscape Tutorial30m
Exercise: What watercolor technique is emphasized in the tutorial?
Video class: How to Paint Watercolor Basil Herb | Food Illustration | Watercolor Herbs Tutorial16m
Exercise: Which green is recommended for the first layer in the watercolor basil painting tutorial?
Video class: Realistic Watercolor Fox Tutorial | Watercolor Animal2h52m
Exercise: What type of paper is recommended for a watercolor painting of a fox?
Video class: Watercolor Misty Autumn Forest ? Watercolor Landscape Tutorial Painting for Beginners1h41m
Exercise: What are the two brands of watercolor paints mentioned?
Video class: Layered Watercolor Fall Leaves Tutorial ? Watercolor Painting for Beginners1h22m
Exercise: What is the main topic of the watercolor tutorial?
Video class: How to Paint a Realistic Watercolor Pumpkin Tutorial ? Autumn Fall Watercolor Painting1h29m
Exercise: What is primarily used to trace the pumpkin outline in the watercolor tutorial?
Video class: How to Paint Watercolor Sage Herb | Food Illustration | Watercolor Herbs Tutorial1h12m
Exercise: What are the three main colors used in the watercolor painting tutorial?
Video class: Watercolor Autumn Forest Landscape Tutorial | Watercolor Painting for Beginners43m
Exercise: What is the first step in painting a watercolor autumn forest landscape?
Video class: 12 Watercolor Mistakes (and how to fix them!) ? Watercolor Painting for Beginners13m
Exercise: What is a common solution for preventing paper warping in watercolor painting?
Video class: What Are the BEST Watercolor Paint Sets for Beginners? ? Watercolor Painting for Beginners12m
Exercise: Which watercolor paint set is recommended for beginners due to its vibrant colors and professional quality?
Video class: 25 EASY Watercolor Painting Tips | How to quickly be a better artist!19m
Exercise: What is considered the most important supply for watercolor painting?
Video class: How to paint EASY watercolor birds (10 simple tips for realistic birds!) | Watercolor Bird Tutorial08m
Exercise: What is the first step recommended for painting realistic watercolor birds?
Video class: A PERFECT Beginner Watercolor Tutorial | Watercolor Painting for Beginners (Autumn Leaf)27m
Exercise: What is a recommended watercolor technique for beginners?
Video class: A PERFECT Beginner Watercolor Tutorial ? Jellyfish on Black Watercolor Paper22m
Exercise: What materials are recommended for painting a watercolor jellyfish on black paper?
Video class: How to Paint a Cute Watercolor Leaf Inside a Lightbulb ? Watercolor Tutorial for Beginners47m
Exercise: What is the main subject of the watercolor tutorial?
Video class: How to Paint a Misty Green Forest with Watercolor ? Watercolor Tutorial for Beginners24m
Exercise: What is the main focus of the watercolor tutorial discussed?
Video class: How to Add Collage to Watercolor Paintings ? Mixed Media Watercolor Tutorial13m
Exercise: What is the purpose of using transparent watercolor ground in collage watercolor paintings?
Video class: How to Paint a Watercolor Fawn with a Butterfly ? Animal Watercolor Tutorial for Beginners42m
Exercise: What is used to trace the outline in a watercolor painting tutorial?