Want to learn watercolor but don't know where to start? In this beginner-friendly online course, illustrator Clara Lang guides you step by step to help you choose the supplies that suit you best without overspending (brushes, paper, paints) and to master the essential watercolor techniques such as color dilution, managing transparency, washes, and layering.
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Course benefits
Teachers available for you to contact
Exercises available for you to practice and improve
A comprehensive step-by-step course
Create a Complete Watercolor Illustration
This course is not just about theory! You will be guided step by step through the creation of a final illustration: a mountain landscape with mist and pine trees. This project allows you to apply all the techniques learned and be supported in your first creation. Something to be proud of!
Watercolor Techniques
Learn to master key watercolor techniques through clear demonstrations and downloadable exercises available under the videos: washes, gradients, layering (wet on dry / wet on wet), white management, masking, and texture effects. Clara guides you step by step to understand how water and pigments behave.
What the course offers
You will be supported throughout the " Introduction to Watercolor " course with the following lessons
- Essential materials free
- Diluting your watercolours
- Course introduction free
- The pressure of the brush
- Mixing colours
- Muting colours
- Blending and gradients
- Creating a wash
- Wet-on-dry technique
- Wet-on-wet layering free
- Reserving the whites
- Final illustration (mountain landscape with mist and fir trees)
- Conclusion
Visualize Your Progress
When starting a new technique like watercolor, staying motivated is essential. That’s why we provide a progress dashboard accessible at any time. It allows you to follow your evolution in the course, see the steps you have completed and those ahead, helping you organize your practice sessions at your own pace.
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the opinions of our students
Johann22
This course is really excellent and the trainer's teaching methods are perfectly adapted
aKnoeil
This is exactly what I was missing, a good solid foundation to draw well, thanks again.
fxwartz
The variety of courses offered is incredible. There are many themes and they are very interesting, from traditional to digital. Not to mention the live Masterclasses which are also exciting and availa...
andr35
Excellent course!!! I have a 3-month plan and as soon as it ends I will take the subscription for 1 year. I'm still learning a lot of new things in your courses. Is it possible to do the "sketching",...
Sanjufab
A great platform that allows you to progress at your own pace and improve!
Mouque
Great course to learn the basics of drawing, very clear explanations, then you have to get started.... but the support is very good.
Ozi
Right now I am watching the lessons, and afterwards I will review the lessons while doing the exercises with pleasure. I find that the lessons really speak to me, I am happy to be with you. See you so...
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viedetapassion
Course where you learn the different basics of drawing. Exercises not so simple but fun where we are pushed to overcome our fears. Suited for both beginners and intermediate levels or more (a reminder...