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.
Learn Watercolor Online for Beginners
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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
- Introduction to Training free
- The Required Equipment free
- Dilute Your Watercolor
- The Pressure of the Brush
- Mixing Colors
- How to Break Colors
- Fusion and Gradient
- Make a Wash Painting
- Wet-on-dry Superposition
- Wet on Wet Layering free
- Book the Whites
- Final Illustration (Mountain Landscape with Mist and Fir Trees)
- Training 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
fl
J'ai beaucoup apprécié la formation, il y a plusieurs vidéos que j'ai dû regarder plusieurs fois pour bien comprendre. La pédagogie est très bien , progressive.
lefebvren
merci beaucoup ! j'ai bcp aimé la formation mangas ainsi que les carnets de voyage ! merci pour les trousses et le cahier qu'on à recus ! hate de voir vos nouvelles formations 😊
Ebge1965
J'ai commencé il y a environ deux mois et demi, et j'ai plus progressé qu'en plusieurs années à essayer d'apprendre seul. C'est particulièrement encourageant.
vandema
Apprendre à dessiner est un vieux rêve. Je pense être sur le bon site. Les cours son clairs et bien expliqués. Concernant les bases du dessins, c'est vraiment accessible à un débutant comme moi, qui n...
Michael
I warmly recommend these drawing lessons. The content is clear, structured and accessible to all, whether one is a complete beginner or already passionate about drawing. The teachers are educational a...
Smirnoff
The base of the very informative drawing I would not say easy but very understandable well explained anyone can do it with a little concentration I recommend it to everyone to start well
AdelineDufour
It's really a good course for solid bases.
Chantou
I covered the basics of drawing with Grégoire to understand my technical weaknesses... and it triggered a real hunger for knowledge and I want to tackle all the courses! Too bad I didn't know about DE...
Mirlou
Super interesting!
Milo2015
I am very satisfied with dessindigo