Watercolor for Beginners

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Free Online Course: Watercolor for Beginners provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Watercolor for Beginners is taught by Kolbie Blume.

Overview
  • If you've ever wanted to learn watercolor, this class is your first step. We dive into the basics like choosing supplies, how to fill up a watercolor palette, and foundational watercolor techniques -- and then we'll put them together for three fun-and-easy projects to test your new skills and lean into the magic of watercolor painting. 

    "Watercolor for Beginners" is the perfect first class if you've never taken any of my other Skillshare classes! The lessons in this course will prepare for success in any of my other popular classes.

Syllabus
    • Intro
    • Supplies
    • Cutting Paper from Large Sheets
    • Grip (How to hold your brush)
    • Taking Care of Your Brushes
    • Filling Up a New Palette
    • Prepping the Scene
    • The Wet-on-Dry Technique
    • The Wet-on-Wet Technique
    • Glazing
    • Project #1: Relaxing Patterns
    • Project #2: Aspen Tree
    • Project #3: Mosaic
    • Recap