We kick off the Beginner's Watercolor Online Course by talking about basic supplies and setting ourselves up for success by making a color chart for our watercolor palette.

In Lesson 2, we'll move on to foundational skills like mixing, blending, and *not* blending.

The Ultimate Beginner’s Watercolor Online Course

$50.00

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10+ hours of on-demand video lessons — Lessons are close-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Comprehensive instruction that covers every detail — This course is perfect for the true watercolor beginner or people who have played with watercolors before and wish to improve their skills.
Unlimited help and technical support — Learners get access to “Lesson Discussion” forums. All Lesson Discussion questions are answered by me within 24 hours.
Includes an accompanying 8-page PDF – The PDF includes reference images and written details to support your learning. You are welcome to print the PDF if you want to, but printing is not necessary.
On demand access to videos — Watch the videos in the course any time, as many times as you need to.
No expiration — Start this course now or later; you will always have access to the videos.
Includes exclusive access to The Ultimate Beginner’s Watercolor Online Course Students Facebook group.
For more details, scroll down to the “Description” tab.

See the required supplies for this course here.

Category: Video Courses

Description

TPK’s Ultimate Beginner’s Watercolor Online Course is an incredible investment for a watercolor beginner. You’ll start with basic foundational skills (blending/mixing), then you’ll move on to intermediate concepts like contouring. By the end of the course, you’ll be creating portraits of subjects like buildings and people! After searching far and wide, I’m convinced that this is the most comprehensive watercolor course available online. Once you finish the course, you’ll have the knowledge to paint anything you want.

Once you enroll, if you think you might enjoy sharing your progress with others and seeing other students’ work, you can join The Ultimate Beginner’s Watercolor Online Course Students Facebook group. This is a vibrant group of learners who I’m proud to call my students!

This course is divided into nine lessons, and I recommend finishing it in one to three months. Here’s the course layout, including video durations (minutes/seconds):

Lesson 1: Watercolor Basics and Supplies

Video 1: What are Watercolors? (11:39)
Video 2: Supplies (9:52)
Video 3: Pen and Nib Assembly (3:41)
10 question quiz

Lesson 2: Foundational Blending Skills

Video 1: How to Make a Color Chart (19:56)
Video 2: Basic Brush Use + Wet Blending (19:05)
Video 3: Blending Multiple Colors + Dry Blending (20:29)
8 question quiz

Lesson 3: Patterns and Simple Paintings

Video 1: Painting Simple Patterns (14:34)
Video 2: Loose Lavender Painting (15:21)
Video 3: Night Sky Painting (29:35)
7 question quiz

Lesson 4: Contouring

Video 1: How to Contour a Sphere (22:16)
Video 2: How to Contour a Cone (20:30)
Video 3: How to Contour a Cylinder (14:29)
Video 4: How to Contour a Cube (26:57)
6 question quiz

Lesson 5: Painting a Peony

Video: Painting a Peony (1:07:47)
5 question quiz

Lesson 6: Painting a Butterfly

Video: Painting a Butterfly (46:58)
4 question quiz

Lesson 7: Painting Architectural Subjects

Video: Painting Architectural Subjects (1:13:58)
5 question quiz

Lesson 8: Painting People

Video: Painting People (2:07:09)
4 question quiz

Lesson 9: Fun Techniques to Send You On Your Way

Video: Fun Techniques to Send You On Your Way (11:08)
No quiz; this lesson offers the option to upload photos of your work for a complimentary critique.