WATERCOLOR+ COURSES
INCLUDES WATERCOLOR PENCIL, MARKER & GOUACHE
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What is watercolor+?
Watercolor-related mediums are included on this page:
Traditional watercolor is a primarily translucent medium, a colored pigment in a water-soluble binder. Water carries the pigment across the paper — and the management of that process is key to handling the medium well.
Watercolor pencils are the same pigments but in a pencil format – draw, then add water with a brush to melt it into paint!
Gouache is opaque watercolor; it re-wets like watercolor but is thicker and creamier, and offers a vast array of techniques because of its properties. We have a new Gouache Jumpstart class for those who are intrigued!
Water-based markers are any pen-style marker that can have water applied to it to melt it into paintable pigment.
What I love about watercolor is that a lot of happy accidents occur.
– Jane Seymour
Get started with watercolor
Brand new? Purchase the best quality you can afford; artist-quality lightfast paints, quality brushes, and good paper will help you achieve the success you’re looking for.
Each class stars with a free “preclass” lesson where supplies are discussed; visit those even if not taking the class and get supply tips!
Watercolor jumpstart
Get a solid footing under you to understand water management, color theory and the basics of technique in a sketchbook you’ll learn to make from a sheet of watercolor paper.
Original price was: $51.00.$49.00Current price is: $49.00.
Exploring watercolor
Learn to paint with only six basic colors – mixing warm red, yellow, and blue with cool red, yellow, and blue for a never-ending variety of hues without buying more tubes of paint!
$49.00
Gouache Jumpstart
Get a great start to your journey in gouache! This course will teach you the basics of color, application, and technique with this opaque watercolor medium as you fill your sketchbook!
$51.00
PAINTS & PALETTE
Tubes of watercolor are more cost effective than pre-poured pans, but you’ll need a palette to squeeze them into, OR you can squeeze out “dots” of color to paint from onto a white plate or tile for mixing (an inexpensive way to go!).
PAPER
High quality 100% cotton paper will make a large differnce in the way paint moves and the edges achieved. Hot press has mostly no texture, cold press a medium texture, and rough has the most texture.
BRUSHES
Best tip: buy the best brushes you can afford. Nothing is more frustrating than a brush losing bristles or stealing your control over pigments!
GOUACHE
The only expensive part about gouache is the paints – inexpensive brushes and paper are great. See the class supply lists.
Watercolor courses | Level 1
Watercolor Jumpstart
Stamped Watercolor Jumpstart
A Year of Nature Journaling
Nature Journaling by Faith
Watercolor courses | Level 2
Watercolor Animals for Bible Journaling
Branching Out in Watercolor
Sunrise, Sunset: Drawing Epic Skies
A Year of Nature Journaling
Watercolor courses | Level 3
Wash & Ink
30 Days to More Confident Watercolor Sketching
Christmas Berries
Winter Wash & Ink
Watercolor Butterflies
Design Motifs
Watercolor courses | Level 4
Watercolor Bouquets I
The 5-lesson ‘foundations’ courses listed here have been broken into individual lessons for purchase as “singles.”
