Beginner Watercolor: Paint Charming Woodland Creatures
What you'll learn
- Master basic watercolor techniques, including washes, blending, and layering, to confidently create stunning artworks.
- Paint charming woodland creatures using a simple, step-by-step approach.
- Learn composition and detailing to craft balanced and visually appealing watercolor paintings.
- Build a portfolio of unique nature-inspired watercolor art showcasing your creativity and new skills.
Requirements
- All materials are carefully chosen to be budget-friendly while still providing good quality for use (a supplies list will be included in the course).
Description
What You'll Learn in This Class:
• Essential materials and tools needed before painting.
• Easy methods for tracing or transferring images.
• How to find references for inspiration.
• Step-by-step process from rough sketch to final pencil sketch.
• Color mixing techniques for creating harmonious palettes.
• How to plan and select colors for a balanced composition.
• A range of basic watercolor painting techniques, from easiest to more advanced.
• How to create a painting sequence as a guide for your artwork.
• Basic shading techniques to enhance your paintings.
• Techniques for painting backgrounds, middle grounds, and foregrounds.
• How to create textures like fur, wood, and more.
• Applying all the techniques learned to create a final illustration.
• Detailing and final touch-ups to personalize your painting.
• Reinforcing your learning with practice exercises after each session.
Who Is This Class For?
- Beginners to intermediate looking to explore watercolor painting.
- Those who have painted with watercolor before and want to practice and improve their skills.
- Anyone interested in learning the process of creating illustrations with watercolor.
- People who prefer to focus on painting rather than drawing (illustration outlines are provided for tracing).
- Learners who want to understand basic watercolor tools, materials, and techniques.
- Anyone looking for a fun, easy-to-follow class to channel their creative ideas into artwork.
- This beginner watercolor class is also designed for parents and guardians who wish to guide young artists (ages 8+) through their creative journey.
- This course requires participants to be 18 years or older. If you are under 18, please have a parent or legal guardian handle the enrollment process.
Who this course is for:
- Perfect for those seeking a new hobby, a creative outlet, or a refreshing break from career-focused courses.
- Ideal for absolute beginners with watercolor supplies who haven’t yet started painting due to lack of time or confidence.
- Great for occasional watercolor painters looking for a refresher, essential techniques, or fresh inspiration to reignite their creativity.
Instructor
- 4.9 Instructor Rating
- 44 Reviews
- 283 Students
- 1 Course
Sarah Ameeyo graduated in Accounting from Los Angeles, but her heart led her elsewhere. A year later, she followed her passion for art and enrolled in a Master's program in Art, specializing in children's book illustration—a journey that shaped her whimsical and soft style. After returning to her home country, Indonesia, she transitioned from freelancing to founding her own illustration studio, Big Bear and Bird.
Big Bear and Bird celebrates delightful characters like Bear, Bird, and their friends, with a vision to spread positivity through art on social media and in books. Sarah’s heartwarming illustrations, featuring adorable characters, have become her signature style and have been transformed into merchandise, custom gifts, and publications. She has collaborated with numerous brands to bring her charming characters to life.
With over 10 years of experience, Sarah is passionate about sharing her knowledge to help others create and paint cute characters—not just to admire but to learn from. Having hosted many offline workshops, she now aims to reach a wider audience through online classes, so more people can experience the joy of creating adorable illustrations in watercolor and other mediums.
Sarah loves painting in a room filled with sunlight, accompanied by her coffee and her corgi. Her mission is simple yet heartfelt: to teach fun, approachable ways to draw and paint, spreading joy through the art of creating adorable illustrations.