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The Mechanics of Watercolor Painting / LEARN THE BASICS

Name: The Mechanics of Watercolor Painting / LEARN THE BASICS
Price: 64.99 USD
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Rating: 4.8 (1248 reviews)

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From Workspace to Finished Painting: A Methodical Foundation

This course won the Learnopoly award for best online watercolor class for good reason. Artist Jill Poyerd takes a methodical approach: setting up your workspace, mastering brush handling and paint dilution, mixing colors, and learning three distinct application techniques—controlled, semi-controlled, and uncontrolled.

Nearly four hours of video include over 30 hands-on activities so you practice each concept as you learn. Rather than overwhelming you with advanced techniques, the course builds a genuine foundation: understand your materials, control your brush, and apply paint with intention. A final demonstration shows how everything works in practice. Whether you're starting from scratch or filling gaps in your technique, this structured approach demystifies a medium many find intimidating.

About this course

**Awarded BEST online watercolor class by Learnopoly!

"I absolutely loved this course! She is a fantastic teacher, very easy to listen to and the information is taught in a methodical and easy to understand way. I feel very ready to move on to bigger things now." - Cherilyn B.

The Mechanics of Watercolor Painting is a step-by-step course designed to guide students through all the necessary skills needed to paint with watercolor paints. Using her approachable, easy-to-understand teaching method and lots of hands-on activities, artist Jill Poyerd walks viewers through a total of nearly four hours of lectures and over 30 student activities, covering topics like brush handling, color mixing, paint application, and much much more.

We begin by learn all about your workspace. It’s important to have all of your tools readily available when you work. Then we discuss the many aspects of brushes, from how to physically handle a brush to how to properly dilute your paints.

Next, the course focuses on how to mix your paints and how to get acquainted with your specific selection of colors.

And finally, once we have a solid knowledge base, we learn about the three different application methods - controlled, semi-controlled, and uncontrolled paint application. We close the course with a watercolor painting demonstration so students can understand how it can all be put into practice.

This course is one of the most comprehensive classes you will find online related to learning how to use watercolors. It’s primarily aimed at the beginning painter, but it can apply to anyone who feels they may be lacking something in their knowledge when they paint in this medium.