Watercolor Basics With Erica @TheSleepyPine

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Course Level:
Beginner

Total Run Time:
1 hour, 44 minutes

Total Videos:
22


Watercolor Basics With Erica @TheSleepyPine

Course Description:

Learning the basics of watercolor can be a beautiful (and surprisingly intuitive) process. Join me as I share the things I have learned over the last 5 years by using watercolor paints!

In this course, we’ll explore how to intuitively paint with watercolor, adjust your mindset to create a magical experience, and how to plan a painting. My goal for the end of this course is for you to feel confident in your painting.

Let’s experience the whimsy of our world together!

What You Will Learn:

  • How to use watercolor paints in an intuitive way
  • How to empower yourself to explore new and creative methods of painting
  • How to take your ideas and turn them into reality with intentional planning and execution of your paintings

Supplies You’ll Need:

  • Journal
  • Watercolor brushes
  • Watercolor paints
  • Brush pen (optional)
  • Fine liner pen (optional)
  • White gel pen (optional)
  • Felt tip pen (optional)
  • Masking fluid (optional)
  • Imitation gold leaf (optional)
  • Gilding adhesive (optional)
  • Salt (optional)
  • Rubbing alcohol (optional)
  • Bubble wrap (optional)
  • Crayons (optional)
  • Pressed flowers (optional)

Explore The Basics:

In this course, you’ll learn everything you need to know to get started with watercolors. Paint along with instructor Erica Gilliam as she demonstrates several creative exercises to help familiarize you with your paints.

This course is part of the Watercolor Academy

What’s In The Course?

  • 22 Videos
  • Self-Paced

Course Level: Beginner
Run Time: 1 hours, 44 minutes

Meet Your Instructor:

Erica Gilliam

Blogger at TheSleepyPine.com

Ratings and Reviews

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pjon1230
Posted 2 months ago
Redding Miss. BBs or Shelbys'blogs. The amount of information is amazing.

I have taken other classes and didn't find them enjoyable. The people that are at Foxsy seem to be interested in me as person and not only needing me to buy lots of paint. It has been a pleasure to be part of this. THanks Chucck

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Jim Rose
Posted 2 months ago
A lot to learn

Erica did a great job covering all the basic aspects of watercolor painting.

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Liz Pokorski
Posted 4 months ago
Full of great information

This course is full of information for the beginner and even seasoned artists. The instructor loves this medium and it shows in her presentations...she is excited to share her experiences with watercolor, good and bad, and pass on lessons learned! Fully recommend this course!

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Virginie Grin
Posted 5 months ago
Very happy with this course

Hi, I highly recommend this course. It covers a lot of important basis, such as painting with layers, in a new way for me.

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Rebecca Roode
Posted 5 months ago
Such a great intro

I had never done anything with watercolors before this course. I didn't even consider myself talented in this area. This course made it so easy to get started. The vibe is calm, happy and helpful. I have really enjoyed starting my watercolor journey this way and look forward to many more Foxsy courses!

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Sharoon
Posted 5 months ago
great intro

Well laid out to get through the basics. I especially appreciated the encouragements in the videos.

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Tayler
Posted 6 months ago
Amazing focus and direction, and you are so calm and encouraging

I absolutely loved this course! I would consider myself a somewhat intermediate artist, so not everything was new to me here, but I learned so many lovely and interesting things and enjoyed how your course organized and clarified some excellent watercolor basics concepts. The direction was clear and easy to follow. You even talk about that terrible middle part of a painting (the Suck!)! Thank you!

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Janet Gillis
Posted 7 months ago
Lot of Talking

Video is a visual medium so more visuals and less talking heads would be great.

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Sarah MacDonald
Posted 1 year ago
My review

Tons of information about materials! I appreciated all the tips and tricks for overcoming both physical and mental challenges when using watercolors. This course was an excellent source of inspiration for me to develop my own style and allow myself to make mistakes along the way.

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Chezelle DeVito
Posted 1 year ago
My review

So informative! Really helped my confidence with working through mistakes! I just wish there were more opportunities to work alongside her in a step-by-step manner. But I understand watercolours can make that difficult, and it didn't affect my overall enjoyment of the course

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