WATERCOLOUR FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
On-Demand Course: £99.00
What’s included?
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Comprehensive Watercolour Foundations – Over 2 hours of step-by-step video lessons, covering everything a beginner needs to get started with confidence. If this were a live workshop, it would span two full days (10 hours of teaching)
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Master the Essentials – Learn how to use your brushes, mix colours beautifully, and apply key techniques to create vibrant, expressive paintings.
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Practical Hands-On Exercises – Build confidence with guided brush control drills, colour mixing experiments, and mini painting studies to practice your new skills.
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Creative Exploration & Play – Discover different ways to loosen up, experiment, and develop your own painting style, without the pressure of creating a perfect final piece.
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Expert Guidance & Pro Tips – Benefit from 30+ years of teaching experience, with clear, easy-to-follow explanations that help you avoid common beginner mistakes.
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Your Watercolour Toolkit – Get a detailed materials guide so you know exactly what to use, plus extra resources to help you continue your watercolour journey long after the course ends!
Meet Sarah:
Hi, I’m Sarah your new art teacher!
I work with students who are looking for a refreshing, approachable way to learn to paint. If you’ve always wanted to try watercolours but didn’t know where to start, my 6-session course for absolute beginners is designed just for you!
With over 30 years of teaching experience, I’ve helped thousands of students build confidence in their creativity—whether through adult workshops, GCSE & A-Level Art teaching, or beginner-friendly courses. My goal is to make learning watercolour simple, enjoyable, and stress-free!
When I’m not in my studio, you’ll likely find me:
Sipping coffee in a cosy Cornwall café, watching the world go by, rock pooling at low tide ( and just being inspired by the sea or just getting lost in a good book.
I can’t wait to help you start your watercolour journey - let’s dive in!
THE COURSE:
Unlock six in-depth, on-demand watercolor sessions designed to help you master the fundamentals and paint with confidence.
Module 1: Materials
I’ll talk you through the essential supplies to get started with, to get ready to paint with me and explain just why they’re so good.
Module 2: Brush Strokes
You’ll learn the way to fill up your brush to create big juicy brush strokes, as well as paint tiny dots, fine lines, leaf and flower shapes.
Module 3: Colour Mixing
I’m sharing my secrets here and will show you how exactly much water to add to your paints to allow them to flow (the clue is in the name: water-colour,) and create amazing colours that glow on paper like stained glass.
Module 5: Flowers in a Jar
In this lesson we’ll create a beautiful loose painting of colourful sweet peas in a vintage green glass bottle. We’ll build on dropping colours into wet silhouette shapes, and will experiment with adding more water to the mix to increase transparency.
Module 4: Wet-in-Wet
We’ll be experimenting with painting wet silhouettes of shapes on watercolour paper and then dropping other wet colours into that surface. We’ll be creating gorgeous colours which will flow into each other, whilst knowing how to keep everything under control.
Module 6: Watercolour Tree
Here I’ll first share some tips with you on how to sketch a simple, credible looking tree, then we’ll mix up generous amounts of colour to paint it and bring your sketch to life:
Ready to Paint with Confidence?
Start your watercolour journey today with this on-demand workshop! Learn the essential materials, master key brush techniques, and unlock the secrets to mixing vibrant, fresh colours—all at your own pace.
No more guesswork. No more muddy colours. Just beautiful watercolours!
Perfect for beginners & frustrated painters
Step-by-step video lessons
Lifetime access—learn anytime, anywhere!
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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If you're looking to improve your watercolour skills, our on-demand Watercolour For Absolute Beginners is the perfect place to start. Whether you’re completely new to painting or have dabbled before but struggle with muddy colours and lack confidence, this course will help you build strong foundations.
You'll learn:
The essential materials – which brushes, palettes, and paper to useHow to mix fresh, vibrant colours from just four key pigments
Techniques to avoid dull greys and browns, creating transparent, pure colours
Brush control and wet-in-wet techniques for effortless blending
You'll also put your new skills into practice with small, expressive studies of fresh fruit, flowers and trees—without the pressure of creating a finished masterpiece.
This course is all about loosening up, gaining confidence, and truly enjoying the painting process. And who knows? One of your studies might just be frame-worthy!
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Materials aren’t included in the course.
I’ve made you a handy free download with all my favourite watercolour materials (that I also use in this course). You can download it here.
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The Absolute Beginner’s for Watercolours course costs £60.00.
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This course is over 2 hours long and consists of 6 in depth classes.
When Sarah teaches this course live, it’s covered over two days.
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Both!
The essential skills you’ll learn:
Key Brush Strokes
Colour Mixing
Wet-it-West Technique
Undoing Watercolour Mistakes
You’ll paint:
A Watercolour Pear
Sweatpeas in a Jar
A Watercolour Tree
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This is a self-paced, on-demand course, so you can learn at your own speed and revisit the lessons anytime! While there’s no live feedback, the course is designed to give you clear, step-by-step guidance to build confidence in your watercolour skills.
You’ll have access to detailed video tutorials, practical exercises, and a carefully curated materials list to set you up for success. Plus, if you’d like to share your progress or ask questions, keep an eye out for any community spaces or future live workshops where you can connect with other learners!