WATERCOLOUR FLOWERS FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
Welcome to a world of delicate petals and vibrant blooms — where painting watercolour flowers becomes a joyful journey of creativity and calm. Whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to refresh your skills, our courses will guide you step-by-step to bring beautiful botanicals to life with confidence and ease.
A MESSAGE FROM SARAH…
Learning how to paint beautiful, bright and vibrant flowers watercolours from the comfort of your own home that you actually LOVE and feel proud to show off!
Can you think of anything better?
What’s included?
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Comprehensive Watercolour Foundations – Over 3 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 Watercolour Flower 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 my beginner-friendly online courses. My goal is to make learning watercolour simple, enjoyable, fun 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 DETAILS:
Unlock six in-depth (over 3 hours of tutorial time), on-demand watercolour 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: Colour Mixing
You’ll learn which basic colours to mix for perfect flower tints and the most beautiful greens for leaves and stems. We’ll explore how to add just the right amount of water — from the palest, softest pink of a single rose petal to the deepest, richest greens found in shaded leaves.
Module 3: Brush Technique and Basic Shapes
You’ll practise brush strokes and basic techniques by painting sprigs of rosemary, sweet pea tendrils, and a geranium leaf. You’ll discover the secret to great brushwork — it’s all about how much paint you load onto your brush, how you control the pressure as you paint, and how you hold and move your brush.
Module 4: Painting Sprigs of Lavender
Lets’ start simple! We’ll look at specific colour mixing recipes; consider how to arrange the stems to make them look good; and cover the different brush strokes we’ll use to paint a lovely and achievable watercolour of Lavender flowers.
Module 5.1: Sweet Peas
You’ll discover how to paint sweet peas with their delicate, flowing petals and soft colours. We’ll practice gentle brush strokes and colour blending to capture their light, airy feel.
Module 5.2: Agapanthus
You’ll learn how to paint the elegant, trumpet-shaped blooms of the agapanthus. We’ll focus on capturing their graceful clusters and vibrant blues and purples with smooth brushwork and subtle colour layering.
Bonus Module 1: Daisy Head
This session is designed to help you feel more confident with colour mixing, so you can move away from muddy results and start creating beautiful, intentional colours. You’ll learn a simple yet powerful approach to mixing clean, vibrant hues, discover Sarah’s favourite mixing recipes (and how to develop your own), and apply what you’ve learned in a gentle watercolour landscape.
Does this sound familiar?
•Craving a calm, clear way to start getting creative
•Dreaming of feeling confident with painting your favourite flowers
•Wondering where to start - technique, materials, sketching, colour… It’s all a bit much.
•You just want someone to show me how to begin painting with watercolours - with no pressure.
Now, Imagine Completing This Course And...
Actually feeling confident with watercolours
Thinking “Wow… I painted that” when looking at your art
Create a piece you love enough to hang on your wall
Having a toolkit full of techniques, tips, and reliable hacks to create beautiful watercolour every time
You start to see your unique creative style shine through
You finally feel like an artist
Ange’s Watercolour Flower Experience…
“I love nature and have really enjoyed taking pictures of flowers this year. I would love to be able to paint these beautiful flowers. Having attended Sarah's courses before, I knew that Sarah would make the learning fun and what's more, achievable.”
And here is Ange beautiful work, created with the support of this course:
Hear about Anne’s experience:
“I really enjoy painting and sketching flowers and nature. I’ve done a few watercolour courses in the past but struggle to get motivated to pick up a brush again after long intervals of not doing any painting or drawing, so an online, on demand course was the ideal opportunity to get started again.”
A spotlight on watercolour student: Ruth
“I’ve really enjoyed the whole experience and, for the first time, I actually like what I’ve produced.The videos are clear, and Sarah explains everything simply and as she demonstrates. She shared many helpful hints and tips I hadn’t come across before.”
Linda’s Watercolour Flowers Experience…
“ I feel much more confident and knowledgeable about colour mixing, planning my painting, looking at shapes, simple sketches etc. I feel that I can now move forward and develop my skills and enjoy watercolour painting! Now I want to do more courses!”
Lovely words from Sarah’s online course students:
Student, Davina
“The lovely Sarah doesn't only make everything sound simple, she actually makes it simple. However the results don't look at all simple. I am delighted with the paintings I have created and I am looking forward to doing more.”
Student A
“I can’t praise this course enough. Valuable tuition on every aspect of watercolour painting, from materials required (not expensive or excessive either) to a variety of techniques to enable great progress (colour mixing, colour theory, brushstrokes and brush control, colour values and even granulating colour). Plus fun paintings to paint along with Sarah of course!
I have enrolled on a number of day workshops over the last couple of years with Sarah and can honestly say that the online course is equally as brilliant as the actual workshops. Well done Sarah - this course is a credit to you and I know is going to help so many beginners and artists in future..”
Student B
“The online waterclour course for absolutely beginners brilliant. Being able to go at one’s own pace and to be able to keep dipping in and out of each stage is a brilliant idea and so good for anyone with a brain injury. Sarah’s method of teaching is perfect. Sarah explains everything so well and easy to understand and inspires one to keep at it and I love that she dips in and out of our chat forum with praise and constructive comments”
Ready to Paint Flowers with Confidence?
No more guesswork. No more muddy colours. Just beautiful watercolours Flowers!
Perfect for beginners & frustrated painters
Step-by-step video lessons
Lifetime access—learn anytime, anywhere!
Start your watercolour journey today with this Sarah Bell’s on-demand course! Learn the essential materials, master key brush techniques, and unlock the secrets to mixing vibrant, fresh colours—all at your own pace.
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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Absolutely!
If you're looking to improve your watercolour skills, our on-demand Watercolour Flowers 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 download with all my favourite watercolour materials (that I also use in this course). This is also included in this online.
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The course price is £120. If you have a discount code you can use this at the checkout.
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This beginner-friendly watercolour course offers a rich and supportive foundation for anyone looking to start their creative journey with confidence. With over 3 hours of step-by-step video lessons (equivalent to two full days of in-person teaching), you'll learn essential techniques, brush handling, colour mixing, and more — all guided by Sarah, who brings 45 years of art practice and 20 years of teaching experience to the table.
Through practical exercises, creative play and expert guidance, you’ll build the skills to paint flowers expressively and begin developing your own unique style. Whether you're brand new to watercolour or returning after a break, this course gives you everything you need to get started — and to keep going.
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This course is over 3 hours long and consists of 6 in depth classes.
When Sarah teaches this course live, it’s covered over two full day workshops.
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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
A Seascape Sunset
Simple Landscape with Colour Mixing
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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!
Have more questions? Read the course FAQs here