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Watercolor Sketching: Taste of Life

Teacher: Ivan Kryukov
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 19 lessons;
  • 16 bright watercolour sketches that will definitely make you smile and get you in a creative mood;
  • you will learn to rethink references, remove embarrassment, be creative and come up with bold creative solutions.
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Realistic Botany in Watercolor PRO

Teacher: Margarita Astashova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 25 lessons;
  • painting from flowers: botanical sketches, curvy buds, velvet and smooth petals, dewdrops and multicolored insects;
  • detailed set of lessons for those who want to master the secrets of watercolor realism in the genre of botanical illustration.
  • The access to the course is permanent
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Sea Trip

Teacher: Natalia Nesterova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 11 impressive subjects
  • Learn the author's techniques for watercolor painting
  • Learn how to draw styles, storms, bays, islands
  • The access to the course is permanent
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Sunny Holidays

Teacher: Elena Vlasova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 11 bright, impressive stories.
  • We will learn to depict sunlight in different environments: near water, in parks, in nature, in different states of the sky and clouds, sun and fog.
  • Learn to work on raw paper to create paintings with subjects in various natural states.
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Dry Pastel PRO

Teacher: Anastasia Seraya
Materials: dry pastel
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 12 paintings that I chose in a way that any beginner could repeat them if desired;
  • cheerful and fully comprehensible theoretical basis, which we immediately start practicing;
  • work in different directions: animation, landscape, fashion, still life.
  • The access to the course is permanent
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Flowers and Bouquets

Teacher: Elena Vavilina
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • Paint 12 magical flower compositions in watercolor that look very modern and interior.
  • Master different techniques: botanical - elaborating each petal, "from the stain" - working from the general to the specific
  • Learn how to draw stylized flowers with beautiful gradient washes
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Vintage Watercolor

Teacher: Nina Orlova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • Draw 12 nostalgic stories
  • Learn to see and convey the charm of simple things: old pots, a rusty lantern or apples in the sun
  • Create effects of rust, glass, tin, and other vintage textures.
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Watercolor Stories

Teacher: Irina Petrovskaya
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 13 atmospheric paintings
  • Learn the author's technique of drawing with a syringe
  • Learn how to draw stories from a simple life
  • Access to the course indefinitely
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Watercolor Animalistics

Teacher: Anna Parshenko
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • Draw 12 realistic pictures of wild animals.
  • Learn to convey the character and emotions of living beings.
  • Understand how to develop creative thinking.
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Natural Moments

Teacher: Valeria Renne
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • You will draw 12 aerial summer sketches
  • Learn to work in mixed technique with watercolor, liner, and pencil
  • Learn to let the control go and draw more boldly
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Watercolor Sketching: Nostalgia

Teacher: Ivan Kryukov
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 16 paintings
  • 20 new watercolor effects
  • Motivation and secret techniques from Ivan Kryukov
  • Let's learn to enjoy the process of painting and create happiness inside with the help of special subjects and watercolor magic!
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Exotic Watercolor

Teacher: Margarita Astashova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 15 colorful paintings
  • Master the skill of combining raw and dry techniques
  • Learn how to make translucent fills without "dry" uniform coloring
  • Understand how to achieve tangible forms and contrasts.
  • Access to the course indefinitely
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Realistic Botany in Watercolor

Teacher: Margarita Astashova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 11 graphic breakdowns of color structure
  • Create 5 realistic paintings of varying levels of difficulty
  • Go through a set of 20 developmental exercises
  • "Put your hand" and develop the skill of confident brushwork.
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Dry Pastel PRO: "In Harmony with Nature"

Teacher: Anastasia Seraya
Materials: dry pastel
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • Paint 12 realistic paintings
  • Learn to draw with dry pastels and pastel pencils
  • Learn how to render textures in a believable way
  • Understand how to achieve realism in a painting
  • Access to the course indefinitely
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Watercolor Sketching from Zero to First 20 Paintings

Teacher: Ivan Kryukov and Yulianna Buro
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

Learn to draw easy and beautiful watercolor sketches, even if you think drawing is not for you.

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Watercolor Animals

Teacher: Olga Manzhosova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 21 lessons;
  • Draw 13 bright representatives of the animal world. From cute creatures to dangerous predators, from conquerors of the sky to masters of the ocean depths
  • Train in silhouettes and close-ups, backgrounds and lighting, fabrics and textures
  • The access to the course is permanent
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Seascapes in Watercolor

Teacher: Natalia Nesterova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 3 hours or more

Details:

  • BIG is a format with long and detailed paintings. We are drawing each picture for 3-5 hours;
  • 6 large seascapes using a total of 6 paints;
  • Advanced techniques and secrets from Natalia Nesterova.
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Pencil Mood

Teacher: Maria Orlova
Materials: pencil, liner
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • Pencil graphics in 17 workshop sketches;
  • Learning the important basics to draw in a realistic manner.
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Romance of a Port City

Teacher: Julia Zilbert
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • Paint 11 vibrant pictures from the life of a port city;
  • Master and reinforce key watercolor techniques: "alla prima", wet-on-wet, granulation, and others;
  • Meet the artist from the sunny island of Crete!
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To the Sun and Sea

Teacher: Elena Vlasova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 3 hours or more

Details:

  • BIG is a course format with large and detailed paintings. Each painting takes 3-5 hours to complete.
  • Full immersion into all the intricacies of watercolor painting, many hours of practice, and as a result – improvement of artistic skills.
  • 6 large sunny and sea-themed paintings of a southern city with many nuances and details.
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At Grandmother's Village

Teacher: Nina Orlova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • You'll paint 10 atmospheric pieces from country life
  • You'll master the technique of smooth washes in watercolor
  • You'll capture a variety of textures and objects: antique metal, fragrant flowers, fresh vegetables, vintage dishes, wood, and glistening glass
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Watercolor Architecture

Teacher: Olga Kabaeva
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • You'll paint 10 cityscapes in watercolor.
  • Learn how to work with lighting in urban landscapes: capturing sunsets, daytime sun, artificial lighting, and much more.
  • Learn to simplify complex architecture while keeping its beauty and details.
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Light and Space

Teacher: Ilya Ibryaev
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • Paint 10 landscapes using the "alla prima" technique - with full pigment strength in one go.
  • Masterb the unique techniques of creating the play of light in space.
  • Learn to be bold in your work and use associative solutions.
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Industrial Landscapes in Watercolor

Teacher: Roman Bayanov
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • Create 12 landscapes with urban and architectural elements.
  • While working quickly, boldly, vividly, and with pleasure.
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[BIG] Watercolor Botany in Detail

Teacher: Margarita Astashova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • [BIG] is a course format with long and detailed paintings. We spend 3-5 hours on each painting
  • Paint 5 detailed botanical illustrations
  • You'll master the key principles and step-by-step process of layered painting
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[BIG] Large Floral Compositions

Teacher: Elena Vavilina
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 3 hours or more

Details:

  • BIG is a course format with long and detailed paintings. We spend 3-5 hours on each painting
  • 5 large floral compositions
  • Learn how to come up with striking compositions and find exquisite combinations of objects
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Japanese sumi-e painting

Teacher: Alexandra Vasilieva
Materials: mascara, mineral paints
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • You'll paint 8 elegant flowers using authentic Eastern materials
  • A full dive into the world of Japanese painting: techniques, symbolism, Eastern aesthetics, and philosophy
  • Learn how to work with ink and mineral paints: creating a gradient from three shades, brush stroke speed, using a dry brush, and much more
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Countryside Landscapes in Watercolor

Teacher: Igor Khaikov
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • You'll paint 11 countryside landscapes
  • Learn to combine working on dry and wet paper
  • Depict nature in different seasons
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Fairy Tale Illustration

Teacher: Ivan Kryukov
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 11 illustrations with fairy tale characters
  • A fresh take on familiar characters: Bogatyr, Koschei, Izbushka, Little Red Riding Hood, Teremok, Gorynych, and Lukomorye
  • New illustration techniques: anime, 3D, isometry, unconventional colors
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Minimalist Landscapes in Watercolor

Teacher: Alexandra Podushkina
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 12 meditative paintings in monochrome style
  • Mysterious Siberian forests, taiga swamps, the reflection of a misty sky in silvery water, and so much more mysterious and beautiful in this course!
  • Become an expert in monochrome and tonalities, capturing the essence of the subject.
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Fashion illustration with markers

Teacher: Olga Kaznakova
Materials: markers
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 14 drawings in fashion illustration style
  • Master from scratch the most "lively and dynamic" material - alcohol markers
  • Learn how to convey the textures of delicate lace, shimmering rhinestones, soft fur, flowing silk, and other materials
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[BIG] 4 Summer Sea Stories

Teacher: Natalia Nesterova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 3 hours or more

Details:

  • BIG is a course format with long and detailed paintings. We paint each picture for 4-6 hours
  • We're painting summer sea landscapes using a multilayer watercolor technique.
  • We'll learn how to capture the beauty of the water's surface, depict the dynamics of water, realistic reflections, azure shores, and stormy conditions
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[BIG] Realistic Animals in Pastel

Teacher: Anastasia Seraya
Materials: pastel
Time per painting: 3 hours or more

Details:

  • BIG is a course format with long and detailed paintings. We spend 3-5 hours on each painting.
  • Draw 6 animals in realism style on different types of pastel paper
  • Learn to create different textures with pastels: fur, skin, feathers
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Seasons with Ilya Ibryaev

Teacher: Ilya Ibryaev
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • 10 watercolor landscapes in the «alla prima» technique
  • You'll learn how to capture a variety of shades and moods on paper
  • Learn to depict different seasons both in urban settings and in nature
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Sunset and Sunrisein the Cityscape

Teacher: Olga Kabaeva
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • You'll paint 8 different architectural scenes
  • Learn how to work on both cotton paper and cellulose
  • Learn how to capture different types of lighting easily and beautifully
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Watercolor Animal Art: Taiga

Teacher: Anna Parshenko
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • Paint 8 portraits of taiga animals
  • Master the multilayer watercolor technique
  • Learn how to paint animals expressively
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Fairy Tale Watercolor Calendar

Teacher: Tatyana Yashma
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • Draw 12 magical illustrations in watercolor
  • Learn to draw fairy tale characters easily and simply
  • Master the unique techniques for creating beautiful watercolor washes and playing with color
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Sea, Mountains, Watercolor

Teacher: Svetlana Yumatova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • Paint 7 airy landscapes using the «Alla Prima» technique!
  • Quick sketching technique that makes the paint more obedient in your hands!
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Crimea in Watercolor

Teacher: Lyudmila Popova
Materials: watercolor
Time per painting: 1-2 hours

Details:

  • сapture your summer by the Black Sea and paint 8 watercolor pictures
  • learn how to paint water in different states using the wet-on-wet technique
  • learn how to compose and design natural landscapes
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OUR EXPERTS

Ivan Kryukov
Margarita Astashova
Natalia Nesterova
  • Marine painter in watercolors
  • Honorary Member of the International Academy of Contemporary Arts
  • Honorary Artist of Russia
  • I am a participant and prize-winner of sea than 70 art exhibitions in Russia and abroad, including 9 solo exhibitions
  • Member of the Eurasian Art Union, the Union of Watercolor Painter of Russia and others
  • I've been teaching watercolor painting since 2020
  • Author of the course "The Sea Trip", "The Sea in Watercolor", "[BIG] 4 Summer Sea Stories"
Elena Vlasova
  • Professional watercolor artist.
  • Graduated from Moscow State Pedagogical University. Lenin and S. Andriyaki's School of Watercolor.
  • I have been teaching watercolor since 2013.
  • Participant and prize-winner of many Russian and international exhibitions and competitions.
  • In the fall of 2023, with the publishing house MIF, I am releasing a series of books dedicated to different seasons.
  • Author of the course "Sunny Holidays", "[BIG] To the Sun and Sea"
Anastasia Seraya
  • I've been drawing with pastels since 2005.
  • I created more than 300 paintings.
  • I am a member of the National Union of Pastel Artists of Russia.
  • Member of the Union of Animal Artists of Russia.
  • I create paintings for the soul and to order, hold master classes and plein airs.
  • I have been teaching Realist style online and offline since 2012.
  • Author of the course «Dry Pastel PRO», «Dry Pastel PRO: Alone with Nature», «Big RealisticAnimals in Pastel»
Elena Vavilina
  • Illustrator
  • I graduated from TSU, Department of Fine and Decorative Arts
  • I've been drawing since I was a child.
  • Since 2015, I have been teaching painting and holding master classes
  • I am fond of watercolor and my favorite subject is flowers.
  • I create my own compositions – bouquets come to me like poems come to the poets.
  • Author of the course «Flowers and bouquets»
Nina Orlova
  • She created about 400 paintings
  • She taught more than 2000 students
  • I have been teaching art classes since 2015
  • She graduated from the Department of Applied Arts of the Kosygin Textile University
  • She cooperated with Faber Castell as an artist and teacher.
  • She took part in many exhibitions
  • Author of the course «Vintage Watercolor»
Irina Petrovskaya
  • She is an adept of modern watercolor and modern subjects for painting.
  • Irina started drawing in 2002.
  • Since 2018 she has been teaching watercolor.
  • Participant and prize-winner of many Russian and international exhibitions.
  • Author of the course «Watercolor Stories»
Anna Parshenko
  • I am a watercolor artist with a higher pedagogical education.
  • Winner of international watercolor competitions.
  • Member of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia.
  • Member of the organizing committee of the Association for the Promotion of Culture and Art "Creative Union"
  • My animal paintings are held in private collections in Russia, Belarus, the USA, Portugal, Germany, Poland.
  • I have been teaching since 2019
  • Author of the course «Watercolor Animalistics», «Watercolor Animal Art: Taiga»
Valeria Renne
  • I painted about 350 pictures.
  • I have been giving art lessons since 2017.
  • I have taught more than 250 students.
  • I was an invited friend of the festival and a finalist of the NewArtFest 2019 awards.
  • I am a finalist in the Wildlife Artist of the Year (UK, 2022) awards
  • I held a solo exhibition, which was visited by more than 1200 people
  • I published an art book that contains reproductions of paintings, sketches, drawing tips and analysis of the works.
  • My paintings are kept in private collections in Russia, Israel, France, Switzerland, Australia, Portugal, USA, Canada.
  • I sold the paintings for a total value of over 1,000,000 rubles.
  • Author of the course «Nature Moments with Valeria Renne»
Julianna Buro
  • I have a diploma of artist (graduated from the Moscow State Art Academy named after S.G. Stroganov).
  • I have a diploma of a teacher of psychology.
  • I work on any surface with all materials: paintings with paints, ink, oil, pastels. Painting interiors. Tattooing and airbrush.
  • More than 4 years I teach painting, graphics and composition to children and adults.
  • Taught the basics of drawing for pensioners in the program "Moscow Longevity".
  • I run my own painting studio.
  • Author of the course «Watercolor Sketching from Scratch to the First 20 Paintings»
Olga Manzhosova
  • Member of the Professional Union of Artists of Russia.
  • Member of the Union of Watercolor Painters of Russia.
  • Participant of exhibitions
  • I illustrated a children's book for a private order from the USA.
  • My illustrations regularly participated in exhibitions with designers of embroidery patterns. And also my illustrations were published in the magazine "Handicraft Formula"
  • Participant of the International Competition-Festival "Russian Art Week" and winner in the category "Fauna and Wildlife"
  • Author of the course «Watercolor Animals»
Elena Vavilina
  • Illustrator
  • I graduated from TSU, Department of Fine and Decorative Arts
  • I've been drawing since I was a child
  • Since 2015, I have been teaching painting and holding master classes
  • I am fond of watercolor and my favorite subject is flowers
  • I create my own compositions – bouquets come to me like poems come to the poets
  • Author of the course "Flowers and bouquets", "[BIG] Large Floral Compositions"
Alexandra Vasilieva
  • I have been working in the technique of Japanese sumi-e painting since 2009
  • Representative of the Russian branch of the International Association of Sumi-e Artists (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Author of a book series published by EKSMO about the art of sumi-e
  • Member of the International Chinese Calligraphic Art and Ink Painting Artist Society (Tokyo, Japan)
  • Since 2011, I have been actively teaching in an offline format
  • Author of the course "Japanese sumi-e painting"
Igor Khaikov
  • Watercolor artist
  • I've been teaching since 2018
  • Experience in painting - 35 years
  • Participant in more than 20 national and international exhibitions
  • Paintings in private and corporate collections in Russia, Europe, Asia, America, New Zealand, and Australia
  • Author of the course "Countryside Landscapes"
Maria Orlova
  • I graduated from the college at Stroganov Academy and Sergey Andriyaka Watercolor Art School.
  • Since 2017, I have been teaching painting and drawing courses for children and conducting open workshops.
  • I'm an author of online courses with a wide range of topics: from working with simple and colored pencils to sketching with markers and watercolor.
  • Author of the course "Pencil mood"
Julia Zilbert
  • I have been painting with watercolor since 2017.
  • Ambassador of “Nevskaya Palitra”.
  • Winner of first places in international competitions.
  • Paintings in private collections in Europe, Russia, Greece, and other countries.
  • I serve as a jury member in various art projects.
  • Author of the course "Romance of a Port City"
Olga Kabaeva
  • Watercolor artist;
  • I've been teaching watercolor since 2016;
  • Graduated from Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Design and Repin Academy of Arts with a focus on architecture;
  • Participated in numerous exhibitions;
  • I work in my studio and hold workshops;
  • Member of the Artists' Union.
  • Author of the course "Watercolor Architecture", "Sunset and Sunrisein the Cityscape"
Ilya Ibryaev
  • Graduated from the Art College - Painting Department, MVHPU (formerly Stroganov Institute) - Ceramics Department
  • I am a member of the Union of Artists of Russia and the International Watercolor Federation
  • I represent IWS (International Watercolor Society) in Russia
  • Awarded the Diploma of the First International Arts Salon "PATH OF UNITY"
  • Participant and diploma holder in Russian and international exhibitions
  • Many of my works are in Russian museums or private collections at home and abroad
  • Author of the course "Light and Space", "Seasons"
Roman Bayanov
  • Watercolor artist;
  • I've been teaching watercolor since 2016;
  • Graduated from Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Design and Repin Academy of Arts with a focus on architecture;
  • Participated in numerous exhibitions;
  • I work in my studio and hold workshops;
  • Member of the Artists' Union.
  • Author of the course "Industrial Landscapes in Watercolor"
Alexandra Podushkina
  • I'm a member of 6 art unions
  • Creative activity experience since 2010
  • Creator of plein air art tours in the protected areas of Russia
  • I teach at various online schools and conduct workshops in different cities
  • Illustrated a children's book on a charitable basis for kids for the "Bereginya" foundation
  • I create postcards, participate in contests and exhibitions, and have even won some prizes. My works are in private collections
  • Author of the course "Minimalist Landscapes in Watercolor"
Olga Kaznakova
  • I've been teaching Fashion illustration since 2015
  • Over my time as a teacher, I've taught more than 1000 students: stylists, designers, fashion designers, and professional fashion illustrators
  • Worked with brands like Marc Andre, Sisley, Prada, Divage
  • Worked as an event illustrator at Vogue and Cosmopolitan events
  • Author of the course "Fashion illustration with markers"
Tatyana Yashma
  • I've been drawing since childhood
  • Painted over 300 stylized portraits on commission
  • Participant in Russian and international exhibitions
  • I create magical paintings and illustrations
  • I've been teaching since 2020
  • More than 4000 people worldwide have taken my original online courses
  • Author of the course "Fairy Tale Watercolor Calendar"
Svetlana Yumatova
  • I'm a member of the Union of Watercolorists of Russia
  • Exhibitions in Russia, Ukraine, Poland
  • Brand friend of the Italian paper manufacturer Fabriano
  • Painted over 200 pictures
  • Author of the course "Sea, Mountains, Watercolor"
Lyudmila Popova
  • Member of the Union of Artists of Russia
  • Member of the Russian Watercolorists Union
  • Member of the International Watercolor Society (IWS)
  • Professional artist, designer, illustrator, digital illustrator
  • Participant and prize-winner of numerous international and regional exhibitions
  • Her works are kept in private collections in Russia and abroad, as well as in the Beketov State Museum (Alushta), the City Administration of Suzdal, and the Khersones Museum Complex (Sevastopol)
  • Made it into the Top 200 best artists in the worldwide IWM INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOUR MASTERS 2022 competition in England, out of more than 4,000 participants
  • Author of the course "Crimea in Watercolor"

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