Art
online school

Watercolor Sketching
from Scratch to the First 20 Paintings

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

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This course is for you if you:

Are not sure
where to start
The course program is designed from scratch. Together with the teacher, step by step – from the choice of materials to practice – you will draw your first paintings.
Just want to sit down and draw
But do you feel that something unattractive turns out? On the course, you will learn how to draw easily and beautifully, and this skill will remain with you for life.
Can't find the time
But you really want the result. The course has only 5% of theory and 95% of practice: 1 hour - one painting. We learn and practice all the techniques immediately in the process of drawing.
We did not make friends
with watercolor
This is a great reason to try yourself in quick sketches. The lessons of the course are as simple and clear as possible. You can definitely do it!
You think that drawing
is expensive
Sketching is the most accessible type of painting. There is no way to take a professional watercolor - draw with a children’s paint!
Want to draw
what you see
After just a few lessons, our students begin to understand how they can draw the views, landscapes and objects that surround them. How you can capture important moments in life on paper.

THIS IS ABOUT ME, I WANT TO TAKE A COURSE

25
lessons
95%
of the lessons of the course are drawn together with the teacher
Indefinitely
Access
to the lessons
20
number of sketches at the end of the course

Why will you definitely succeed?

Program from scratch
What to draw with? What to draw? How to make it beautiful? We give a clear step-by-step explanation from simple to complex in each video lesson.
TEACHER SUPPORT
You will be able to ask your questions and, together with the teacher, analyze all the points with which you have difficulties.
The main thing is to enjoy the process
For each painting, you will receive helper drawings (references):
  • Pencil drawing – it can be drawn, translated and colored;
  • Drawing in color is used to study details and work with paints.

The course program. You will learn to:

25 lessons are waiting for you, where you will step by step gain the necessary knowledge and draw 20 bright sketches on the most interesting topics. Each drawing lesson - plus a few skills that will fit together like pieces of a puzzle - you will begin to see the beauty of the world around you and will be able to create your own masterpieces.

Section 1 «Start»

Lesson 1-2. Introductory classes

Time to study: 5 min

  • We'll analyze how paintings are created using the technique of quick sketches.
  • What is the difference between sketching and other drawing techniques?
  • How to keep a sketchbook and create sketches if you don't have the right materials at hand.
Lesson 3. What materials will I need?

Lesson duration: 11 min

  • To draw beautiful sketches, you will need: a pencil, watercolor paper, paints, a brush, a liner pen, white or a white gel pen.
  • We will tell you in the lesson how to choose and where to buy it!
Lesson 4. Watercolor techniques

Lesson duration: 10 min

  • Let's get familiar with the basic techniques that are used in working with watercolors.
  • How to work with a brush. Make color transitions, blur the edge.
  • How to add and remove color. We work both in wet-on-dry and in wet-on-wet technique.
Lesson 5. Pencil: shapes, volume, light and shadow

Lesson duration: 24 min

  • An important lesson in which we will analyze how to "put your hand" to learn how to make pencil drawings.
  • And on the basis of simple shapes, we will learn how to create volume and analyze the concepts of light and shadow.

Section 2 «First steps»

Lesson 6. «Cactus in a pot»

Lesson duration: 1 h

  • Forming a composition. We learn to outline the drawing and place it on the sheet.
  • Drawing a three-dimensional pot, abstract cactus thorns, practicing the frontal light and cast shadow with watercolor.
  • Elaborating the details with liner and white (white gel pen).
Lesson 7. «Rosebud»

Lesson duration: 1 h

  • Learning to work with white in watercolor
  • Drawing leaves and petals Conveying shades of greenery
  • Learning the technique of darkening the edge to get the volume
Lesson 8. «Magic Butterfly»

Lesson duration: 1 h

  • We learn to see the shape of an object and convey it with a pencil
  • Learning how to make transparency and shadow with watercolor
  • Elaborating black lines, details with paints (without liner)
Lesson 9. «Object sketching»

Lesson duration: 1 h

  • We learn to form a composition of objects - women's accessories.
  • We learn to identify the sides and shadows of an object.
  • Combining objects into a picture and adding expressiveness outside the objects with a liner.
Lesson 10. «Architecture. Fairy tale house»

Lesson duration: 1 h

  • We learn to draw a house without forming a perspective.
  • You'll learn how to convey the structure of the façade, windows, tiles.
  • Draw abstract flowers and trees.
  • We'll analyze the light and shadow on the pots.
  • We'll pour the foreground and background with watercolor.
Lesson 11. «Drawing an eye»

Lesson duration: 50 min

  • We start the topic of people and portraits in sketching. We master the formation of the eye./li
  • We work on the expressiveness and realism of watercolor.
Lesson 12. «Sponges»

Lesson duration: 1 h 50 min

  • We learn how to correctly mark an object on a sheet.
  • We draw the lips in a 3/4 perspective.
  • We practice smooth darkening in watercolors.
  • We create the effect of "plump and juicy" lips with watercolor and white pigment.
Lesson 13. «Portrait»

Lesson duration: 1 h 25 min

  • Honing your skills in working with white in watercolors
  • We form the proportions and elaborate the smoothness of the lines.
  • We work with volume in color
  • We hone drawing with a liner and writing letters.
Lesson 14. «Girl in full height»

Lesson duration: 50 min

  • Figure: I will tell you what to look for to get a graceful and elegant silhouette
  • Face, head, hair, respecting the proportions
  • Scuffs on jeans
  • Abstract colors.
Lesson 15. «For dessert»

Lesson duration: 50 min

  • We are learning to draw a delicious cupcake.
  • We hone all the basic watercolor techniques.
  • We are making the background with a whole wash

Section 3 «Full immersion»

Lesson 16. «Perfume bottle»

Lesson duration: 1 h

  • We learn to form the geometry of the object, to observe the proportions
  • We learn to convey volume and paint glass with watercolor.
  • Liner detailing.
Lesson 17. «The Lighthouse and the Sea»

Lesson duration: 1 h

  • After this lesson, you'll be able to draw landscapes from life when you go out into nature.
  • You will learn how to draw the horizon line, sky, water and waves with watercolor.
  • We show the space.
  • We draw abstract greenery.
Lesson 18. «Venice»

Lesson duration: 2 h

  • Let's deal with the perspective.
  • We learn to simplify sketch-style objects: façade elements, flowers and greenery, water and boats, and the human figure.
  • We master the secrets of detailing in sketching.
Lesson 19. «A Jar of Sweets»

Lesson duration: 1 h 15 min

  • We consolidate the composition skills
  • We practice basic techniques
  • We learn how to assign watercolor textures to an object
Lesson 20. «Lake House»

Lesson duration: 1 h 30 min

  • We learn to break down the subject into planes
  • We highlight the accent with color
  • We are drawing the texture of the stone
Lesson 21. «Peony»

Lesson duration: 1 h 30 min

  • We learn to combine wet-on-wet technique with layering technique.
  • To form a composition
  • See additional shades
Lesson 22. «Cherry»

Lesson duration: 1 h 45 min

  • We learn to draw realistic berries
  • We learn to work in the technique of glazing (layering technique)
  • We are drawing a glossy texture
Lesson 23. «Church»

Lesson duration: 2 h 25 min

  • We get familiar with one-point perspective
  • We draw the textures of the building
  • Learn to enhance the color
Lesson 24. «Watermelon»

Lesson duration: 1 h 40 min

  • We learn to divide the subject into the main and secondary characters
  • We learn to create flecks
  • We draw the texture of the watermelon pulp
Lesson 25. «Istanbul»

Lesson duration: 2 h 20 min

  • Drawing graphics
  • We are learning to draw in a spot of color
  • We are consolidating knowledge in the perspective
I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO DRAW LIKE THAT!

Who teaches in the course?

  • I have been drawing since 2000.
  • I graduated from the University of Design in St. Petersburg.
  • I drew portraits for Russian stars: Andrey Malakhov, Lera Kudryavtseva. For Comedy Club projects, Dancing on TNT, Quest Pistols, etc.
  • I organized several solo exhibitions in Moscow.
  • My works are held in private collections in the houses in Italy, France, the USA and Brazil.
  • I have been teaching since 2020.

Ivan's works

  • She has a diploma in art (graduated from the Moscow State Academy of Art named after S.G. Stroganov).
  • She has a diploma in psychology.
  • She works on any surfaces with all materials: paintings with paints, ink, oil, pastel. Interior painting. Permanent makeup and airbrushing.
  • For more than 4 years she has been teaching painting, graphics and composition to children and adults.
  • She taught the basics of drawing for pensioners as part of the Moscow Longevity program.
  • She runs her own painting studio.

Works by Yulianna

See what pictures
our students can now easily draw:

Reviews from our students

How do our students
use their sketches?
  • Admiring and increasing self-esteem
  • They post it on social networks and collect rave reviews
  • They give it to family and friends for any occasion.
  • Framed. They print it out like calendars. They use in the interior.
  • They draw paintings, postcards and illustrations to order and earn money on their favorite business

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How does the training take place?

Lifetime access to the course opens immediately after payment.
In your personal account, you will find video lessons, references and additional explanatory materials.
The lessons can be watched at any convenient time.
To start the lesson, you will need: a watercolor paper, a pencil, a kneaded eraser (or eraser), a brush, watercolors and a liner.
If you have a tariff with feedback, you will be able to ask your questions and receive feedback on your painting in the form of text and audio comments, notes on your drawing.

Participation options and cost:

Theory

No feedback

If you have basic artistic skills and are confident in your abilities

  • 25 step-by-step lessons
  • 20 bright sketches on the most popular topics. Botany. Food sketching. Fashion. Landscape. Architecture. Urban sketches: Portrait and people in full growth.
  • NEW! Machine translated subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Chinese, Indonesian
  • An opportunity to watch the analysis of other participants' paintings.
  • Unlimited access to the course materials

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200  $

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Practice

With feedback

If you are just starting to draw and need the support of a teacher

  • 25 step-by-step lessons
  • 20 bright sketches on the most popular topics. Botany. Food sketching. Fashion. Landscape. Architecture. Urban sketches: Portrait and people in full growth.
  • NEW! Machine translated subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Chinese, Indonesian
  • Unlimited access to the course materials
  • Checking your work by the school teacher and answering questions in the comments within 60 days of the start of the course
  • Teacher's response time is 48 hours (except Saturdays and Sundays)

0 $

250  $

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VIP

With feedback

If you have fallen in love with sketching and plan to develop in this technique, you have the opportunity to get the support of the teacher within your own paintings after completing the course

  • 25 step-by-step lessons
  • 20 bright sketches on the most popular topics. Botany. Food sketching. Fashion. Landscape. Architecture. Urban sketches: Portrait and people in full growth.
  • NEW! Machine translated subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Chinese, Indonesian
  • Unlimited access to the course materials
  • Checking your work by the school teacher and answering questions in the comments within 60 days of the start of the course
  • The teacher provides feedback within 48 hours (except Saturdays and Sundays)
  • Personal hourly online consultation with a teacher
  • Analysis of 5 of your paintings created after completing the course within 30 days from the date of completion of the final work

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500  $

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Frequently Asked Questions

I don't know how to draw at all. But the sketches are so beautiful. Should I take the course?

Of course. Our watercolor sketching course is designed specifically for the beginners. On the course, you will get acquainted with the basics of drawing and gradually, through practice in the process of drawing pictures of the course, you will get your hands on it and learn how to draw.

I can't do anything with a pencil. I want to draw as in the picture, and the line turns out to be curved. Will I be able to do the sketches?

Of course you will! This is a huge advantage of sketches: the perfection of the lines is not the main thing at all. In the course, you will receive exercises that will help you practice the skill of drawing with a pencil. While you practice, you can use ready-made pencil sketches — in the lesson, we analyze in detail how you can use them. Or take rulers, stencils or glasses as assistants.

How much do the materials I need to purchase to complete the course cost?

In the course, we analyze in detail what can be used and what is better to choose. Our student bought this set in the nearest stationery store:

  • Paper for watercolor A5 (you can use A4) in a folder, density from 200 g / m
  • The brush is synthetic.
  • White gel pen
  • Soft eraser.
  • Liner.

At first, I did the works with children's watercolors, I took them from my child.

Then I bought a professional watercolor Belye Nochi from Nevskaya Palette.

Is the course suitable for the children?

ДYes, children love to draw sketches. After all, there are no strict rules here. You can experiment with colors and shades. Detail with a liner as you want. Create to the fullest! Of course, if the child is very little, he will need your support.

After the course, will I be able to paint like a teacher?

The course will give you a great foundation. Plus, due to the fact that you will practice a lot with the teacher, in addition to the basics, you will begin to "see" the drawing in the landscapes, objects, and people around you. And, most importantly, you will understand how to draw it. As for the quality of work, it is important to understand that drawing, like any other skill, is developed over time. It's like cooking borscht or exercising abs – it takes practice and time.

What is the average age of students in the course?

from 25 to 65 years old.

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