The Intro Course
A beginners guide to contemporary botanical watercolour with Natalie Martin
Let me show you what watercolour is all about. We keep it fun, bright and contemporary. I guide you through a series of step-by-step exercises working towards a stunning final botanical painting.
The Intro Course
A beginners guide to contemporary botanical watercolour with Natalie Martin
Let me show you what watercolour is all about. We keep it fun, bright and contemporary. I guide you through a series of step-by-step exercises working towards a stunning final botanical painting.
Hello and welcome! My name is Natalie Martin, I'm an Australian watercolour artist that simply loves sharing my experience and knowledge.
Where else do you start but at the beginning? In this course I endeavour to make watercolour accessible, affordable and (most importantly) fun! We start at square one and gently progress through techniques and skills to build up your confidence before creating a final botanically inspired piece. We'll look at getting the paint moving fluidly on the page, how to hold your brush, manage water control, swirl and twirl that brush like a pro, relax into the process and so much more.
9 videos shot in High Definition with an overall run time of 90 minutes.
This course is self-paced and you receive instant access once checkout is completed. The beauty of this style online course is that you can work at your own pace, pause and practice before proceeding onto the next stages. You are welcome to watch and rewatch the course as many times as you like.
• A whole lotta fundamental watercolour skills
• An understanding of watercolour as a medium and other necessary (and unnecessary) materials
• A final project - a botanical watercolour painting
• Courage to take on your own watercolour paintings
• Comprehensive 51 page Course E-Book loaded with extra tips and extension projects.
• Materials List
• Reference Images
I've got a whole video in Welcome to Watercolour dedicated to materials (I do LOVE talking about art supplies), however here are some suggestions so you can get the ball rolling right away. Some of you may have dabbled in a little bit of watercolour before - work with what you've got. You can always build from there. I'm not someone that insists on you having the best-of-the-best from the very beginning, this is something we can work on as you develop your new hobby. If you're starting from scratch, I've got a suggestion for you too! Enter my Beginners Watercolour Painting Kit.
I have tried to keep the supplies required to a minimum so it's more about the painting than the supplies! I go into detail about the pros and cons of various materials in the second video of the course. Here's a list of your basics to get you started though:
• Watercolour paints
• Round brushes - size 10 or 12 and 4 or 6
• Watercolour paper
• Pencil and eraser
• Two water jars
• Palette (an old plate will do)
• Paper towel or a rag
• Surface to work on
• Computer, tablet or phone
The perfect beginners starter pack. The Welcome to Watercolour Online Course + Beginners Painting Kit bundle saves you $19 and has everything you need to get started.
The Beginners Painting Kit includes a 24 colour set of Micador Brilliant Watercolours, set of 3 brushes, a pad of A4 watercolour paper, pencil and eraser. Just add water!
Choose your preferred enrolment below, whether you want the online course alone or to bundle it with a Beginners Painting Kit. Enrolment is instant once you have completed the checkout process (woohoo!) My online school is through a website called Teachable and this is how you will view your online course. PLEASE NOTE: Your Teachable account will be automatically created with the email used at the checkout. A link will then be sent to your email to complete your Teachable account and gain access to your course.
Ready to get stuck in? Welcome to Watercolour is waiting for you, simply enrol now and you'll be painting in no time. Watch on your laptop, phone or tablet.
Want to gift Welcome to Watercolour? We'd be delighted. A simple E-Gift card is the easiest way to go. Simply click the button below to get started.
The perfect beginners starter pack. The Welcome to Watercolour Online Course + Beginners Painting Kit bundle saves you $19 and has everything you need to get started.
If you choose to Gift The Online Course Bundle (great choice btw!) everything is arrives in the box including a code for the recipient to redeem their course.
*The course is also available on Skillshare (a subscription based platform). There you will find the whole Welcome to Watercolour course, as well as many other courses across other disciplines! You can subscribe to Skillshare and pay an annual subscription to access the entire library of Skillshare online courses. You will only have access to the course while you have a Skillshare subscription.
I would be delighted for you to gift this course. Due to the way the enrolment process works, please ensure you click on the 'Gift the Bundle' button. This will ensure the recipient receives everything they need in their Painting Kit including enrolment details.
If you'd like to gift just the online course, we recommend you purchase a Natalie Martin E-Gift Card that the recipient can then redeem for the course. Select the $59 E-Gift card and add a personalised message before you send!
The online course didn't meet your expectations? You are entitled to a full refund within 30 days of the initial payment for course. This includes any courses purchased through nataliemartin.com.au. It does not include Skillshare memberships.
I endeavour to make the enrolment process as simple as possible but yep, sometimes technical issues occur. You can get support a number of ways. First port of call is the Student Hub, the Frequently Asked Questions list all the most common requests. You can also contact us on the Live Chat via this website or shoot me an email.
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