Cockerel: A Free-Flow Watercolour Masterclass with Jane Davies

Learn a simple, loose watercolor technique with this fun cockerel painting class! This course is perfect for both beginners and those looking to enhance their watercolor skills. We'll explore a wet-on-wet technique to create flowing, expressive artwork.

Here's what you'll discover:

• Paper tilting: Master how to tilt your watercolor paper to encourage beautiful paint flow and create organic effects.
• Sectioning and softening: Learn to define areas and create soft transitions with watercolor.
• Bold brushstrokes: Discover how to use confident brushstrokes to achieve texture, like the cockerel's tail feathers.
• Layering and Washes: Understand how to build depth and richness by applying multiple layers and washes of color.
• Simple Eye Technique: Learn a straightforward method for painting realistic watercolor eyes.

This class will guide you step-by-step through painting a charming cockerel, boosting your watercolor confidence and inspiring you to incorporate these free-flowing watercolor techniques into your future projects.

Perfect for:

• Beginner watercolor artists
• Artists wanting to improve their loose watercolor style
• Anyone seeking a relaxing and enjoyable way to explore watercolor painting.

What people are saying:

"That’s the shortest and best class on Skillshare!"
"Jane has immediately become my favourite SkillShare teacher! Her unique style and explanations of how and why are fantastic!"
"A very enjoyable way to begin to learn the fun and skill of watercolour"
"Thank you sooooo much! I've been waiting for your class to start. I'm thrilled. Love you’re easy to follow style. As a beginner, it means a lot to me to be able to follow the lesson well. Looking forward to the next one."
"Hello Jane, I viewed your lessons fully and will rewatch and paint. I see where wet in wet can be an enhanced feature for illustration. Listening with my headphones and the chirping bird in the background was a lovely feature :). I have a Samsung tablet and the resolution and sound is really beautiful for your lessons."
"This class exceeded my expectations! Wow, congratulations Jane!! Just watching this through... I just LOVE trees, they are my enduring love, so I may take some time out from surface pattern designing to just relax and watch the paint flow where it wants! Love DS watercolours too, so I'll have a rummage about, see if I have some granulating ones too. Thank You! Lovely bright, cheery class :O)"
"I already adore Jane's work and this class couldn't be different. She has magical hands to bring beautiful images to life in watercolour, and this beginner's exercise is a great way to get rid of our fear to work with this medium. I had so much joy, it was relaxing and I got confident of using paint on wet without that feeling that "I'm gonna ruin everything." "

(Music by Audionautix.com)