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3.5 Hour Introductory Watercolour Workshop for Beginners Reviews

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This is a fun activity in Farringdon, London

Always wanted to try watercolour but found it hard to start on your own? This is the systematic foundation for those serious about learning authentic techniques.
This 3.5-hour workshop is a comprehensive deep dive, not just a simple trial. Led by an award-winning illustrator in a professional studio dedicated solely to watercolour, you will receive all the guidance needed to start your journey with confidence. You'll leave not only with a beautiful painting but with the skills to continue learning independently.
Many of our students progress directly from this foundational workshop into our advanced classes to create their own original art. See their incredible progress on our Instagram: @venchoartstudio.
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What we do Learn:
In this 3.5-hour art class in London, you will explore and learn professional watercolour techniques, including wet-on-wet, and dry-on-dry, using the highest quality painting materials available on the market. By the end of your first class, you will complete a full watercolor landscape painting.

Throughout the session, we'll guide you in recreating a painting, ensuring you grasp each step from sketching to inking, and ultimately to applying watercolour. We provide four landscape watercolour painting samples, allowing you to choose your preferred subject matter. Each sample focuses on specific techniques for practice.

Additionally, we'll show you how to select various watercolour tools from the art shop. This includes selecting suitable watercolor paper, mounting techniques, choosing pigments, and matching them with your brushes. We will also provide tips on using all the materials, so you don't need to prepare any tools in advance.

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The Material we use:
We believe that using the finest materials is the key to truly falling in love with watercolour. That's why we provide only the best for our students:

Paper: Arches 300g, 100% cotton paper, the world-standard for professionals.
Paints: Daniel Smith artist-grade paints, celebrated for their unparalleled vibrancy.
Brushes: Soft squirrel hair brushes for beautiful, fluid strokes.

Our Unique Preparation: To ensure a flawless painting experience, your paper is professionally wet-mounted by the instructor before you arrive. This crucial, time-consuming process prevents the paper from buckling, allowing you to paint with freedom on a perfectly flat surface.

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More of our students painting:
Our studio doors open every Saturday for both our foundational workshops for beginners and our advanced sessions. It is a dedicated day for creativity, learning, and community. To see the beautiful results and incredible progress of our students, we invite you to visit our Instagram gallery: @venchoartstudio

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Helen Maunder
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Really really great class! Lots of tips and tricks along with knowledge to try at home. Trust the process the results are fantastic! Teacher is clear, attentive and extremely experienced. Highly recommend!
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Posted 2 months ago
Great class! I have some experience with sketching, and I was looking for guidance on how to add watercolour to my drawings after struggling to try and teach myself for a while. Vencho was fantastic at explaining her techniques in a way that was easy to understand, and provided warm guidance throughout the session. The hospitality was also very welcoming and created a very comfortable space to learn and create. Thank you for a delightful afternoon!
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Posted 2 months ago
Bonita Theara
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Such an amazing class! We went through techniques, what materials to use and much more. It was such a friendly environment to learn in, I’m a total beginner but came home with a beautiful work of art as well as a wealth of insider knowledge which I’ll use going forward. It was a privilege to have so much time with a working artist
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Posted 4 months ago
Tomoe Matsusaka
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Very nice teacher, she gave us all the techniques and tips for watercolors. I really enjoyed and would love to take the class again! Thank you
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Posted 4 months ago
THis was a very instructive class, I paint in other mediums but had never had instructionin watercolour. In just 3 hours we were given all the skills we needed to create beautiful pictures: wet, dry, colour mixing and blending, ink sketching and use of brushes and pens, and types of paper to look out for. I now feel much more confident to tackle waterclolour painting on my own. The class was well prepared with materials, it was helpful to have a choice of paintings to copy so you could just concentrate on the techniques without worrying about content at this stage. This was a gift for my partner and we both had a great time, thank you!
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Posted 4 months ago
Yvonne Smith
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A brilliant class ! The teacher was excellent, I left feeling a real sense of achievement & very pleased with my work. Individual attention, encouragement & guidance after a group lesson ensured each student got the most out of the session. Highly recommend !
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Posted 4 months ago
This was a wonderful experience. The teacher was amazing, patient and so knowledgeable. Age by step guide with a great finished product at end . I’ll definitely return Joy
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Posted 4 months ago
Marta Targosz
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A true 'feel good' experience! Very talented, kind and knowledgeable tutor, letting me work independently and giving a helping hand when needed. Many useful tips on techniques as well as the materials and tools. Highly recommend, I am coming back with a bunch of friends!
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Posted 5 months ago