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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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Sarah Roberts
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I was looking for a class where I would get to learn the basic techniques of watercolours and this class outdid my expectations. We were taught a lot about the different materials, steps to producing a painting etc. We were given a choice of different things to paint and lots of guidance throughout. I found it very calming and it wasn’t time pressured like some classes! We also had our final picture mounted which was a lovely touch. Would definitely recommend this class to people starting out.
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Posted 5 months ago
We learnt so much and had a great time doing it. Well structured and well taught, thank you!
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Posted 5 months ago
Ginevra Ghezzi
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The teacher is lovely, very clear explanations, peaceful environment! It was an amazing way to start the weekend and I feel she gave me enough explanation to try something on my own at home!
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Posted 7 months ago
I’m a true beginner at watercolour painting and I must say, after this class I feel inspired and confident to keep at it. Vencho was encouraging, helpful and patient. I love my final work. I came on my own and felt right at ease. Would also be good to do with a friend. Thanks, I loved the class.
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Posted 7 months ago
Eleanor Jarvis
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I went with my mum and sisters to Vencho's beginner watercolour class today, and we all had a wonderful time. Vencho is a knowledgeable and patient teacher, and we learned a lot of techniques in the session. We were all happy with what we were able to achieve and our Vencho mounted our pictures on the day, which was a lovely touch. The materials were excellent, and Vencho gave us a lot of advice on how to select the essential art supplies to get started with watercolour at home (as well as keeping us well hydrated with lots of lovely tea). The studio is in a good location, and was easy to get to. I would highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to get started with watercolour. Thanks, Vencho!
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Posted 9 months ago
Excellent class ,friendly atmosphere. I learned alot and produced a lovely piece of art
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Posted 9 months ago
Nicholas Lidwell
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Good goof good
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Posted 10 months ago