In this class, you learned foundational watercolor techniques while creating beautiful, fall-inspired greeting cards. With rich autumn colors and seasonal motifs, you practiced blending, layering, and applying wet-on-wet techniques to bring the charm of fall to life on paper.

Key Takeaways and Next Steps:

Basic Watercolor Techniques:

You practiced essential techniques such as blending, layering, and wet-on-wet application. Continue experimenting with these methods to improve your control over color flow and texture.

Fall-Themed Designs:

Your cards featured seasonal elements like leaves, pumpkins, and warm autumn tones. Try expanding your designs with more complex fall motifs, such as acorns or woodland scenes.

Personalized Greeting Cards:

You created unique, handmade cards that can be shared with loved ones or displayed as seasonal art. Consider experimenting with other themes or creating a larger set of cards for various occasions.

A Link to a quick demo of today’s artwork on You Tube.

Please reach out to customer service if you are having any issues with the video. (This demo was created just for our learners in today’s class. Please do not share this link. Thank you.)

Links to products I like to use or have used that are good products:

***If you are just starting your watercolor journey, these are the products I would suggest:

Paint:

Paper: (140lbs or 300g)

Brush Recommendations:

Brushes: Here is a link to the Artsmith watercolor brushes from Amazon (This one has some nice flat brushes as well)
Here is a similar set at Joann’s (They are cheaper at JoAnn’s but are only the rounds)
Good watercolor brush set on Amazon Prime
Here is the brush pack that was recommended by a learner (Crafter’s Choice from Blick)
Here’s a wonderful place to buy brushes (Blick.com)