You’ve been treating watercolor like it’s going to break.
It’s not. And this course is going to prove it.
Watercolor One: Loose On Purpose is a beginner-to-intermediate watercolor course built around one idea — structure first, then let it go. No fussy techniques. No overworked finished paintings. Just the system, applied to water.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
How to read watercolor — water ratio, timing, wet vs. dry paper
How to use a brush as a drawing tool, not just a painting tool
The full Construct to Deconstruct progression system in watercolor
How to reserve whites and build from light to dark
Tonal vs. chromatic painting — two lanes, two completely different results
How to push past comfortable and make intentional messes that teach you more than careful paintings ever will
FROM THE LAB
Your video calmly prods you along from the construct to "capture the essence, knucklehead." That is the key for me. I now draw asking "what does it feel like" and make lines with expression not perfection. Eventually, the creative brain lights up and takes over because it likes repetition. The essence of the object is never lost in the process.
LARS WENTZEL · DECONSTRUCTION LAB STUDENT
Watercolor Deconstruction Lab: Loose On Purpose teaches the Construct to Deconstruct method applied to watercolor — structure first, then let it go. No fussy techniques. No overworked paintings. Just the system, applied to water.