Watercolor Workout: Intermediate Techniques

Take the fundamentals from Watercolor Workout: Beginner Foundations and start combining them in more complex paintings.

This course focuses on gravity, fusion, layering, light on form, negative space, wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry techniques, and drawing directly with the brush. You’ll work through chairs, simple buildings, landscapes, and architectural subjects while learning how to combine multiple watercolor ideas in a looser, more expressive way.

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Intermediate watercolor course

What You’ll Explore

  • Gravity and paint movement

  • Color fusion and layering

  • Light on form

  • Wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry techniques

  • Combining multiple watercolor approaches in one painting

  • Negative space painting

  • Drawing directly with the brush

  • Simplifying buildings and architectural subjects

  • Using watercolor characteristics to create looser results

  • Making more confident decisions as subjects become more complex

Projects & Subjects

The course moves from relatively simple subjects into more involved scenes, including:

  • Chair studies

  • Simple building studies

  • Landscape elements

  • Trees, land, and background shapes

  • Architectural compositions

  • Loose building demonstrations

Who It’s For

This course is best for watercolor artists who already understand the basics and want to start combining techniques with more confidence.

It’s designed as the natural follow-up to Watercolor Workout: Beginner Foundations.