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Melody Crites

This was helpful for the beginner. Easy to follow. An excellent resource! Thank you Michele!

This was helpful for the beginner. Easy to follow. An excellent resource! Thank you Michele!

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Complete at your own speed and re-visit as often as you like...

Course Tester Amanda Smith

(Welland, Ontario, Canada)

It was well paced with a friendly approach, and very good practice in shading, lifting and colour mixing. I found the shading challenging, but as I worked my way around the painting it improved. I think I will improve more with more practising both of these. I need to work more on my drawing skills (I traced this with my light board because it was quite a complicated picture), but I figured, one thing at a time, and right now I’m enjoying the actual painting more. [This course] proves that if I put enough time and effort into it, I can improve!

Who is the course for?

  • Complete beginners

  • Intermediate painters who would benefit from following along

  • Those wanting a single complete project

  • Artists who have had a break and lost confidence

Meet your tutor! Over 9 million people have viewed Michele's painting and drawing tutorials on YouTube!

Michele has over 25 years experience teaching painting and drawing in the UK and Europe. She has taught thousands of students at hundreds of venues. She is a published commercial illustrator, exhibition curator, and has given lectures and demonstrations to art clubs, societies and on radio. Her tutorials have been published in magazines and seen on Sky TV. Her YouTube channel has over 165K subscribers, with videos viewed over nine million times.

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Course includes:

  • Lifetime access, view content as many times as you like

  • Email support and a dedicated Facebook group for students

  • Downloadable PDF Materials/Resources Guide

  • Full step-by-step video tutorials approx 1-2 hours total

  • Full drawing and painting techniques

  • Color 'swaps' so you can use the colors you have

  • Downloadable source photo for printing

Course Tester Brigitte Fiedler de Amparan

(St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK)

I think I will be more confident to use bolder shapes and colours. Also, as the tutorial was in separate parts, it showed me that taking a break at a sensible stage in the painting process can be very beneficial. I also made the decision not to use the watercolour pencils which showed that I was confident enough to go my own way during the tutorial. I thought it was a great idea to sketch only part of the drawing at a time and I will definitely continue doing this. I combined this with the grid method I used to place the centres of the flowers.

Ready to get started?

Just click the blue button, create an account and you're in!

What you will learn:

  • The basic materials needed for a complete painting/project

  • Alternative colors if you don't have the same ones

  • How to draw the subject step by step

  • Painting techniques needed for this project

  • Layout and composition

  • Everything you need to take the project to completion step by step

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course Introduction

  • 2

    Thinkific Course Access and Log in Guide

    • Access and Log in Guide (IMPORTANT! Download and save it to your PC - I get more emails about log in issues than anything else, this will get you back into your course!)
  • 3

    Recommended Art Materials and Helpful Information

    • Recommended Art Materials and Helpful Information
  • 4

    Source Photograph

    • Source Photograph - Bright Chrysanthemums

  • 5

    Video Tutorial Part 1

    • Video Tutorial Part 1
  • 6

    Video Tutorial Part 2

    • Video Tutorial Part 2
  • 7

    Video Tutorial Part 3

    • Video Tutorial Part 3
  • 8

    Video Tutorial Part 4

    • Video Tutorial Part 4

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FAQ

  • What other support will I get?

    In addition to email access to Michele, there is a dedicated Facebook group, just for students of Michele’s Thinkific courses, where you can compare results and get advice alongside other students. If you have any access or log in issues or trouble understanding how to navigate the site you can also find another copy of the PDF access guide pinned to the top of the Facebook group - it will make everything clear. If you don't use Facebook just email Michele, there's a form on her website.

  • How long will I have access to the course for?

    After you register for the course you have lifetime access, you can take the course at your leisure and re-visit it any time you like. Plus you will automatically have access to any additional content or upgrades that are added at a later date.

  • Will I get a ton of email spam now?

    Michele sends out an email newsletter approx once a week with new free and paid products, helpful advice and links to her latest YouTube videos. There are also pre-sale offers that only subscribers get when she launches new courses. We would love you to stay subscribed, but if you don't like the newsletter just scroll to the bottom of it and click 'unsubscribe' you will immediately be removed from the mailing list.

  • What materials will I need to buy?

    If you already have paper, paint and brushes you may not need to buy anything. Each tutorial is designed to be as flexible as possible and does not insist you have exact colors and brands. However, there's a downloadable PDF with tons of advice and links to suggested materials so you can choose what to buy if you don’t have anything. Plus there's a handy list of 'color swaps' to show you alternative colors you can use.