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5 star rating

Great for teaching how to create different greens.

Marilyn Beeby

I loved this course. Michele explains in detail each step, giving alternatives to help you make it your own. It's broken down into segments and that helped ...

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I loved this course. Michele explains in detail each step, giving alternatives to help you make it your own. It's broken down into segments and that helped me from becoming overwhelmed. Each colour mix is demonstrated as the painting progresses, which was very helpful. It's like having a personal tutor in your home.

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5 star rating

Beautiful topic with Thourogh Instructions

Alice Skehan

Michelle was a great teacher and provided tips on mixing colors to match the reference photo, demo of actual painting and tips for achieve the results

Michelle was a great teacher and provided tips on mixing colors to match the reference photo, demo of actual painting and tips for achieve the results

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5 star rating

Perfect

Kim Oanh Dao

Perfect

Perfect

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Lifetime access

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

Who is the course for?

  • Confident beginners

  • Intermediate painters who would benefit from following along

  • Those wanting a single complete project

  • Anyone who loves garden subjects!

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

Colleen McChesney

(Etta, Mississipi)

Colleen's posts in the student's facebook group (with kind permission!) Step 1: Well I’m done sketching the Garden Buddha for now. Will double check for errors (like the eye too large) in the morning. Step 2: Mixing up the gray from 3 primaries is interesting. Definitely glad I mixed up a ton. Enjoying this course so far! Step 3: Waiting patiently for the background to dry completely before putting on the masking fluid. Decided to go bold with my background.Definitely enjoying this course! Step 4: This was definitely a fun course for me. Thanks Michele for making painting a joy to do!

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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

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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.

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

    • Accompanying PDF with Materials List
  • 4

    Source Photograph

    • Source photo garden buddha
  • 5

    Garden Buddha Part 1

    • Garden Buddha Part 1
  • 6

    Garden Buddha Part 2

    • Garden Buddha Part 2
  • 7

    Garden Buddha Part 3

    • Garden Buddha Part 3
  • 8

    Garden Buddha Part 4

    • Garden Buddha Part 4
  • 9

    Garden Buddha Part 2

    • Garden Buddha Part 2