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5 star rating

fun and practical

Carole Smith

I feel Michele is the best teacher out there; she provides clear instructions at each step. There is nothing mysterious about the process, so it makes my att...

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I feel Michele is the best teacher out there; she provides clear instructions at each step. There is nothing mysterious about the process, so it makes my attempts more enjoyable, even with the inevitable mistakes! I certainly enjoyed doing the painting, learnt a lot!

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5 star rating

Excellent instruction!

Stephanie Hardy

Wonderful teaching, I very much enjoyed this class.

Wonderful teaching, I very much enjoyed this class.

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5 star rating

Fun and useful

Susan Buckley

Mini landscapes, maximum value

Mini landscapes, maximum value

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Lifetime access

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

Course Tester Michelle Wilson

(Mildenhall, Suffolk, UK)

Before this course I would have mixed colours, but it was trial and error. Now I can see how just three well chosen colours can create such a beautiful work of art. It has given me more confidence to mix colours on the paper and not to worry as the colour changes from bright to dark. yes my skills have improved I found this course has given me new tools for my toolbox. Patience is definitely a new skill I have learned, before this course I would have kept painting until I had finished. Following Michele’s guidance, I found stopping to let my work dry completely and then coming back to it really did add so much to the finished painting. The colours kept their bright crisp look and the overall painting felt like it had an extra dimension to it. Mixing on the paper, seeing Michele demonstrate how to build up the mixes of colour on the paper is something I will definitely use in future paintings.

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

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 150K subscribers, with videos viewed over eight 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 Colleen McChesney

(Etta, Mississippi, USA )

Yes I would recommend this course because it builds up skills of color mixing with a very limited palette of colors. It’s very simple with composition but builds blending skills of paint & edges, and how to layer textures for trees. It’s simple enough for a beginner to gain confidence & still challenging enough for the intermediate or experienced artist to refresh their basic skills by building up speed with blending & color mixing. Michele has such a wonderful way of explaining verbally and showing by her example of how to do this painting with techniques and tips for building an artist’s success.

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

    • Copy of Recomended Art Materials and Helpful Information
  • 4

    Source Photograph

    • Source Photograph - Simple 3 Color Landscape
  • 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

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.