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In Flow - watercolor painting course
learn watercolor painting online with Åsa Sjölander
Under the guidance of watercolor artist Åsa Sjölander, you will learn how to confidently use the fluidity of watercolors to create stunning abstract art. Beginners and intermediates are welcome to this self-study course.
🇬🇧 This course is in english.
🇸🇪 For course in swedish, please CLICK HERE
"So fun"
Katarina Netscher
"I can really recommend this course if you’re a beginner."
Gunilla Gadd
If you want to:
- use watercolors to express yourself
- create your own art
- have fun and enjoy the process
then this course is for YOU
Invite curiosity and relaxation to your art process
Watercolor has its own will. Trying to work against that is a recipe frustration and stress. The secret lies in getting to know how it operates and then work WITH it.
Let the fluidity and flow of the water guide the pigment to where it should be. That means surrendering to the powers of the watercolor medium. Let go of realism and the boxed thinking about how things “should be.”
I have tutored over 1000 students on how to let go of perfectionism and let the water’s flow show the way. Now it’s your turn.
Atmospheric landscapes
Loose flowers
Waterfall
That feeling when you JUST KNOW that your painting will be awesome. THAT is the feeling I want to give you in this course 💛
Online course Starting 29/4
- Online
- Video tutorials and written step by step-instructions
- Classes released over 5 weeks
- 1 Live Q&A session 19/5
- Personal feedback included
- No time limit, course is yours forever
5 week self study online course
This course is built on recorded video tutorials that you can watch at any time after they are released.
The course is divided into five modules that are released over five weeks. Each module will lead into a finish painting.
I will lead you through the planning process, how to choose colors and create an interesting composition for the painting.
But the most important part of each project is the different abstract techniques that I will teach you. Techniques that you can later combine in you own ways to create your own style.
Creating tears with granulating paint
Poppies
Color Theory
Included in the course:
Beginner-friendly course with a focus on technical skills
This course includes thorough walkthroughs of the loose techniques I use daily to create paintings with life and atmosphere. The course also includes lessons in color theory and basic composition so that you can become independent and create your own personal art.
Practical classes included:
- Flowy landscapes (similar to the one in the workshop)
- Waterfall
- Northern lights
- Loose flowers
- Other objects in loose technique: vases, fruit
Theoretical classes:
- Material knowledge
- Color theory
- Composition
- About granulating colors
✅ Who this course is for:
- Painting is your passion and you are eager to explore what watercolors can give you
- You are dedicated to your new hobby
- Can't wait to get your hands on all my painting secrets
- You have self discipline and enjoy studying when it suits your schedule
🔴 Who the course is not for:
- You're not sure if watercolor painting is for you
- You think it's too expensive (you should go for something smaller to begin with)
- You don't trust yourself on completing the course
- You expect to become an expert on painting just by watching the videos
Course starts 29/4
Schedule
Wed 29/4 - course starts
You will receive an email notification from me the same day the first lessons become available at 12 CET. You can access the lessons and watch them at your own pace, whenever you want after they are released.
Wed 6/5, 13/5, 20/5 & 27/5
New classes are released every wednesday at 12.00 CET
19/5 Live painting session and Q&A
We meet to paint and talk together. Choose whether you want to join at 10:30-12 or 18-19:30 CET, it's the same class.
You need to download Zoom (free program) in advance and I will send out information about it the week before.
Live painting session and Q&A 19/5
Painting session 19/5
This Tuesday you have the chance to join me and the other participants Live over Zoom. We meet to paint together, I answer questions and we exchange experiences.
I will send out information a week before about how to join. You need to download the free Zoom app to be able to join.
Choose to join during the day 10.30-12.00 or 18.00-19.30 CET I will upload a recording of the Q&A session in the course afterwards.
+ 1000 students have taken my courses in the past
Materials you need
Watercolor Paper
You will need a sturdy surface when painting with a lot of water. Here are a few options:
1. Paper in pad
Buy paper in pads that are glued on all four sides. The advantage is that you don't have to stretch it yourself. The disadvantage is that it gets a little wavy when you paint when you paint but that goes away when the paper dries.
2. Heavy paper
Buy heavy paper (640gr/m2). The advantage is that it stays stable without you having to stretch it. The disadvantage is that it is expensive. I often use 425gr that is something in between but it is difficult to use for larger paintings because it becomes soft when wet and is difficult to wiggle back and forth.
3. Stretching
If you buy paper in loose sheets of 300gr/m2, you can stretch the paper in advance on a wooden board. This is my favourite method but it requires a little work. You can stretch the paper several days in advance.
You will need:
1. Gummed tape (brown, at least 4 cm wide ) and
2. plywood/wooden board/mdf (glass or plastic will not work)
If you don't know how to stretch paper with gummed tape, you can watch the instructional video HERE.
Suggested brands: Saunders Waterford, Arches, Bockingford (Some by Fabriano, Hahnemuhle - look for 100% cotton).
Watercolor paint in a tube
I use watercolor paints in a tube, mine are from Winsor & Newton professional. Choose either artist quality or studio quality from a brand that also makes artist quality paint. Good brands are, for example: Winsor & Newton, Daniel Smith or Schmincke. I recommend tube paints rather than pans because you can work with a wider range of consistencies.
Colors
If you already have colors, you can experiment with all of them. But if you haven't bought any yet, the following colors are fun to work with in fluid technique:
Alizarin Crimson - red
Quinacridone Violet - purple
Green Gold - yellow-green
Prussian Blue - blue
Paynes Grey - gray-black
Yellow Ochre - yellow
❣️One color is specific for this course. That is the Lunar Black from Daniel Smith. It is a heavily granulating paint that we will use for granulating waterfalls.
Other painting materials I use
Containers of water (I use two)
Towel or other absorbent surface
Household paper or similar
Spray bottle filled with water
Painting knife, palette knife or discarded bank card/plastic card
Wide brush (ca 4 cm wide)
Round brushes in different sizes. I like mine from Winsor & Newton professional sable pointed round nr 3 and 7.
How it works
Access to the course
You get access to the course by creating a user here on the website and paying with card or Paypal. The course is yours forever and you can watch the lessons as many times as you want at your own pace after they are released.
On the phone
Log in to the course via phone, computer or tablet. Download the Zenler app to access the app directly.
Video tutorials
Each lesson consists of a video walkthrough where I show you step by step how to use these fluid techniques. I am always available at info@akvarellutbildning.se if you need help.
Meet Åsa
At 26 I was diagnosed with depression and realized I had to make a change in my life. (I was later diagnosed with autism and adhd).
Looking back, I now realize that I was very young but at the time I felt like I was ready to retire. I was tired, didn’t want to go out and at the same time I was SO bored.
Then one day someone asked me: “What did you enjoy doing as a kid?” My answer was: Draw and paint - I loved it! And just like that I knew what I had to do.
I bought my first brush and paints and the rest is history. Today, 10 years later, I have created +200 painting tutorials teaching others this wonderful hobby of watercolor painting. I have tutored +1000 students on how to let go of perfectionism and let the flowing water show the way. Now it's your turn 💛
🇬🇧 This course is in english
🇸🇪 For course in swedish, please CLICK HERE
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Laurin Bellg
Art Whisperer
I’m trilled about this course. I told my husband that Asa is my art whisperer—inviting me into the calm, showing me how to slow down and just breath into a creative space, but above all, empowering me to release my own artistic capability. I get the feeling she wants us all to win!
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