How to Illustrate Any Topic: A Watercolor Guide For Beginners

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Do you look at other artists and think “Wow! I could never do that!”

The art you see around you can be intimidating. But it shouldn’t! Because when it comes to art everyone is on their own lane and there is really no reason to compare. 

You can have art in your life just for fun or as a way to relax or to document your daily life. And you don’t have to meet any expectations. You do you, my friend. =) 

And when it comes to drawing or painting something, for your sketch journal or any other reason, there is more than one way to illustrate a topic. WAY MORE!

In this class I’ll teach you how to illustrate any topic. But what does that mean?

Here is my recipe for success!

1- Simplify your subject! The Pantheon or a bus ticket could be a reminder of Rome. There are a million ways to represent a topic and the closer you look, the simpler it gets. 

2- Find your strengths! What are you good at drawing? Buildings or faces? Trees or flowers? We will find yours and use them!

3- Avoid your weaknesses! If you are not good at drawing people’s faces, it’s OK not to. Or buildings. Or trees! This is not being a coward or lazy. This is being smart!

You’ll see how an ancient building, a store front, a slice of pizza or a bus ticket can all be a way to illustrate the same topic. And by doing this you’ll be able to keep yourself going and get better and better and better. After a while you’ll notice that your weaknesses are not your weaknesses anymore. 

In the second part of the class I've included a series of tips and tricks to give you the confidence to start illustrating:

• Looking vs Seeing: What is the difference?


• Simple Shapes: How can we break down a complicated scene?


• Perspective: Do we need it?


• Composition: What is it good for?


• Line Drawing: Carefree and gorgeous!


• Watercolors: All my tips and tricks and then some. 

Join me and after this class you’ll be able to illustrate any topic. Are you in?