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Always wanted to paint animals with watercolour but have no idea where to start?

This fun and beginner-friendly crash course will take you from "what type of brush do I need?" to "holy crap, *I* painted that?!" - all in just 2 hours.

Teach me watercolour from SCRATCH

😩 WATERCOLOUR IS THE MOST DIFFICULT MEDIUM TO LEARN

HEARD THAT BEFORE?

The truth is - watercolour doesn't have to be hard or stressful to learn... it also doesn't have to take infinity years to master. You just need to know where to start.

That's where I come in! I've taken the long walk down Struggle Street for you, and packaged up the basics of watercolour in a 2 hour crash course so you can master watercolour wildlife sooner.

And look, it even has a cute acronym:

✨ [S]upplies: Understand the simple set of supplies you actually need (and skip the overwhelm)
✨ [C]olour Theory: Learn the essentials of mixing with primary colours and utilising colour schemes
✨ [R]ealism Tips: Discover THE most important element to creating realism
✨ [A]nimal Tips: Simple tricks for capturing proportions and colours, without getting lost in the details
✨ [T]echniques: Master must-know watercolour skills like water control, wet-on-wet, and textures
✨ [C]omposition: Arrange your subject so your painting feels balanced and eye-catching
✨ [H]oning: Add finishing details and highlights to bring your portraits to life

WHAT YOU'LL CREATE

By the end of the course, you’ll paint a sweet little robin in the snow — an adorable winter scene that ties together everything you’ve learned from the SCRATCH method. You’ll walk away with both a finished painting and the confidence to tackle your next wildlife subject on your own.

THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF:

🎨 You're a total beginner who wants a quick but structured way to start learning watercolour, without the fluff

🎨 You've dabbled in watercolour but keep getting stuck and lack confidence

🎨 Your attempts at wildlife portraits are falling flat and you're not sure how to bring them to life

HEY, I'M EMMA

I absolutely love animals and watercolour... but it took me YEARS to figure out how to paint them realistically on my own. There were countless times my confidence was knocked and I wanted to throw in the towel and stick to something easier like breakdancing.

But I pushed through the self-doubt and many "ugly" stages, developed a system to speed up the learning process, and now I've bundled up those hundreds of hours of figuring out things the hard way into Watercolour from SCRATCH, so that you can paint realistic watercolour animals in a matter of HOURS... not years.

LAUNCH SPECIAL - 50% OFF

$50 AUD

(~$33 USD). Regular price $99 AUD (~$65 USD)

  • Watercolour from SCRATCH - 90 mins
  • Robin painting tutorial - 30 mins
  • BONUS: 3.5+ hours of additional video content (related ad-free YouTube videos, Wild Colours mini-course, PLUS a 144-colour mixing tutorial not available in the free course)
  • Lifetime access
GET INSTANT ACCESS

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

FROM THE GROUND UP

THE SCRATCH METHOD

Never picked up a brush before? Perfect! The 90-minute SCRATCH method covers all the 'must-knows' of watercolour wildlife:

  • [S]upplies
  • [C]olour Theory
  • [R]ealism Tips
  • [A]nimal Tips
  • [T]echniques
  • [C]omposition
  • [H]oning
GIVE IT A GO

COMPLETE THE 
ROBIN PAINTING

Time to put those techniques to work, and create a sweet little robin in the snow!

  • 30 minute tutorial
  • Try your hand at colour mixing and utilising a colour scheme
  • Experiment with several watercolour painting techniques
  • Discover simple adjustments that create realism
  • Learn how to recover from mistakes (I dropped my brush onto the painting!)
GO BEYOND

BONUS: AD-FREE YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Ready to grow your knowledge even further? Dive into the SCRATCH methodology in more detail by accessing topical ad-free videos from my YouTube channel, located conveniently at the end of the course:

  • Watercolour supplies for beginners
  • Which 3 primary colours should you choose?
  • Pros and cons of a limited watercolour palette
  • How to mix neutral colours from bright primary colours
  • Using a colour wheel to find colour schemes for watercolour portraits
  • What is a split primary palette and colour temperature in watercolour?
BECOME A COLOUR MIXING PRO

BONUS: WILD COLOURS (+ more)

Also included in your student portal is my signature free course, Wild Colours, plus an added extra:

  • Turn 3 primary colours into a 12-colour wheel
  • Create a glazing chart and turn those 12 into 144
  • Colour mixing secrets
  • Tiger's eye tutorial (40 min)
  • BONUS: 144 colour mixing chart (not available in the free Wild Colours course)

FAQs

Watercolour from SCRATCH

  1. Watercolour from SCRATCH

    1. Welcome!
    2. [S]upplies
    3. [C]olour theory
    4. [R]ealism tips
    5. [A]nimal tips
    6. [T]echniques
    7. [C]omposition
    8. [H]oning

  2. Robin tutorial

    1. Robin tutorial
    2. Outro

  3. BONUS: Related ad-free YouTube videos

    1. Watercolour supplies for beginners
    2. Which 3 primary colours should you choose?
    3. Pros and cons of a limited watercolour palette
    4. How to mix neutral colours from bright primary watercolours
    5. Using a colour wheel to find colour schemes for watercolour portraits
    6. What is a split primary palette and colour temperature in watercolour?

  4. BONUS: Wild Colours mini-course

    1. Introduction
    2. Colour wheel
    3. Glazing chart
    4. Colour mixing secrets
    5. Tiger's eye

  5. BONUS: 144 colour mixing chart

    1. The Colour Chart Process (watch first!)
    2. Completing the colour charts

LAUNCH SPECIAL - 50% OFF

$50 AUD

(~$33 USD). Regular price $99 AUD (~$65 USD)

  • Watercolour from SCRATCH - 90 mins
  • Robin painting tutorial - 30 mins
  • BONUS: 3.5+ hours of additional video content (related ad-free YouTube videos, Wild Colours mini-course, PLUS a 144-colour mixing tutorial not available in the free course)
  • Lifetime access
GET INSTANT ACCESS