Botanical Watercolor Masterclass

A self-paced course for absolute beginners who want to paint flowers with confidence. No drawing experience and no fancy supplies required.

$89 Start painting

What you'll learn

  • Mix clean, glowing greens and petal tones from a simple six-color palette instead of muddy guesses.
  • Control water and pigment so your washes stay smooth, soft, and free of harsh blooms.
  • Build a flower layer by layer, knowing exactly when to add depth and when to let the paper breathe.
  • Finish a framed floral painting you're proud to hang on the wall or give as a gift.

Curriculum

Module 1 — Setting Up and Your First Washes
  • Supplies that matter (and the ones you can skip) 45 min
  • Understanding water-to-paint ratio: the single biggest skill 60 min
  • Flat washes, graded washes, and wet-on-wet bleeds 50 min
  • Practice: a swatch sheet of greens and petal tones 90 min
Module 2 — Leaves, Stems, and Single Petals
  • Painting a believable leaf with light and shadow 55 min
  • Loose stems and the soft edges that sell them 50 min
  • Layering a single petal from pale to rich 45 min
Module 3 — Your Finished Floral Painting
  • Sketching a loose flower shape without overthinking it 60 min
  • Building the bloom: glazing and adding depth 50 min
  • Common fixes: blooms, muddy color, and over-blending 45 min
  • Project: paint and frame your finished floral 90 min

Your instructor

Marisol Vega

Working botanical illustrator, 14 years painting flowers in watercolor

Marisol spent eight years illustrating botanical plates for **Kew-adjacent garden journals** and seed catalogs, where she learned to capture a flower's shape and light with just a few honest washes. Before that she taught beginner watercolor at a community art studio, discovering how much faster students improve when the supply list is short and the steps are clear. She now sells original florals through galleries and teaches this masterclass to first-time painters around the world.

What students say

  • "I'd never held a brush before. By the end of Module 2 I painted a leaf that actually looked like a leaf. My washes finally stopped turning to mud."

    Hannah Brooks, Beginner, painted her first flower

  • "Marisol's lesson on water-to-paint ratio fixed the one thing I'd struggled with for a year. Worth it for that alone."

    Daniel Reyes, Hobby painter, returning beginner

  • "Calm, clear, and never rushed. The practice sheets made me apply each idea before moving on, and my framed rose is now on my wall."

    Aiko Tanaka, First-time watercolorist

Common questions

What is the course format?

Eleven self-paced video lessons you can watch anytime, plus downloadable practice sheets and a private student community. Go at your own speed and rewatch any lesson as often as you like.

How much time do I need?

Plan for about 3 hours per module: roughly an hour of watching and two hours of painting along. Most students say the painting practice is where everything finally clicks.

What is the refund policy?

Full refund within 14 days of purchase if you've watched fewer than three lessons. After that, no refunds — but you keep lifetime access to every lesson and practice sheet.

Ready to paint your first flower?

Enroll today and start with Module 1 right away. Lifetime access, paint at your own pace, on any device.

$89 — one-time payment

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