Bundle:

'Watercolor Fundamentals' & 'Watercolor Transparent Flowers'

Over 25 hours of content to help you master your watercolor skills

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What are the benefits of getting the bundle?

Hi, I’m Olga Koelsch, and I’m thrilled to introduce you to a special bundle that brings together two of my most popular courses: Watercolor Fundamentals and How to Paint Watercolor Transparent Flowers.

This bundle is perfect for anyone who wants to master the art of watercolor painting, whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your skills. In Watercolor Fundamentals, we’ll cover everything you need to build a strong foundation—water control, brushstrokes, choosing the best painting tools, color theory, creating smooth gradients, and more. These are the essential techniques that every watercolor artist needs to succeed.

Once you’ve got the basics down, we’ll dive into the delicate and beautiful world of transparent flowers. In How to Paint Watercolor Transparent Flowers, you’ll learn how to layer transparent washes, blend colors seamlessly, and create lifelike, glowing flowers that truly stand out.

By combining these two courses, you’ll not only gain confidence in your watercolor skills but also discover how to create stunning, professional-quality artwork. This bundle offers a comprehensive journey that empowers you to explore your creativity with the right techniques and guidance.

I’m excited to guide you on this creative adventure. Enroll now, and let’s start painting together!

Hello,
I am Olga Koelsch!


​I'm a watercolor artist, book author, and educator based in Norway. My journey with watercolor began in 2016 with a simple set of paints. Within a year, I made significant progress in botanical illustration and participated in prestigious botanical exhibitions across the UK, USA, and Japan.

By 2018, I began experimenting with modern watercolor techniques, particularly focusing on transparency, which led to my first custom orders. Today, I'm a full-time artist, with my work featured and licensed globally, including collaborations with Hobby Lobby, Home Decor, Next, and Karen Millen.

As an educator, I've had the privilege of teaching students from around the world, sharing my passion for watercolor. In addition to my YouTube channel and my book, 'How to Paint Watercolor Transparent Flowers', I’ve developed a series of in-depth watercolor courses, which have received incredible feedback from my students. Your progress inspires me to develop easy-to-follow yet comprehensive classes that empower you to paint with confidence, offering a solid foundation of skills to support your creativity.

Hello,

I am Olga Koelsch!

​

I am a self-taught watercolor artist and graphic designer, based in Norway. I started in 2016 with a simple watercolor set. A year after starting my journey, I made progress in botanical illustrations and participated in botanical exhibitions in the UK, USA, and Japan.

In 2018 I started to experiment with modern watercolor and transparent techniques. Now I am a full-time artist and run shops on Etsy and Creative Market with my illustrations. Even robes with my floral designs were seen being worn by the cast members of 'The Real Housewives of Miami'! 

A year ago I started a YouTube channel to teach my watercolor techniques and it turned into a very supportive community. I am a mom of two kids and always looking for time-saving techniques and ideas. All of this inspired me to create my signature course where I could help everyone achieve their artistic confidence and at their own pace.

Course Projects

What My Students Say: 

¨This is the best lesson on color mixing, I learned so much. The color swatching brought it all together for me. I love your little book of colors for various flowers, what a handy resource. I think it will also be helpful when I want to recreate some of the colors. I am such a visual learner, this was excellent.¨

¨I want to thank you so much. You explain things in such detail, demonstrating patiently all the while. I am not a beginner but I am wishing I had someone like you to help me understand where I so often went wrong and why. Learning through making mistakes is valid but without understanding the fundamentals, e.g. the properties of paint, that method of learning will always bring frustration. Your work is stunning and I am very much enjoying this course.¨

¨This is not something that was ever addressed. Picking up paint and palette mixing and diluting. Leading to heavy use of pigment. I am glad to have gotten the bundle even though I thought I knew what I was doing... HMMMM. Thanks so much.¨

“Thank you very much for your excellent explanations and videos. With the explanations I have the confidence to paint and I would like to start painting right away.”

Course Content

 
 

The bundle contains 70+ videos, with over 25 hours of lessons, including more than 10 printable watercolor tracing sheets for you to practice! 

In the 'Watercolor Fundamentals' course:

  • Select the Right Materials: Choose the appropriate brushes, paper, and paints for your watercolor projects.
  • Plan Your Artwork: Develop a solid technical plan, including composition, layering, and color strategy.
  • Water Control: Effectively manage the moisture levels of your paper and brushes to achieve desired effects.
  • Master Even Washes and Gradients: Create smooth, even, or graded washes while controlling the softness of edges.
  • Explore a Variety of Watercolor Techniques: Try different methods like dry brush, wet-on-wet (both one-sided and two-sided), wet-on-dry, alla prima, and multilayered glazing.
  • Learn the basics of Color Theory: understand the basics of color main characteristics like hue, value, saturation, and color harmony. learn how to mix colors without making them dirty, work with limited palette based on your own available paints, assemble your cost-saving but efficient palette

Analyze and Correct Mistakes: Identify, correct, and learn from common technical errors to continuously improve your skills and start to earn as an artist.

In the 'Watercolor Transparent Flowers' course:

We'll start with a short introduction to watercolor, the tools you need, tips and tricks of transparent technique, how to understand and draw the inner structure of a flower, and how to work with your photo references to emphasize transparency.

We will focus most of our attention on painting actual artworks. The classes are organized from easy to more complex projects, so it will be comfortable for you to master this watercolor technique and, as a result, create a beautiful picture after each lesson!  

At the end of the course, I will tell you my 5 favorite places where you could sell your artwork and start to earn as an artist.

Course Outlines:

Watercolor Fundamentals

Module 1 -
Materials:

  • Watercolor Paper
  • Watercolor paints - components and basic care
  • Basic steps with painting
  • Palettes
  • Watercolor paints. Main features
  • Watercolor Pigments
  • Pans vs tubes
  • Watercolor Brushes
  • Practice. Peony with filbert brush
  • How to prepare your paper
  • How to flatten buckled paper

Module 2 -
Washes and brushstrokes:

  • Thickness of watercolor layer
  • Washes. Organic shapes
  • Washes. 1 color
  • Washes. Multicolor
  • Edges of washes
  • Practice. Complex Washes. Monstera Leaf
  • Lights and shadows - introduction
  • Washes with volume
  • Interaction of water
  • Water control. Basics
  • Brushstrokes techniques
  • Practice. Quick sketch of Lavender bouquet
  • Practice. Painting a sea landscape

Module 3 - 
Main watercolor techniques:

  • Map of watercolor possibilities
  • Wet-on-wet Technique. Drills
  • Practice. Clouds. 
  • Alla prima technique. Practice. Abstract Poppy
  • Layered Technique. Introduction.
  • Layered Technique. Drills. Transparent flower
  • Practice of layered technique. Foggy mountains
  • Practice of textures. Snowy mountains

Module 4 - Introduction to Color Theory:

  • Color Coordinates
  • Color wheel
  • Complimentary Colors
  • Complimentary Colors. Examples
  • Desaturated colors
  • Desaturated Colors. Examples
  • Color Harmonies
  • Value Contrast
  • Color coordinates. Exercises
  • Perfect contrasts
  • Practice. Dramatic Landscape
  • Final Work. Summer field

Watercolor Transparent Flowers

Module 1 -
Introduction: 

  • Welcome!
  • Tools and Materials
  • Where to get transparent references
  • How to trace outlines and drawings

Module 2 -
Basic Techniques:

  • Colors and contrasts for transparent painting
  • Mixing Colors
  • Basic transparent technique

Module 3 - 
Painting Transparent Flowers:

  • Transparent Calla
  • Transparent Tulip
  • Eucalyptus Leaves
  • Icelandic Poppies
  • Transparent Vintage Lily
  • Transparent Dog Rose
  • Transparent Iris 
  • Transparent Magnolia
  • Transparent Rose
  • Transparent Strelizia

Module 4 -
Next Steps:

  • Copyright Advice
  • Where to sell your artworks
  • Final Thoughts
  • BONUS: Webinar recordings

How the courses look like

 

In this video, I want to show you what the courses and their lessons are like. I recommend watching the sessions in order, as the courses offers a sequential and logical learning path. Remember that you can always go back and watch the lessons as many times as you need.

All videos are in FULL HD, and you can adjust the speed, sound and quality.

Students' artwork

Questions You May Have