Course curriculum

    1. Sample Video of the Course

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    2. Art Supplies List

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    3. Resources for Finding & Preserving Autumn Leaves

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    1. Watercolor Textures Guide

    2. Watercolor Textures Tutorial Video

    1. Simplified Painting a Watercolor Leaf

    1. Video 1

    2. Video 2

    3. Video 3

    4. Video 4

    5. Video 5

    6. Video 6

    7. Video 7

    8. Video 8

    9. Video 9

    10. Video 10

About this course

  • $49.00
  • 16 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

A Course for Beginners & Experienced Watercolorists Alike!

Hold onto your favorite season of autumn all year long when you learn to paint richly colored, highly textured watercolor leaves. This course includes a tutorial for adding 6 different textural effects, a tutorial for beginners, and lastly a tutorial on how to put it all together to create paintings like you see here.

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#1 Watercolor Textures Tutorial

We'll start by learning to create 6 different watercolor textural effects to get you warmed up and comfortable using the medium.

#2 Beginner's Tutorial

Before diving into complex backgrounds and techniques, you'll learn to master painting leaves. Paint as many as you'd like until you are comfortable moving to the advanced tutorial. These basic leaves look gorgeous all by themselves!

#3 Advanced Tutorial

Combine techniques and choose your colors to create your own uniquely styled watercolor autumn leaf paintings.

A Fun Weekend Project!

Paint your watercolor leaves and frame them with simple frames from the craft store all in one weekend. A perfect project to decorate your powder room, holiday table, or give to guests who visit this season.

Free Private Facebook Group Included

This group is only for students who've purchased a Kathleen Rietz art course. This is where to post your coursework, ask questions and receive feedback and support from Kathleen and other members. This group in monitored daily.

Instructor(s)

Kathleen Rietz

Award winning artist Kathleen Rietz is a lifelong artist with a passion for art instruction, both in the classroom and online. Her formal art training was earned at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, IL. She went on to a 30 year career in both commercial and fine art. She began creating online art courses in 2020 during the pandemic to spread the joy of art to Instagram and Facebook followers around the world. Kathleen's fine art floral and abstract paintings are collected internationally. She has won numerous awards, and has been featured in American Artist Magazine and Create Magazine among others.