4 Weeks to Watercolor with Confidence

Watercolor has a way of surprising you. One moment you're not sure what you're doing, and the next, a wash of colour is blooming across the page in a way that feels almost effortless. This four-week course gives you the time and the tools to get there — gently, at your own pace, with an instructor who meets you exactly where you are.

Over four Wednesday evenings, you'll build a real foundation in watercolor painting: how to control water and pigment, how to layer transparently, how to mix colour with confidence, and how to compose a painting you're genuinely proud of. Each week focuses on a different subject — landscapes, brushwork, florals, and still life — so by the end of the course, you'll have explored a range of styles and techniques, and you'll have four finished paintings to take home.

This course is designed for beginners — no experience with watercolor (or any painting medium) required. Open to ages 8 and up. Kids, teens, and adults all thrive in this environment; Palak adjusts her guidance to meet each student's age and level, so everyone moves forward together.

This course takes place at Palak StudioInk — a welcoming studio space where creativity feels right at home. Class size is intentionally kept small so that every student receives focused, personalized guidance throughout the course.

Week 1 — Landscapes: Learning the Basics You'll get acquainted with your materials and dive straight into painting. Using wet-on-wet washes, you'll build skies, create depth, and learn how water controls everything in watercolor.

Week 2 — Precision & Brushwork With the basics in hand, it's time to build control. This session focuses on brush pressure, stroke variety, and the difference between a sharp edge and a soft one — the skills that give a painting life.

Week 3 — Flowers: Softness & Colour You'll work with the wet-on-dry technique to paint floral compositions, building petals with transparent layers and learning how to create the kind of colour transitions that look effortless.

Week 4 — Fruits & Still Life: Bringing It All Together The final session draws on everything you've learned. Using light, shadow, and texture, you'll paint a still life composition that brings all four weeks together into a finished, polished piece.

Two batches are available — please register for your preferred option:

• Batch 1: May 6–27 (Wednesdays, 7:00–8:30 PM)
• Batch 2: June 3–24 (Wednesdays, 7:00–8:30 PM)

*Please note: if you miss a session, a recorded tutorial of that week's lesson will be shared so you can continue at home. Make-up sessions are not available, as each week builds directly on the previous one.

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