Light some candles, open some wine and spend a romantic evening painting with someone you love!

This class offers you the opportunity to connect through painting, and share the joy of learning a new skill. Through a series of simple, easy to follow watercolour techniques you will learn how to paint your own stylish and romantic composition.

There will be no cheesy red roses here: we will be exploring your playful side through watercolour. The techniques are designed to be collaborative: you'll be finishing each others paintings, learning how to dance with a paintbrush and of course by the end of class will have a frame worthy painting to gift to the one you love.

Groups of friends are also very welcome - sometimes the most celebrated relationships in life are the those we have with our friends and family. Who said valentines is just for romantic couples...!

About Katie's Classes...

Katie is an illustrator and designer with 10 years of experience teaching painting. Her classes aim to offer playful techniques and a light hearted approach to help you build confidence and learn how to put your own stamp on your watercolour paintings.

She teaches every Wednesday online following new themes each week. For more information see her website.

Materials list...

For this virtual class you will need the following materials:

- A set of decent paint brushes.

- Watercolour Paper (at least 280gsm thickness, A4 or larger is best)

- A watercolour tin set, or a set of paint tubes.

- A water glass and some kitchen roll or toilet roll

Katie's notes on Materials:

Please try to shop locally if possible and support small businesses ! Many local art shops do delivery too.

Some links to materials I recommend:

Paper: Its very important to have watercolour paper. I use Daler Rowney Aquarelle paper in an a3 jumbo pad, but you can get smaller pads- it has a good texture and holds a decent amount of water.

Paints - I use a set called Schmincke Horadam which I would recommend only for people wanting to really dedicate time to their painting - they are very, very expensive but the pigment is the best! Windsor and Newton offer a much more affordable but good quality sets. Their Cotman travel set is a good starting place. You can also get some good pigments using tubed watercolours such as these by Artistik

Brushes: Your brush collection will grow over time when you figure out the shapes and styles you like. I recommend a brand called Da Vinci 's Nova range to start with. Try to get a selection of rounded brushes with a good point and some larger flat headed brushes.