If you love painting in watercolour but are hesitant to try painting white subjects, in this class you’ll find some simple tips that will help to build your confidence.

Join professional artist and teacher Louise De Masi in her studio where she will guide you step by step through the techniques she used to paint this beautiful white Cockatoo in watercolour.

From transferring the line drawing onto the paper through to adding the final details on the painting you’ll learn some great tips to give you more confidence when you paint white subjects in watercolour.

You’ll discover:

• how to leave the white of the paper showing
• how to look for reflected colour on white subjects
• how to exaggerate colours to create dynamic paintings
• a negative painting technique to render feathers
• how to paint wet on wet
• how to begin painting broadly and add detail at the end
• how to use cool colours to accentuate depth
• how to incorporate some lost external edges to help add form and depth