Artistic Watercolor Sketching: Dare to Express Your Ideas
A course by Felix Scheinberger , Artist, Illustrator, and Author
Learn how to sketch the atmosphere of your surroundings with watercolors, ink, and a fearless attitude

Learn how to sketch the atmosphere of your surroundings with watercolors, ink, and a fearless attitude
To create authentic artwork, Felix Scheinberger believes we must lose the idea of perfection to find inspiration and express our ideas. Each person has a unique experience when visualizing a place, and in this course, he shows you how to develop your own style in your sketchbook.
Discover fun and original exercises to express your ideas without restraint. Learn to sketch with watercolor and ink using Felix’s original methods, build your drawing confidence, and express your ideas freely.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 14 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (1.5K)
- 28,465 students
- 15 lessons (1h 53m)
- 14 additional resources (8 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Fill a sketchbook with ideas using Felix’s original exercises to build confidence in your technique and create a double-page illustration of an urban scene using ink and watercolors.

Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for beginning sketchers who would like to explore new ways to express their ideas without restraint, as well as for experienced artists who want to explore Felix’s original techniques for watercolor sketching.
Requirements and materials
No previous drawing experience is required to take the course, just an interest in sketching using paper, ink, and watercolors.
As for materials, you will need a sketchbook (ideally in portrait A5 format), a 3B pencil, a waterproof fineliner, a small watercolor set, two watercolor brushes (size 8 and 12), and a brush pen.

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A course by Felix Scheinberger
Felix Scheinberger is passionate about expressing his visual ideas fearlessly and helping others do the same. Since studying Illustration Design at HAW in Hamburg, Germany, Felix has created artwork for magazines, publishing houses, newspapers, and even techno clubs, including the KitKatClub in Berlin.
As an author and illustrator, Felix has published books such as; Dare to Sketch, Watercolor Sketching, Illustration, Drainting, and Hedo Berlin. He also gives workshops and lectures at the Münster School of Design.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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What We Will Do in the Course?
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U2
Let’s Start!
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Presentation of Materials
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Blind Contour Drawing
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Outline and Silhouettes
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Shot Settings Perspective
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Composition
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U3
Going Deeper Into Your Sketchbook
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Lights and Shadows
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Watercolour: The Glaze
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Watercolour: The Wash Technique
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Pareidolia Exercise
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U4
Let's Paint Together!
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Start Sketching 1
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Start Sketching 2
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Colourize
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FP
Final project
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Artistic Watercolor Sketching: Dare to Express Your Ideas
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Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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Plusexcelente curso!!... me ayudo a relajar mis musculo y soltar mi creatividad, lo recomiendo a los que recien empiezan y a los que quieren crear un estilo interesante.
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vale_mora9420
PlusCorso super consigliato per principianti e chi vuole approcciarsi al disegno anche se non si è super bravi nel disegnare.
Infatti più che sulla bravura i corso si concentra sulle emozioni che si possono trasmettere con il disegno e l'acquerello. Tirare fuori l'anima del soggetto raffigurato piuttosto di una riproduzione fedele della realtà.
L'insegante trasmette molto entusiasmo, il corso è divertente e leggero.
Fa venire voglia di sperimentare e divertirti con l'acquerello.
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gorgo6
Dieser Kurs ist wundervoll, ermutigend, inspirierend und macht Spaß. Ich habe viel von Felix gelernt. Danke dafür :)
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gjyvnwrqzf
This is one of the best online courses I have done. Felix brings joy and freedom to sketching and watercolour, and I hope there will be more courses by him in future. I can’t express how much of a difference this has made to my mindset.
rreyna
Excelent course, inciting to creativity and to develop selfstylesEXcelent professor!