I am delighted you are here! If you are reading this, then chances are you are interested in learning about watercolor.

Maybe you have never touched a paint brush
or
Maybe you've been dabbling in painting for quite some time, but you feel stuck and frustrated
due to the lack of progress.

Watercolor Essential is a course that empowers you - an aspiring watercolor artist,
with the knowledge you need to start painting your favorite subject in watercolor!

This is what you are getting:

  • A complete course - The course is a complete package from fundamental drawing and  basic watercolor technique to advanced painting. Most watercolor workshops only focus on doing specific painting. While it is great to learn how to do specific painting, you need to learn the core skills and technique to be able to paint your own subject!
  • Learn how to paint loose - If you are interested in my course, chances are you are interested in my style of painting. However, I wouldn’t call loose painting a “style”. It’s more of an artistic choice. Furthermore, the ability to make these choices lies within your ability to come up with visual language, simplified composition and shape design, something that we will be covering in the course as well. These will all be available for you! No hidden locked content, no membership subscription. When you
  • Always up to date - I believe in the quality of the course and I will keep striving for better quality contents that will help you to learn to paint using watercolor. For this reason, I will ensure my course is equipped with better, more updated content, whether it’s the lessons themselves, the video quality or a better, newer demonstration. I will continue to update my content with no additional charge.

The Workshop
(limited to 10 students per year)-

  • Access to the closed group (available 9/17)- This is the option for you if you want more interaction as we go over the materials together. If you have a specific question about anything from the course, this option will give you a channel to ask them to receive priority responses. With this option, you have access to a closed online group for 6 months and will be able to discuss with me and other students. Think of it as a private hangout lounge that we can show our works, share painting tips and more! 
  • Weekly live demo and Q&A - You might have seen my YouTube videos. While I try to make them as in-depth as I can, I still need to maintain a certain length. In this course, I will be performing over 10 live painting demos. What's more is that you can interact with me during the live demo to ask me questions.
  • One signed original demo painting- If you have ever been to a live watercolor workshop or demo; you are probably familiar with instructors putting their in-class demo pieces up for sell. So I decided to do the same. Except it will be included! As a workshop student, you will be receiving an original demo painting we did together from me! (free shipping for US and Canada only).

About the instructor

Watercolor Artist

Eric Lin

 My name is Eric Yi Lin. I was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1981. My family moved to Irvine, California when I was 14. My parents ran a successful trading company selling garden furniture with a million square feet factory and hundreds of employees. However, instead of accepting the family fortune and take over the family business with my brother, I stubbornly went on my own path to become an artist. I guess it’s the artist blood inside of me that makes me want to create something, whether is art or career path! After graduating from art school in 2007, I started to send out resumes and call companies for a job instead of settling for what’s handed to me. Since then, I worked from motion graphic design, illustration, videography to digital art for video games. I thought I was doing well when I see my name in the credit roll of Halo 5, until one day I woke up and decided that:I want to create a piece of art that can give people the same experience when they hear their favorite song. Here I am now, doing what I do best – paint. As well as running my online joint - Café Watercolor. My choice of medium is watercolor. It’s a perfect medium to capture realistic atmosphere and bring life to the subject. Café Watercolor is a place where I can have personal connection with you who enjoy my art, sharing my story and watercolor knowledge. 

Course Curriculum

Empower yourself with the knowledge you need to start painting your favorite subject in watercolor!

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FAQs

Q: Who is this course for?
A: In simple words. It's for beginners to aspiring artist. But allow me to elaborate on this a little. I am talking about stage rather than time. You can be painting for 10 years and never had a solid training therefore you are struggling to reach the level you want. You can also be painting for 3 years but with very intense and formal training so you are progressing at a very good rate. If you are struggling to progress and unable to find which direction you should work towards, this course is for you.And if you just starting to learn how to draw/paint and are looking for a good system to train, this course is for you as well.

Q: Why do I need a higher tier.
A: With tier 2 and 3 you have access to me more directly and you take the priority. While I wish to help as many students as I can, my time is limited. If I try to help everyone, then no one will be getting any quality help from me. Think of tier 1 as a lecture hall that host 300 people. And tier 2 as a classroom of 20 students. And tier 3 as a small group of 5 students. The course material can be the same, but the interaction and individual attention are vastly different.

Q: Will you be able to take individual lessons rather than the whole course? I could certainly use help in specific areas but I’m not starting from scratch having been an artist for a long time.
A: Currently, there is no plan for individual lessons. Since everyone may have different need, it will be difficult to design a course that's for everyone. However, students who enroll with tier 2 or 3 will be able to ask question and feedback in the closed group people. I will be able to answer the questions there. tier 1 students can also open discussion in the course, but tier 2 and 3 students takes priority.

Q:  I need to know if you can access the course anytime you want or you must attend some specific hours.
A: The beauty of the online course is to be able to access it anytime, anywhere as long as you have internet access. Up on release there will be a rich amount of content for you with updates and contents along the way! 

Q:  Will this be a monthly subscription thing?
A: No! This is not a membership system. You pay once for the course and that is it! Tier 2 and 3 students will have access to the close group for 6 months. But the materials will always be available for you after the 6 months.

Q:  This is a watercolor course, why do you include perspective and drawing lessons.
A: We are all living in a 3-dimensional space. And you need to learn how to paint a believable painting by looking at things 3-dimensionally. Learning perspective is to learn how to analyze a 3-dimensional subject and translate it to 2-dimensional space visually. So while perspective and fundamental drawing can be dry and boring. It is better to learn those things in the beginning than come back to it later on. You wouldn't build a house without a foundation, same goes for learning painting.

What do people say about the course

5 star rating

Excellent instruction for all levels

Julie Ramirez

Eric's teaching is precise and easy to understand and use. I have already applied his teaching to my own work and am seeing immediate improvement. I highly r...

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Eric's teaching is precise and easy to understand and use. I have already applied his teaching to my own work and am seeing immediate improvement. I highly recommend his courses for anyone looking to learn watercolor or take their work to the next level

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