Watercolor Christmas Cards: Paint Fast and Easy Holiday Themes

Learn to Paint Quick and Easy Watercolor Christmas Cards!

Christmas is a season of love and giving. Creating personalized gifts such as cards is a way of expressing love through putting in the time and effort to paint.

However, in the busyness of life, most of us have limited free time. That is why this class is perfect for people who want to make quick and easy yet elegant holiday cards to give as gifts to friends and family. You'll be able to create meaningful gifts in 10 minutes and at the same time be able to showcase your art. 

In this class, we are going to be creative in using watercolor, white pen, gouache and gold watercolor paint. You will learn how to mix and match these different mediums. And you will be able to explore different holiday elements. 

Here are the topics included in the class:

• Essential Materials 
• Color Mixing
• Watercolor Techniques
  • Wet on Dry
  • Wet on Wet
  • Bleeding
  • Layering with Gouache
  • Adding Gold Accents
  • Adding Splatters
  • Fading
• Create 7 Different Holiday Cards
  • Christmas Tree
  • Holiday Tree Ornaments 
  • Snowglobe
  • Half Wreath Foliage
  • Christmas Stocking
  • Handpainted Bauble
  • Gold Leaf Bauble

This class is suitable for beginners and seasoned artists who want to paint quick and simple cards. All the techniques that you will learn in this class can be applied to other subjects as well. 

That's it! I hope that you will enjoy painting these cards! I also have another holiday cards class that you might want to check out too!

Last year's holiday class:

• Watercolor Christmas Projects: Learn to Paint 12 Holiday Cards
  
  

MORE FLORAL CLASSES

• For more in-depth brush stroke drills, you may check out my other class "The Ultimate Guide to Loose Watercolor Roses"
• Try the popular class 15-day Watercolor Florals Challenge to develop your painting habit.  

Happy Painting!

Joly