Watercolor with Filigree and Metallic Details

To capture the fascinating beauty of nature, all you need is paint and water! Artist Elisabeth Götz, better known as Lisi, finds her main inspiration in the delicate textures and intense colors of animals and plants. She complements her realistic watercolors with metallic touches, managing to reproduce the abstract elements that characterize her personal artistic style and that have allowed her to build a community of over 100K followers on Instagram. In this online course, she teaches you how to paint watercolors with filigree motifs and enhance your work with special shiny effects.

Before starting your project, learn the basics of watercolor painting and the application of metallic colors. Lisi also shows you how she finds ideas and inspiration for her art and helps you work on yours from start to finish: the first sketches, the application of the base color, and the decoration with subtle structures and metallic details. Get inspired by the fusion of water and color and enjoy the meditative effect of watercolor painting.

Start this online course by getting to know your teacher, artist Elisabeth Götz, better known as Lisi, who tells you all about her professional background and shows you some of the influences on her work and her main source of inspiration: nature.

She then introduces you to the materials you need during the course, such as watercolors, paper and brushes suitable for this practice, and metallic paint. Next, see how to choose the subject of your illustration and begin to practice the main techniques of painting with this medium.

Then Lisi shows you how to do your first sketches and transfer them to paper. Apply the first layer of color with watercolor and work on the more delicate textures and details. Learn how to use metallic colors to add special touches to enhance your work.

Once you’ve completed your creation, Lisi shows you how to create harmonious compositions with your drawings and choose the right frame to use your illustration as a decorative item or to give as a gift.