Watercolour Floral Workshop: Intermediate

What you'll learn

Bring your floral watercolours to life – intermediate techniques to elevate your skills, part of the painting short courses in Sydney!

This intermediate floral watercolour workshop is designed for students who already have a basic understanding of watercolour and want to develop their botanical painting skills further. It is ideal for those who have completed the Watercolour Flowers for Beginners workshop or have equivalent experience.

In this hands-on session, you will focus on creating more refined and expressive floral compositions. The class explores layering, textural techniques, and colour relationships, helping you bring depth, structure, and life to your flowers. You will also learn to incorporate background elements, compositional balance, and atmosphere to elevate your work.

With guided instruction, you will refine brush control, improve timing and water management, and experiment with combining techniques such as wet-on-wet, glazing, and dry-brush. This workshop provides a supportive environment to grow confidence and prepare for more advanced or ongoing watercolour study.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this workshop, you should be able to:

• Build on foundational watercolour skills with greater confidence and control
• Apply layering, glazing, and textural techniques to create depth and complexity in floral compositions
• Explore colour theory and mixing to enhance realism and expression in your work
• Develop more intricate and refined botanical designs using a variety of brushwork approaches
• Combine multiple techniques to create cohesive, expressive floral paintings
• Feel prepared to continue into a regular or ongoing watercolour course for further development

Course content

What will be covered in this intermediate workshop?

• Reviewing and extending core watercolour techniques
• Layering washes and glazing for depth
• Textural brushwork for petals, leaves, and floral detail
• Colour theory and mixing to enhance botanical realism
• Composition and background integration to strengthen floral paintings
• Completing a full, cohesive floral painting using combined techniques

Intended audience

Who is this painting workshop for?

This workshop is suitable for students who already have some experience with watercolour painting. It is ideal for those who have completed a beginner floral watercolour class or who are comfortable with basic techniques and want to progress further.

It is also perfect for students considering a regular or ongoing watercolour course who want to build confidence, technical skill, and compositional understanding before continuing their practice.

Course venue

Rozelle Campus
2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039

Course materials

Most matierals are included

If you already have your own watercolour materials, you are welcome to bring them along and use what you are comfortable with.

Additional information

• Closed-in shoes required
• Please wear old clothes and or bring an apron
• Long hair must be tied back