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College level art courses cost between $1200 and $6000 plus 12 to 60 weeks of your time. In-person lessons cost at least $1200 per year. Yikes!
Watercolor Mastery skips the extra noise and takes you straight to the goal by learning watercolors through painting real pieces of art. All at a tiny fraction of the price.
WCM is just $16 per month (or $11.99 for yearly) for five painting challenges per week plus hundreds of full-length projects and member perks like our 30-Days to Watercolor program for beginners and our member-only community.
There are 3 sections within the WATERCOLOR MASTERY membership. Each designed to help you on your learning journey:
Just starting out?
Attention Beginners: You do not need to have any painting experience to start learning with Watercolor Mastery!
We have designed a super-special course that covers all the watercolor basics.
It’s called…
30-Days to Watercolor
and it’s included with your membership.
We created this course so you can learn (or re-learn) the watercolor fundamentals.
From what supplies to buy to techniques like wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry, as well as washes, textures, and even sketching.
Each bite-sized lesson in 30-Days to Watercolor includes simple paint-along projects that teaches these core concepts and allows you to build your skills quickly.
I would not have believed I could accomplish as much in a short week as I have. Amazing instructions and demonstrations. 
At 43, I decided to try and take your classes. It changed my life! I wake up each day looking forward to learning something new. 
Over 3000 artists of all AGES and SKILL LEVELS have grown their painting skills with our tutorials!
NO OVERWHELM – JUST FUN
NO OVERWHELM,
JUST FUN
The Daily Challenges are a continuous series of small, easy, projects that you can fit into quick 20 minute painting sessions.
Get ready to see AMAZING progress while having lots of fun with these bite-sized projects. A new Daily Challenge is released every Monday – Friday.
That’s right!
5 Daily Challenges
are released
EVERY. WEEK.
That’s 260 Daily Challenges released throughout the year!
Each is designed to give you a quick win and build your skills FAST. They cover a wide variety of subject matter so you develop well-rounded skills AND a consistent painting ROUTINE.
Plus, with a FRESH stream of new projects you won’t have to figure out what to paint.
Just login.
Do the Challenge.
See progress.
Easy Peasy.
(…while having a TON of fun)
Even if you are short on time, these 20 minute challenges make it EASY to build your painting habit and see your progress grow.
All painting challenges are FULLY NARRATED video lessons taught in real-time.
All you have to do is show up and paint that day’s challenge!
Here’s just a few of the paintings you will get to do during the year…
And lots, lots, more…
Just imagine how much your skills will grow if you only do half (or even a quarter) of the Daily Challenges!!
And that’s not including all of the Full Length Projects you have access to…
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For years I’ve been saying, “One day I’m going to start painting,” but now I’m actually doing it and having so much fun! 
I can’t tell you how good this has been for my mental health!! 
Truly Master Your Paintings
Full Length Projects
Go deep with expert-level instruction in the full length projects section. Whether you’re interested in painting dogs, portraits, landscapes, animals, or other, there are TONS of real-time tutorials waiting to help you inside.
Each Full Length Project takes from 30 minutes to 3+ hours to complete. All are FULLY narrated and in real-time with no skipped steps. These tutorials allow you to go deep into a particular subject matter and truly master the material.
And better yet, NEW full-length projects are being added consistently so you always have fresh projects to grow your skills.
Whether you’re interested in painting dogs, portraits, landscapes, animals, or others, there are TONS of real-time tutorials waiting to help you inside Watercolor Mastery.
Each Full-Length tutorial takes from 30 minutes to 3+ hours to complete. All are FULLY narrated and in real-time and no skipped steps – just helpful action-by-action instruction.
Coming soon!
Each tutorial is shot using multiple camera angles too so you can EASILY see what’s going on and never be left wondering what’s happening behind the instructor’s hand.
Like the Daily Challenges, each Full Length Project includes a traceable sketch, a list of all supplies, and all paint colors used.
When You *Enroll* You’ll Get
Designed to Speed Up & Simplify Your
Watercolor Learning Journey!
(Valued at $1,494)
*Premium and Lifetime plans
Color Mixing Workshop
Learn how to mix pure vibrant colors, make a color chart, AND create earth tones using the colors you already have on hand.
You’ll also learn to use primary colors to easily create ANY color you want with the 6 primary color tutorials!
“Emily really inspired me to start painting again. I wanted to try watercolor and I am so thankful for the inspiration and teaching videos. She is a great teacher!”
~Maria E.
“I started watercoloring at the end of May, after watching Youtube tutorials. I found Emily’s tutorials to be my favorite and almost everything I have learned so far has been from Emily.”
~Mary
Fur Painting Workshop
This workshop offers a variety of fur painting techniques ranging from beginner to advanced. Learn wet in wet and brushwork tricks for fur that will enable you to tackle painting texture on any animal!
Skin-Tones Workshop
Do you find skin tones confusing to paint? This 8-part workshop will help you master ANY skin tone for portraits using just 5 paint colors! Learn to choose, swatch and mix your colors then create 8 different skin tone spheres with the guidance of reference photos.
“Not only is Watercolor Mastery getting me out of my comfort zone with watercolor, but before last fall, I hadn’t picked up a brush in 33 years. Watercolor Mastery is exactly what I needed!“
~Erica
“Since enrolling in Emily’s tutorials, I have learned the language of watercolor. Most of all I’ve learned the joy of painting in watercolor. I encourage everyone to try regardless of experience!”
~Lillian B.
Pet Colors Workshop
If you are wanting to paint your dog or pet but feel confused and overwhelmed on how to get the right colors – then this workshop is for you! Learn to color match any pet quickly and easily using only 6 colors!
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Watercolor Mastery includes EVERYTHING you need to start painting your best watercolors right away! When you join you’ll receive instant access to everything you need to start learning and seeing results RIGHT AWAY including…
30-Days to Watercolor for beginners learning (re-learning) fundamental like techniques, supplies, color, washes, and brushwork.
Daily Challenges released every Monday – Friday (260 per year) to build your painting routine FAST through quick, fun, projects.
160+ Full Length Projects featuring dogs, cats, birds, horses, animals, landscapes, and more!
Bonus Color Mixing, Fur, & Skin-Tones Workshops to quickly master those specific watercolor skillsets!
ALL Future Tutorials and Updates While A Member
And much, much more!
This makes everything you get well over $6,800 in value! ($6,813 to be exact). And you can get it all for just $11.99/month when you choose the Yearly Premium plan!
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At 67, I decided to try watercolor again. I love hearing how its alright to make mistakes and messes, all watercolor paintings go through ugly phases and to just push through. Thank you, Emily, for giving me this gift at this time in my life! 
Since joining
Watercolor Mastery I feel that I’ve grown leaps and bounds in a very short time (three months now), even reaching the point that I’ve taken what I’ve learned to start creating my own paintings! 
OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING RESULTS
So many topics to keep you interested and the variety is outstanding. A membership that just keeps on giving. 
Having access to all the step-by-step tutorials, daily challenges, and SO much more is SUCH A BARGAIN 
I have learned so much in the short time I have been a member. If you’re considering it, just do it! You will love your artwork and all you will learn. 
Emily is so thorough in explaining how to paint and very encouraging at the same time.
So glad I joined Emily’s water color mastery! She feels like an old friend… 
I have learned more from Emily’s tutorials than from any other teacher. The challenges are really fun and there is always a great selection of subjects to paint. 
I have learnt so much from the tutorials and am a lot more confident in using the correct colours for mixes and creating paintings that I am proud of. 
So happy I found Watercolor Mastery and can’t wait to put brush to paper every day! 
I have learned so much from Emily. I revisit tutorials to apply the techniques, color mixing, etc. to my own projects. I could never have done this without Watercolor Mastery! 
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the instruction I’m getting from Emily. Learning to “paint” was on my bucket list and now I’m finally starting to do this thing I’ve yearned to do for so long. 
My skills have grown exponentially and I find I really, really enjoy the animals the most. I thought I would NEVER be able to paint animals. Now I look forward to trying every single one of them.
I’ve learning so much in just a few months and know I’ll continue to develop my skill while having a ball with watercolor! 
Without Watercolor Mastery I would have given up on watercolor. After 34 tutorials I see a lot of improvement. I’m enjoying my tutorials and have learned so much! 
Without Watercolor Mastery, I would never have been able to paint a portrait! And look at me now! I’ve painted at least 4 and counting! 
The daily challenge gets me doing watercolor everyday…sounds pretty simple, but doing (and learning) every day is essential. Emily makes it fun to hit the brushes everyday…no drudgery, just fun. 
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
YES! You can cancel whenever you like. There are no contracts or long-term commitments.
You can cancel ANY TIME through your membership dashboard OR by emailing us at [email protected] and we’ll be glad to help you cancel.
YES! You can always upgrade/downgrade your membership.
Just email our team ([email protected]) and they can help you change plans.
No! The price you sign up with will remain the same as long as you are a member. No surprise increases.
There is no better place to be for a total beginner. Before you start the Daily Challenges, I want you to go through the 30 Days to Watercolor program that comes free inside Watercolor Mastery.
From the very first lesson you’ll be painting fun, recognizable subject matter that will keep you inspired to move to the next step.
YES! We offer a price break (25% off) for the Yearly membership. You can see the price savings in the pricing table here.
We don’t offer discounts for Monthly memberships.
Yes! The Daily Challenge lessons are pre-recorded and get released every week day at 12:01am MST and are available for the entire month (plus the whole previous month’s challenges are available too).
The Full Length Projects, 30 Days to Watercolor course, as well as other special workshops inside the program are always available to access.
The only pressure you’ll feel is from yourself, and that’s a great thing!
Nope. You can upgrade or cancel your account anytime – for any reason. If you cancel before the end of the billing period, you’ll retain access until that period is over.
Nope! While you certainly can do your own sketch, you don’t need to because I provide a sketch with EVERY watercolor project!
You simply print out my sketch and trace it onto your watercolor paper. (I show you every step of the process inside the “Getting Started” module)
Bonus Content: I also teach a couple of neat tricks that non-sketch artists can use to EASILY draw outlines of their own photos before painting them in watercolor.
Of course! We’ve got members from all over the world.
There is a complete list of supplies used in each tutorial in the description of every video. If you do not have the exact paper, paints, brushes, etc. that’s OK!
Just use what you have available and try to use colors that are close. I recommend following the “30 Days to Watercolor” tutorial to help you understand your paint colors.
Invest in good quality paper and one or two nice brushes and you’ll be all set!
No! Regardless of which day of the month you sign up, your card will not be charged again until the same day of the next month or year, depending on the plan you chose.
If you purchase the Monthly plan, you will have access to the tutorials for a full 30 days from the day of your payment.
If you purchase the Yearly plan, you have have access to the tutorials for a full 365 days from the day of your payment.
You may cancel either plan at any time.
No problem at all – we want you to be totally happy with your Watercolor Mastery experience. And if the program is not for you, then we make it easy to reverse course.
If you signed up for the Monthly or Yearly plan you can cancel your membership with a single click under your billing page of your account and never be charged again.
Additionally, you have 30 days to request a full refund for any plan. All you need to do is email us within the first 30 days ([email protected]) and we’ll be happy to send your money back.
YES! One of the perks of becoming a member and accessing the reference images and instruction is that you may use your own artwork how ever you choose. I believe every work of art, even if created with the help of instruction, is embedded with your own style and artistic choices.
Please feel free to gift, sell, and exhibit your creations. Keep in mind, however, that if you DO decide to enter your work in competitions, it is usually a requirement that you use only your own original reference images.
Other questions?
Message us using the chat bubble or send us an email.
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More Of What Our Members Are Saying…
4.9 rating out of 5.0
I am so grateful for this class! Emily you are easy to follow and give me confidence that my art will be beautiful. Being a true beginner this in it self is an accomplishment. Watercolor painting is very relaxing and with Emily’s guidance even my mistakes are no longer devastating. Thank You
It has truly helped me learn techniques I never understood and given me chances to use them when problem solving in daily challenges or tutorials. You are truly an amazing teacher. Thank you
So far what I love most about Emily’s program is having something to paint everyday. And while trying to keep up with Emily, I like how she explains why she is choosing wet-on wet or wet-on-dry or any of the techniques and tools she explains. I do wish when I pause the video that the pause button and arrows would go away so that I could see what her progress looks like better at that point.
I have 3 years experience with photorealistic watercolor and I love what I can create with that style/from that school, but I want to be able to paint looser and NOT from a photo. So I am also enjoying the challenge of drawing the subject each morning. I am not sure I see progress so to speak, yet, but I am happy with the daily practice and expect I will eventually.
I’m starting to get a better handle on my use of water and paint. Quality paper really does seem to make a difference. Without Watercolor Mastery, I would never have been able to get the encouragement I needed to keep trying. I still have a long way to go; however, it has been fun to spend time with Emily Olson. She is a calm and peaceful teacher, in addition to being an excellent water color artist. We paint things I never would have thought of, and they actually end up being fun! I’m looking forward to learning to paint portraits in the future.
I have learned to accept that my paintings do not have to be perfect. I am growing in my skills….. I have a long way to go but I see that I am making progress. Emily, I appreciate each time that you remind me to be “patient with myself”. Without Watercolor Mastery, I would never have been able to find the motivation to continue to try. I love the daily challenges. I love that some are “easy” and others are really challenging (at least for me). That is how a person grows.
Thank you .
So far I have painted around ten of the daily challenges and I LOVE them! They don’t take a lot of time and I have a finished painting for the day. In fact, I usually do two, the current day and one from the previous month (I just started about a week ago). I’ve been painting watercolor since around 2005, but very sporadic, sometimes four or more years between painting. I’m going to be turning 70 soon and my doctor is after me to slow down (I have a small micro-farm). I’m having back issues so sitting down is actually very good and provides paint relief. Enter, Watercolor Mastery, YAY! I am loving this website and Emily, you are the boss! I’ve been looking for someone that teaches in your style for decades, and I do mean decades! Your style is beyond reproach.
Now on to your questions. #1. I am finally learning about controlling the water! I would always dip my brush in water, and then into my paint. I always had very watery paint because I thought that is what you were supposed to do. After all these years I find that isn’t the case. I thought you had to build up the color very slowly and I’m very relieved to find out that’s not it!
#2. Overall I’m learning to paint with more confidence. With these daily challenges being small exercises, I’m not so intimidated and afraid of messing up a masterpiece. So what, I can do this one again!
#3. Begin to relax. It’s just paint and paper. My life will only improve. Mistakes are great learning tools because you find out how not to make them! Also, Emily, your encouragement and wisdom is such a breath of fresh air, along with your relaxed demeanor makes painting a joy.
I would recommend Watercolor Mastery in a heartbeat. In fact, I signed up for monthly so I could get a feel if it would be a good fit for me. I plan on signing up for the yearly program ASAP. Thank you Emily. Oh, and I would love to learn more about plein air. I have purchased all the “stuff” including Taylor Seamount’s bamboo easel, and can’t wait to begin.
P.S. I’ve had horses (or donkey now), over the last 60 years and I love that you paint them too! Thank you again! If you ever need a donkey reference photo, just reach out to me. Orson would love to pose!
I love Watercolor Mastery. I am a beginner, and your daily lessons have given me invaluable help in learning the skills of watercolor painting. Your calm and encouraging words have helped me over many a hurdle. I look forward each morning to a new lesson -they are informative, the perfect length and skill level, and you provide me with the encouragement to continue to try and ‘Master Watercolor’. Thank you Emily!
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