I wanted to share a valuable tip with you about using gouache. White is magic! 
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1. You can use white to add in highlights. If you come from a watercolour background, this will be new to you. It really helps to add that finishing touch to the painting.
2. But did you know that mixing just a little white with your colour will up the opacity without changing the colour? It's like magic. The chalk in the white paint helps to cover layers below much much better. Perfect when you've made a boo-boo or had a change of mind.
3. Not only that, but the addition of a little white, reflects light better, making your bright colours more luminous. Initially I found that using an opera or bengal pink (like that pictured above) just wouldn't look as nice and bright on the page. A little white does the trick!

When I started teaching my first class, I didn't know these tips, but wanted to share them with you. If you are keen to learn more about wonderful gouache and ways to combine it with watercolour, I hope you'll check out my class. 

Happy New Year!
Workshop dates for the first part of 2021 are now open for bookings.

With everything being so uncertain with Covid-19 and restrictions, my last class took place in March 2019.

I now have class dates schedules from February to March 2021 covering watercolour journalling, colour mixing, beach themes and boho florals. 
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​Check out the classes page for more details and dates.

​Hope to see you soon!

Hey everyone! Have you been daydreaming about holidays you can't go on? Has facebook been taunting you with pictures of overseas adventures you were living this time last year? 
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​I'm SO EXCITED to tell you my 4TH CLASS is now live! In Portfolio Builder: Flatlay Fun I break down the steps to create a flatlay illustration inspired by your fave ADVENTURE. It can be an adventure you plan to go on, once the borders are open and we can travel again, or a holiday you took last year. Drawing little icons is heaps on fun!

• You'll learn practical composition techniques to plan a SWEET looking illustration.
• You'll get FOUR cool ways to create an on-trend colourscheme; and
• You'll have heaps of fun fantasising about far off lands and making little icons of all the cool stuff you'd pack!

I take you through step by step, so it's a relaxing process. Grab your favourite art supplies and I'll see you in class!

I have just published my third Skillshare class: Bite-sized Botanicals - Heritage Carrots!
It's short, project based class. Watch it in under 30 minutes. Paint along, or complete the project in your lunch break or after dinner!!

​The perfect something to do during these times of isolation and endless at-home-ness.

Watch the preview here:

I hope you are getting a chance to do something creative and feed your mental health. x

After compiling survey feedback from my lovely subscribers, I am happy to announce 5 classes for early 2020. Join me in Melville, Western Australia, and learn the magic of watercolour as we paint florals, sea turtles, succulents and more!

I'm also teaching classes that incorporate gouache or coloured pencils with watercolour technique. Can't wait!
Check out the classes here.

If you can learn with me in person, you can always check out my online classes via Skillshare. I have a pile of new ones planned for 2020.

Happy Holidays and Happy Painting!