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Fine Art Courses:
Take a deep dive into your artistic passions with these one of a kind fine art courses:
Fine Art Classes
$250.00
Learning how to make your botanicals appear 3D has never been easier!
In this course we build off of the knowledge and skill we acquired in the Botanical Drawing Course (a HIGHLY recommended prerequisite) and explore the art of illusions and making our drawings come to live in a whole new way! We start at the very beginning and quickly dive into advanced drawing techniques that combine what I learned during my college courses and 10 years of experience as a professional illustrator.
Yes, this is college level content without the stress or hefty loans!
This is the BUNDLED Shading Course and includes both pencil AND ink shading** techniques.
Course Includes:
PDF with links to the 20 videos in this private YouTube course
Supply recommendations and descriptions
Warm up exercises/worksheet
Vocabulary
Multiple shading techniques for PENCIL and INK
Real time shading demonstrations
Blending pencil techniques
Intro to digital drawing and shading on Procreate
How to fix ink mistakes
This is NOT a step-by-step tutorial series on any of the drawings featured, but rather an in depth course on shading techniques specifically for pencil and ink pen. The video lessons DO feature the drawings in the images and we work on different parts of them in the video lessons.
$175.00
This fine art course specifically focuses on shading techniques using a pencil—also known as “clean line shading” (if you are also interested in ink shading techniques, my bundled course may be a better fit for you!).
In this course we build off of the knowledge and skill we acquired in the Botanical Drawing Course (a HIGHLY recommended prerequisite) and explore the art of illusions and making our drawings come to live in a whole new way! We start at the very beginning and quickly dive into advanced drawing techniques that combine what I learned during my college courses and 10 years of experience as a professional illustrator. Yes, this is college level content without the stress or hefty loans!
You can continue to struggle and fight to create beautiful, three dimensional flower drawings, wonder why your paintings always appear flat or lifeless and save your favorite ideas for when your skill catches up… OR, you can skip the overwhelm, learn the techniques that the masters use every single day and gain the confidence to explore art in a whole new way!
$125.00
This fine art course specifically focuses on shading techniques using an ink pen (if you are ALSO interested in PENCIL shading techniques, my bundled course may be a better fit for you!).
In this course we build off of the knowledge and skill we acquired in the Botanical Drawing Course (a HIGHLY recommended prerequisite) and explore the art of illusions and making our drawings come to live in a whole new way! We start at the very beginning and quickly dive into advanced drawing techniques that combine what I learned during my college courses and 10 years of experience as a professional illustrator. Yes, this is college level content without the stress or hefty loans!
You can continue to struggle and fight to create beautiful, three dimensional flower drawings, wonder why your paintings always appear flat or lifeless and save your favorite ideas for when your skill catches up… OR, you can skip the overwhelm, learn the techniques that the masters use every single day and gain the confidence to explore art in a whole new way!
Course Includes:
PDF with links to the 11 videos in this private YouTube course
Supply recommendations and descriptions
Warm up exercises/worksheet
Vocabulary
Multiple shading techniques
Real time shading demonstrations
Intro to digital drawing and shading on Procreate
How to fix ink mistakes
This is NOT a step-by-step tutorial series on any of the drawings featured, but rather an in depth course on shading techniques specifically for ink pen. The video lessons DO feature the drawings in the images and we work on different parts of them in the video lessons.
$300.00
Ever start on a piece and suddenly freeze ?
Unsure of where to go or how to continue, you put the piece to the side to “finish later” but it ends up collecting dust instead.
Composition is one of the hardest aspects of the visual arts to master—especially if you’re trying to adapt traditional techniques to more modern style illustrations. But that’s where The Composition Guide comes in. I worked diligently with my husband (and fellow art teacher) for over 6 months to pull together the content for this course. We get deep, I get vulnerable, and you get results.
The Guide is more than just a list of formulas to follow. It’s a detailed look into the foundations of the arts and practical applications to help you problem solve and craft your own compositions. We’ll explore traditional techniques and learn how to apply them to more modern styles of illustration. The goal is to make even the toughest concept simple to understand and easy to apply.
This Course Includes:
Homework and Application tips
Exploring common and helpful “rules” of design composition
And step-by-step examples of how I problem solve for more complicated compositions
Lessons Included:
Review of the Elements and Principles of Design (18 min.)
How to Achieve Balance (23 min.)
Rule of Thirds (21 min.)
Vignettes - A working formula (25 min.)
Adding Whimsical Movement (24 min.)
Negative Space and how to use it (20 min.)
My favorite tips to achieve a pleasing composition (6 min.)
Thumbnail Sketches (13 min.)
“Live” Problem Solving: Movement and Space (48 min.)
“Live” Problem Solving: Bouquet Composition (21 min.)
HOW TO ORDER:
Add this item to your cart and checkout. You will receive a TIME SENSITIVE LINK to the PDF—this link will expire in 24 hours, so please download the items as soon as possible.
Naturally, if your link expires, then I will send you the files, but I would hate for you to have to wait!
The files will include:
PDF with links to all of the private YouTube videos in this course
$200.00
Architecture drawing has it’s own unique techniques that set it apart from other forms of art. So where do you even begin?
I am so excited to be opening up the BLUSHED Architecture Drawing Class. This course takes you through the vocabulary and rules of drawing architecture as well as my own philosophy and venue drawing process. Learning how to draw architecture has never been easier!
I have drawn (pun intended) from my years of teaching art and even interviewed my husband (who is also an art teacher!) while I was creating this content—but most importantly, I took the questions that you sent me, the needs that you expressed and the hopes that you shared with me. And this is what we all created together:
This Course Includes:
Over 5.5 hrs of video content!
Helpful Art Supplies List
Vocabulary for Architecture Drawing
Finding and adjusting your reference photos (Adobe PSD and camera)
Full Drawing Process (reference to paper)
1 Point Perspective and how to use it
2 Point Perspective and how to use it
Architecture drawing as a business
Digitizing for print or media use (Adobe PSD and AI)
HOW TO ORDER:
Add this item to your cart and checkout. You will receive a TIME SENSITIVE LINK to the PDF—this link will expire in 24 hours, so please download the items as soon as possible.
Naturally, if your link expires, then I will send you the files, but I would hate for you to have to wait!
The files will include:
PDF with links to all of the private YouTube videos in this course
A complete list of my favorite art supplies
$55.00
But what is a Deluxe Mini Course?
More goodness and information than in my YouTube videos, but shorter and more focused than my full courses.
Paint along WITH ME as I show you how to paint this realistic watercolor rose. In this step by step tutorial, I'll paint every petal along with you as we bring this red rose to life! See my favorite watercolor techniques in real time, learn from my mistakes made along the way (and how to fix them!).
For the “cliff notes” version of this mini course, you can watch my YouTube video: Realistic Watercolor Rose Video
This Deluxe Mini Course Includes:
List of Art Supplies Used (in video description)
Link to the full, real time video tutorials (about 2 hours total)
The reference image
A digital copy of the drawing—B/W and grayscale
HOW TO ORDER:
Add this item to your cart and checkout.
You will receive a TIME SENSITIVE LINK to the PDF—this link will expire in 24 hours, so please download the items as soon as possible.
$55.00
But what is a Deluxe Mini Course?
More goodness and information than in my YouTube videos, but shorter and more focused than my full courses.
In this fun and easy autumn watercolor painting tutorial, I'll take you step by step through my wet-on-wet watercolor blending techniques and show you just how easy it is to get a beautiful gradient in your watercolor paintings and how simple it is to get a realistic fall leaves with watercolor. See my favorite watercolor techniques in real time, learn from my mistakes made along the way (and how to fix them!).
This Deluxe Mini Course Includes:
List of Art Supplies Used (in video description)
Link to the full, real time video tutorial (35min)
The reference images
A digital copy of the drawing—B/W and grayscale
HOW TO ORDER:
Add this item to your cart and checkout.
You will receive a TIME SENSITIVE LINK to the PDF—this link will expire in 24 hours
Please download the items as soon as possible
$50.00
I’m so excited to launch the first Deluxe Mini Courses!
More goodness and information than in my YouTube videos, but shorter and more focused than my full courses.
After at least a dozen watercolor butterfly paintings and a growing collection of tutorials, I thought it was HIGH time that I create a full drawing tutorial with some tips for creating the foundations that I use for every single one of my butterfly paintings! When drawing realistically, I believe that having a solid reference photo and base drawing make all of the difference in the world. For the “cliff notes” version of this mini course, you can watch my YouTube video: How to Draw a Butterfly
This Deluxe Mini Course Includes:
List of Art Supplies Used (in video description)
Link to the full, real time video tutorial (about 1 hour)
Side by side footage of the reference photo so you can follow along!
HOW TO ORDER:
Add this item to your cart and checkout.
You will receive a TIME SENSITIVE LINK to the PDF—this link will expire in 24 hours, so please download the items as soon as possible.
from $50.00
Want to gift an experience?
How about something that you know they will love AND is something they will use for years to come (instead of ending up dusty in the corner or in the trash…)
While you’ve always been able to gift my art courses, this holiday season I would love to offer an option that has a little more beauty to it than a receipt stuffed in a box. For the first time, I’m offering beautifully illustrated gift certificates to gift to loved ones with instructions for download one of my art courses!
Included:
One art course of your choice!
One A2 (4.25x5.5in) card with illustrated flowers and customized details about your order (NOT on handmade paper—unfortunately that plan didn’t work out this year!)
Deep red envelope
Gold wax seal (in one of my 3 Christmas designs)
Delivered to you with care in a small envelope mailer, ready to gift!
Limited Edition Art Prints
Welcome! My name is Katrina
Illustrator of dancing botanicals, Educator for fine artists, Wife to fellow art teacher (and master chocolate chip cookie maker) and Mama to 4 adventure-buddies.
Katrina has been featured on:
Artisaire, Wedding Sparrow, Southern Living, Minted, Ruffled, Carats & Cake, Jenna Rainey YT and Style Me Pretty
and appeared as an educator at:
The Stationery Experience, Viviva Colors, The Rising Tide Society (Detroit chapter)
Exclusive Wax Seal Collection
I’m so excited to announce my exclusive collection with Artisaire! The Secret Garden collection features beautiful garden inspired wax seals and wedding stationery!
Wedding Invitations
The Secret Garden also includes full semi-custom wedding paper goods, designed to compliment the wax seal collection. These wedding invitations are inspired by the beauty of nature and a love for fine art illustration.
YouTube Tutorials:
The Atelier Blog
Learning how to draw? In this video I'm sharing 9 of my favorite drawing hacks and techniques that ACTUALLY WORK! These are drawing tricks that I use regularly to make drawing a little easier and a lot more enjoyable. I can't wait to show you how to use each one
In this video I'm going to take you through the step by step process of creating my first full drawing with Sennelier's Landscape Oil Pastel Set. This beautiful collection of oil pastels is a great way to get started in landscapes with this media and I'm so excited to be able to dive in and begin creating something beautiful. I hope you enjoy this full length tutorial and that you learn a few oil pastel drawing techniques along the way
In this beginner oil pastel drawing tutorial, I'm going to share my step by step process for choosing what colors I use and share my color theory thought process. Then I'll teach you the step by step process for drawing these simple flowers realistically in oil pastels #oilpastels #oilpastelforbeginners #beginneroilpastels
Not sure where to start on your watercolor journey? Look no further! This fun, easy landscape painting tutorial will take you through the step by step process of painting a simple landscape and show you several watercolor techniques along the way #howtowatercolor #easypainting
In this new series, we're going to break down the basics of creating the perfect wax seal, starting with POURING TECHNIQUES! How to pour your wax to get a beautiful result and what happens if you don't pour correctly... Let's dive into this full wax seal tutorial!
You had to know that a more “fall” themed oil pastel landscape was coming! And an extra challenge is that I’m still working with the bright “beginner” oil pastel kit. But I think we were about to create a lot of depth and interest in this quick an easy oil pastel landscape. We’ll go through it together step by step! #oilpastels #oilpastelforbeginners #beginneroilpastels
I am LOVING oil pastels lately so you know I had to dive into a landscape at some point! While I’m still working with a limited palette, I think we were about to create a lot of depth and interest in this quick an easy oil pastel landscape—and don’t worry, I take you step by step through the process in real time! #oilpastels #oilpastelforbeginners #beginneroilpastels
I have several friends in the wax seal “world” and it’s always fun to support them and to have a chance to test out their unique creations. Today is one of those super fun moments and I’m finally unboxing some of the fun wax seal stamp tools that I’ve been eyeing for months.
If you want more than a “watch me draw” tutorial with oil pastels, this is the video for you! I’m so excited to talk you through the step by step process of this tutorial and teach you how to use color theory and creamy oil pastels to create a beautiful still life in the style of the masters! #oilpastels #oilpastelforbeginners #beginneroilpastels
After years of barely giving oil pastels a second glance, I’ve become absolutely obsessed with them and I’m excited to dive in and learn the art of painting with oil pastels. Come along for my first large oil pastel drawing and learn some of the techniques I’ve learned along the way. #oilpastels #oilpastelforbeginners #beginneroilpastels
In this simple watercolor landscape tutorial, I’m going to take you through my step by step process for creating this happy, spring themed landscape! Complete with some darling sheep in the field! I’m so excited to dive into these watercolor techniques and show you how to make something that looks a little more advanced with ease
In this video tutorial series, I’m going to show you how to draw and then paint a realistic BLUE JAY with pencils and watercolor. I’ll share some of my favorite tips and tricks for painting realistic feathers, adding details and bringing unexpected colors into your palette to increase the overall beauty.
In this video tutorial series, I’m going to show you how to draw and then paint a realistic clematis flower with graphite pencils and then watercolor painting. I’ll share some of my favorite tips and tricks for painting realistic flowers with watercolor, adding depth and interest and creating a cohesive painting.
In this video tutorial I’m sharing 6 of my favorite ways to DIY creative and unique wax seals. I’ll show you how to make two tone wax seals, watercolor inspired wax seals, gold foil wax seals and more! And don’t worry, I’ll share all of the best wax seal making tips and tricks along the way. #waxseals #waxsealstamp #uniquewaxseals
In this video tutorial series, I’m going to show you how to draw and then paint a realistic robin with pencils and watercolor. I’ll share some of my favorite tips and tricks for painting realistic feathers, adding details and bringing unexpected colors into your palette to increase the overall beauty.
Loose, expressive landscapes in watercolor was just the thing to fit my mood on this winter afternoon! In today's video tutorial, I'm going to share with you my super easy watercolor techniques to create this beautiful winter scene
This bold colorful wedding invitation suite is sure to capture your heart with the petite floral wreath around the invitation to the full pattern floral envelopes! Paired with a delicate pin stripe to give this suite all the charm you could dream of from a wedding invitation. Unique floral wax seals complete the collection beautifully
The beautiful elegance of a watercolor landscape in a unique wedding invitation suite. This Swan Lake wedding invitation suite captures the beautiful of a garden pond and the elegance of a swan with unique toile patterns and watercolor landscape paintings.
Classically elegant Climbing Roses wedding invitation suite. This hand illustrated wedding invitation features a unique toile pattern, graceful florals and formal typography for a truly beautiful wedding experience. Old Money wedding stationery designed for the Secret Garden Collection with Artisaire
It is with the greatest pleasure and excitement that I introduce you to my latest wax seal collection: The Secret Garden Collection! This unique collection features a number of beautiful floral wax seals, a lock and key wax seal and even a fountain. This beautiful wax seal collection is now available!
Traditional pencil shading is a wonderful art form that can show both space and form. In today’s video tutorial, I’m going to teach you my process for realistic botanical flower shading with a pencil. I’m excited to share some of my thought process and some pencil shading tips and tricks along the way.
In this video tutorial I’m sharing how I painted these red mushrooms! We’ll explore beginner friendly techniques and show you how easy it is to achieve beautiful watercolor mushrooms without too much effort using watercolor pigments that can be found in most beginner palettes. #watercolortutorial #watercolormushroom #mushrooms #redmushrooms
Learn how to paint fog or mist using watercolors in this video tutorial. During this painting process, I was able to test out a few theories and came up with a quick watercolor fog tutorial for you (and a bonus watercolor tree tutorial, hah). Enjoy and happy painting!
We’re taking our loose, mini landscape tutorials and adding some water reflections and bolder color palettes. In today's tutorial, I'm going to share with you my super easy watercolor landscape techniques. Perfect for beginner watercolor artists!
I'm so excited to take you through my step by step tips and tricks for ink pen shading. I've been drawing flowers with ink pen for years and have definitely found some fool proof techniques and supplies that will help take the overwhelm out of your own drawing process #drawingtechniques #shadingtechniques
In this video I’m sharing my favorite tips and tricks for painting white watercolor flowers. These beginner friendly watercolor techniques will help take the overwhelm out of painting and help you with your next white watercolor flower project. #watercolorpainting #watercolortips #watercolortechniques #beginnerwatercolor
The BEST Wax Seal Stamps for beginners or advanced alike! If you like wax seals or are just getting started, these wax seals are sure to be favorites of yours and will give you the best wax seal impression every single time. #waxseals #waxsealstamps
I’m excited to dive into part 2 of this blueberry tutorial where we’ll add the watercolor to the realistic blueberry drawing that we created together in the last video. In this easy, step by step tutorial you’ll learn how to watercolor blueberries in an easy but realistic way.
When creating this 3D Heron wax seal stamp, I wanted the strength of the heron to show through, the graceful body to remain free of stiff or awkward movements and a sense of awe to accompany him. Perfect for a costal wedding, the Heron wax seal captures strength and grace in a single stamp, elevated beautifully by his 3D body.
The Artist’s Toolbox
I’m pretty picky about my art supplies and tend to stick with what actually WORKS. Find current (and all time) favorites here:
“I can’t believe I just drew that”
I am so excited to finally launch the updated Botanical Drawing Course! This video course takes a deep dive into the fine art techniques of drawing. We start at the beginning, building off of the lessons that you learned in the Floral Drawing Mini Course (free) and quickly move into applying advanced drawing techniques so that you can draw any flower or botanical that you come across (and anything else, really!)
I have drawn (pun intended) from my 10 years of teaching art and even interviewed my husband (who is also an art teacher!) while I was creating this content. But most importantly, I took the questions that you sent me, the reviews and requests from the previous edition of this course, our conversations from Instagram lives over the years and the struggles and hopes that you shared with me.
This is what we created together:
The Chapters of this Course:
Art Supplies List (break down of tools and how to use them)
Drawing Exercise and Worksheet
Observation Exercise (my favorite tool for realistic drawing)
Modified Contours
Applied Observation: How to use these new skills
Adding Details
Creating Depth
How to Draw Texture (without losing your mind)
Foreshortening (drawing distorted objects)
Adding Ink to our Illustrations
Applied Techniques (putting it all together)
What to do when you’re stuck
This is NOT a step-by-step tutorial series on any of the drawings featured, but rather an in depth course on shading techniques specifically for ink pen. The video lessons DO feature the drawings in the images and we work on different parts of them in the video lessons.
HOW TO ORDER:
Add this item to your cart and checkout!
You will receive a TIME SENSITIVE LINK to the PDF—this link will expire in 24 hours, so please download the items as soon as possible.
Naturally, if your link expires, then I will send you the files, but I would hate for you to have to wait!
The files will include:
PDF with links to all of the private YouTube videos in this course
A complete list of my favorite art supplies
A worksheet with my warm up exercises