Learn to simplify vibrant street scenes while maintaining key elements like a cat and a bicycle, focus on capturing the essence of a scene with broad strokes and tonal values, create a waterfall painting from tonal composition to completion, and master the dry brush technique for depicting rocks and dynamic water, including creating the effect of falling water with strategic placement of dark elements.

Goals: we will discuss the essentials of a target state in abstraction, explore the advantages of watercolor techniques, and gain inspiring insights from Sterling’s extensive experience, learn effective strategies for generating ideas for your abstract artwork, explore how different mediums and textures can be used to enhance the expressiveness of acrylic paintings.

Learn to improve your paintings immediately, incorporate your ideas to enhance creativity and atmosphere, simplify subjects for impact, focus on effective brushstrokes, create abstract designs, and make paintings convincing. Paint a rocky seashore with a lighthouse and Mont Saint Michel, infusing your vision under Janine Gallizia's guidance.

Learn all stages of drawing a portrait, even if you’re a beginner, including analyzing facial features, determining proportions, and applying light shading. Practice drawing a face from life, create three sketches, and complete a detailed portrait of a woman in pencil, accurately conveying the model’s emotions.

Experience an exciting week with «Artefacto Family» and live like a true artist! Create 3 paintings through 1 video lesson and 2 live sessions, learn to analyze your work, correct mistakes, and boost imagination with techniques from Konstantin and Nicholas. Paint 2 magnificent artworks, have fun with like-minded people worldwide, and join a contest to win fantastic prizes.

• Andy Evansen began painting watercolors in the mid-1990s as a change of pace from his career as a medical illustrator
• He is a Signature Member of AWS, PAPA, RRWS, TWSA
• He became a Signature Member of the prestigious Plein Air Painters of America (PAPA) in 2012 and served as their President from 2015-2017
• Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA), Signature Member April 2018
• Salmagundi Club, Artist Member 2017
• His paintings have won numerous awards, including the Bronze and High Winds Medals from the American Watercolor Society

• Sterling Edwards is a contemporary watercolor master, instructor, author, and art juror.
• He has been featured in Watercolor Magic Magazine’s «Ones to Watch,» Watercolor Artist Magazine, and The New Palette Magazine.
• His unique, expressive painting style has gained international recognition and respect from peers, students, and collectors.
• Sterling’s paintings range from abstract expressionism to traditional styles, showcasing his creative sense of design and color.
• He is a sought-after workshop instructor and juror for art competitions worldwide.
• He has designed a signature line of multimedia paintbrushes and a watercolor palette, available through his website, workshops, and retail stores.

• Internationally recognized artist, juror, teacher, and art director of The Art of Watercolour magazine.
• Australian-born Janine Gallizia began her artistic journey at a young age.
• Her art has been exhibited in Belgium, France, Australia, and Canada.
• Revered instructor known for insightful workshops attracting students globally.
• Award-winning artist, renowned for atmospheric lighting effects in watercolor, blending technical skill with emotional depth.

• Renowned modern artist
• Graduated from the Repin Academy of Arts
• More than 120k followers on social media
• Hundreds of people have learned to draw and paint from him in his art studio
• Conducted dozens of workshops around the world
• Many of our renowned artists, instructors from Artefacto, learn how to paint portraits from Ivan
• A documentary film "Monologue" was made about him, it was dedicated to the work of Ivan

• Over 30 years of painting experience and 20 years of teaching practice
•  70 international and 10 solo exhibitions, a member of the jury for various international contests
•  His paintings are placed in museums, private and corporate collections worldwide
•  The author of the book «Masters of Watercolor» and the founder of the magazine «Planet of Watercolor»
• A brand ambassador of the leading producers of art materials (Daniel Smith, Roubloff, Nevskaya Palette)
• A member of Artists Union of Russia, Saint-Petersburg Watercolor Society, and Watercolor Society of Finland