Online Art School «Artefacto»
NEW ONLINE COURSE
by JAVID TABATABAEI
Monochrome and Color Accents
Master monochrome tonal clarity with Javid Tabatabaei’s signature color-accent method, gaining confidence in light, shadow, and depth across 4 expressive watercolor paintings
LIFETIME ACCESS |
NEW ONLINE COURSE
by JAVID TABATABAEI
Monochrome and Color Accents
Master monochrome tonal clarity with Javid Tabatabaei’s signature color-accent method, gaining confidence in light, shadow, and depth across 4 expressive watercolor paintings
LIFETIME ACCESS |
Discover a beautifully calming approach to watercolor as you explore the power of tone and the beauty of subtle transitions. If you’ve been longing to add more clarity, mood, and intention to your work, this course may become your fresh, inspiring way forward.
Guided by internationally acclaimed watercolor artist Javid Tabatabaei, you’ll learn how to think in tone first, building depth, calmness, and structure through a monochrome palette – and then bring your paintings to life with a single, purposeful color accent.
Through 4 peaceful, immersive painting lessons, Javid will show you how to simplify complex scenes, control water and pigment more confidently, and use expressive brushwork to paint misty waterways, warm bazaars, and serene harbors with clarity and grace. You’ll gain a clear, repeatable method that brings beauty to every painting you create.
Javid about the course...
4 Lessons
Video lessons in English in Full-HD format with lifetime access
4 paintings
You will create 4 awesome paintings with watercolor
Who is this course for?
This course will suit both beginners and professional artists who:
- Struggle with flat or “washed out” paintings and want to make their scenes feel richer and more alive
- Want to know how to guide the eye, set the mood, and avoid muddy results with one intentional color accent
- Are looking for more experience in dealing with tone: creating depth and 3D effect, working with perspective and building tonal contrasts
- Want to learn how to build atmosphere through tone, creating a sense of mystery and lifting their work to a new level with elegant color accents.
Javid about the course...
Program of the course:
Lesson 1: Monochrome Depth and Tonal Contrast
Discover how to use bluish-grey monochromatic tones to create atmosphere, unity, and clear visual structure. Learn to guide the viewer’s eye using a single bold color accent – such as orange or red – and build strong depth through decisive light and shadow.
By the end of this lesson, you will understand how tonal contrast shapes the entire painting and how to direct focus toward the main subject with clarity and intention.
Lesson 2: Misty Waterways – Tranquil Atmosphere
Learn to create a quiet, peaceful mood using soft, blended washes that suggest fog, distance, and gentle transitions. Explore how calm reflections strengthen the stillness of the scene, and how subtle red accents bring warmth and rhythm into a cool-toned composition.
By the end, you will be able to capture serene waterways with a sense of depth, softness, and understated emotion.
Lesson 3:
Old Bazaar of Isfahan – A Study in Light and Texture
Explore the atmosphere of a historic Iranian bazaar through warm tones, soft shadows, and expressive brushwork. Learn how to highlight traditional architecture and market details while including local figures that add cultural depth and narrative.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to portray architectural settings with warmth, texture, and a strong sense of place.
Lesson 4: Harbor at Dusk – Monochrome Serenity
Create a calm Eastern harbor scene using a limited grayscale palette that reveals subtle transitions of evening light. Learn to paint reflections on still water and use tonal contrast to shape the composition and build atmospheric depth.
By the end, you will be able to express quiet dusk light and serene water surfaces with confidence and tonal clarity.
Conclusion
What you’ll achieve during this course:
01
Master tonal structure, learning how to use light, shadow, and value to create depth and atmosphere
02
Develop a clear, repeatable process for building monochrome scenes and adding elegant color accents
03
Simplify complex subjects into clear, readable compositions that feel expressive rather than overwhelming
04
Enhance your brushwork, balancing looseness and precision so your paintings feel lively while holding strong focal points
05
Stop overworking your paintings by relying on tonal hierarchy instead of guesswork, helping you achieve cleaner, more intentional results
06
Create 4 beautiful finished artworks that showcase atmosphere, mood, reflections, and cultural storytelling
Meet your instructor
Javid Tabatabaei
- Javid Tabatabaei is an artist who has been painting for more than 20 years.
- He has participated in group and solo exhibitions all around the globe. His exhibitions have been held in a number of leading galleries and contemporary art foundations in China, Turkey, Italy, Pakistan, Japan, Serbia, Canada etc.
- Javid Tabatabaei hosts both in-person and online workshops.
- He has been on the jury for the international watercolor society of Turkey for 2 consecutive years.
- Javid Tabatabaei is a Brand Ambassador of RockWell Art Supplies Inc. He has received a great number of awards worldwide.
We offer different plans
Standard
- 4 video lessons in full HD by Javid Tabatabaei (total 2 h 48 m)
- 4 watercolor works by the end of the course
- 24/7 access from any location at your own pace
- LIFETIME access to the video lessons
- Access to the moderated students community on WhatsApp
- Final project (your own painting)
- Bonus: 30 ArtiCoins
Premium
- 4 video lessons in full HD by Javid Tabatabaei (total 2 h 48 m)
- 4 watercolor works by the end of the course
- 24/7 access from any location at your own pace
- LIFETIME access to the video lessons
- Access to the moderated students community on WhatsApp
- Official certificate of completion
- Final project (your own painting)
- Individual written feedback within 75 days from a professional curator on each painting + final project
- Bonus: 40 ArtiCoins
Standard
- 4 video lessons in full HD by Javid Tabatabaei (total 2 h 48 m)
- 4 watercolor works by the end of the course
- 24/7 access from any location at your own pace
- LIFETIME access to the video lessons
- Access to the moderated students community on WhatsApp
- Final project (your own painting)
- Bonus: 30 ArtiCoins
Premium
- 4 video lessons in full HD by Javid Tabatabaei (total 2 h 48 m)
- 4 watercolor works by the end of the course
- 24/7 access from any location at your own pace
- LIFETIME access to the video lessons
- Access to the moderated students community on WhatsApp
- Official certificate of completion
- Final project (your own painting)
- Individual written feedback within 75 days from a professional curator on each painting + final project
- Bonus: 40 ArtiCoins
You have no risks – we support you!
100% guarantee
In case after 1-2 lessons of the learning program within the first week, you realize that using our approach you cannot create a painting,
YOU WILL GET YOUR MONEY BACK!
*within 14 days after payment
Freeze for Premium plan
If the start date is not convenient we freeze the learning program for as long as you want (1 time free of charge) .
Freedom & Mobility
Access to the lessons at any time. Go through the lessons at a comfortable pace. Watch the lessons on your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.
Certificate of completion
(for Premium Plan)
Upon completion of the course for the students of Premium plan we issue a certificate. The certificate could be used as a proof of your qualification's upgrade at work (if it is related to arts) and for your private affairs as a recognition of your mastery in painting.
How is our course organized?
BEFORE COURSE
Full course program
List of course materials
Friendly community of beginner and professional artists
AT COURSE
Recorded video lessons
Watch lessons at your own pace
Closed students' chat
Written feedback from professional curator
AFTER COURSE
Certificate of completion
Own portfolio
Skills and knowledge practiced
Part of our art community
Our happy students say...
Examples of Javid's works
Your curator for this program
Terrilynn Dubreuil
Watercolor artist
«I have painted with watercolor since my Fine Art classes at the University and I started teaching it soon after and have taught it ever since. I love the fresh, flowing approach to the medium.
Watercolor gives me an oblique strategy approach to art because one has to to approach it in an almost „opposite“ way of thinking from other media. It keeps my brain active! I use watercolor a lot for studies, plein air sketches, and underpaintings for my pastel paintings.»
- Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude, with augmented Master level courses.
- Teaching art for 35 years. Multiple media and levels.
- Workshops, Classes and Demos, both live and virtual, with local and international students.
HERE YOU MAY FIND TERRILYNN’S WORKS
Examples of Terrilynn's works
Which materials do you need
for the course?
1. Paper: Arches paper rough 300 g/m
2. Watercolor paints (Daniel Smith watercolor tubes or Holbein or other brand)
3. Watercolor brushes:
- 3cm flat brushes
- 8 and 12 round brushes
- Fan brushes
- Rigger brushes
4. Masking tape
5. Drowning board
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