Watercolour "Sole Mate" Tutorial
Paint a fun pair of sneakers with a hidden mouse in this two-part watercolour tutorial using wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques. Perfect for intermediate painters building detail and softness.
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Watercolour "sole mate" tutorial
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Watercolour "sole mate" - Downloadable files
Watercolour "Sole Mate" tutorial video - Part 1
Watercolour "Sole Mate" tutorial video - Part 2
This charming two-part tutorial walks you through painting a pair of worn sneakers with a cheeky mouse tucked inside. Designed for intermediate painters, this class blends realism with whimsy and is perfect for those looking to practise layering, soften edges, and add personality through subtle detail. With step-by-step instruction, it’s a delightful project for your journal or as a nursery print.
Here's what you get with this class.
Supplies list
Colour reference photo
Line drawing to trace on to your paper
Multiple progress photos
Photo of the completed painting
Full length instructional video showing how to complete the painting
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A supplies list is included with each class, however we do encourage you to work with what you already have.
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Here are a few student works painted from this tutorial.
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Meet your teacher for this class.
Louise De Masi is a professional artist and qualified teacher with over 23 years experience. She is based in the gorgeous Mid North Coast of NSW, Australia.
Louise has been passionate about watercolours since 2011. She has sold paintings worldwide, licensed her work, and even co-written a book about painting sea life in watercolour.
Want to learn to paint in watercolour? Check out Louise's online classes here or watch her YouTube tutorials and browse through her shop for beautiful watercolour paintings, prints and merchandise.
“I am taking an in person class and I learned more here today [in this YouTube video] than I have in 6 weeks of the class… Signing up based on this video!”
“You are an outstanding teacher and are always so explicit with your instructions that you make it almost impossible for us to fail when following your tutorials. You have a wealth of information that you are always so happy to share with us. I have not as yet found another teacher who teaches as well as you and I have certainly watched thousands of You Tube tutorials. You are the best and deserve all the recognition you get!”
“Just finished watching this tutorial (I always watch them before starting to paint them) and I wanted to say it's so helpful to have the reference photo showing while you paint. I find myself thinking what I would do next and where I would add color and then when you do it too I know I'm learning -- even before I put paint to paper. Thank you for your explanations and thorough descriptions of what you are doing. You are the best teacher!”
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