Exploring Art Supplies

Good basic info but not well structured. There is no clear learning agenda, no meaningful project, and no end ( video just ends abruptly). Overall, you get a bit more airtime than watching similar videos on Youtube. With a better learning agenda it would have been much better course.

It is so for beginners. Her You Tube video is way better and if she was able to create a course based on what she covered there - that would be worthwhile. Glad it was reasonable.

Very informative! Love her style of teaching as she gets to the point and no time is wasted. Easy to listen to, great visual and content. I learned a lot! If your starting out in watercolor get this course!

Adore this teacher. She is so cute and relatable. I would definitely take more classes of hers. Great info for beginners, love the Q&A as well.

Great class with all the fundamentals!

A really great class that gives a good overview. Solid advice and makes watercolours very approachable.

I've been a silk painter for decades and am just starting out with oils. This course was extremely helpful, especially the demos. One thing--at the very end she says that with traditional oils you'll need to clean your hands with a solvent before washing with soap. Not a great idea if you want to be healthy. I remove pigment on my hands by rubbing a clean oil on them, then washing it all away with soap.

This class is titled getting started for a reason. It tells you all the basics about material use for you to just get started and play with the medium. Enjoy the process!

A great overview class for those who know nothing of the variety of pens, markers and papers available. Mary Jane is an accomplished teacher, and I look forward to putting her teaching in action.

Nice quick little class. Even if you have already experimented with watercolors and gouache, you will learn something new. MJB is a natural presenter who explains her processes clearly and eloquently while encouraging experimentation. Even her little side tips--like squeezing the belly of a paint tube to suck the extra glob back in--will enhance your practice by lightyears. Best of all, she is serious about play! I look forward to taking her other classes on CL.

Awesome class! Awesome instructor! Exactly what I was looking for, and highly recommended. :-)

Really encouraging class. Makes you want to go and play with your watercolors.

Nota review but a suggestion. Use a table knife to remove paper from bloc. No curling of edges.

Very thorough . perfect for someone who wants to start painting with Acrylics.

Fantastic class - so informative and inspiring. After watching the lessons, I picked up my watercolors and started playing around with some of the covered techniques. Highly recommended!

The watercolor class was fantastic! MJ is a great instructor!

I really enjoy Mary Jane Begin's style of teaching--I have a degree in Fine Art and have been painting for years, but think she does such a good job of building on the basics and encouraging play. Get your supplies ready ahead of time, if like me you want to play along. Thank you!