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Artist Victoria Beyer Teaches Botanical Watercolor Painting on My Modern Met Academy

other · 2026-04-14

Artist Victoria Beyer teaches a 90-minute online class, 'Botanical Watercolors: Learn to Paint Realistic Flowers,' on My Modern Met Academy. The course covers foundational watercolor techniques, focusing on tulips and daffodils, but applicable to any flower. Beyer emphasizes drawing and observation before painting, demonstrating how to sketch, transfer to watercolor paper, and build color through layering. The class is designed for beginners and celebrates spring's floral rebirth.

Key facts

  • Artist Victoria Beyer teaches the class 'Botanical Watercolors: Learn to Paint Realistic Flowers' on My Modern Met Academy.
  • The class is 90 minutes long and covers foundational watercolor techniques.
  • Beyer focuses on painting tulips and daffodils, but the approach applies to any flower.
  • The course includes instruction on drawing and observing flowers before painting.
  • Students learn to transfer drawings to watercolor paper and apply color through layering.
  • Watercolor requires restraint and layering, unlike acrylic or oil paints.
  • The class is part of My Modern Met Academy, an e-learning platform.
  • The article is published on My Modern Met.

Entities

Artists

  • Victoria Beyer

Institutions

  • My Modern Met Academy
  • My Modern Met

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