HER MESSAGE
From Guesswork to
Deliberate Watercolors
in Under 3 Months
From Guesswork
to Deliberate
Watercolors in
Under 3 Months
Rosie is a retired nurse from a seaside town in Western Australia, who finally cracked the code on watercolor painting after a few months of painting.
MEET ROSIE
A seaside town,
a lifelong dream
My name's Rosie, and I live in a seaside town called Busselton, about 250 kilometers south of Perth in Western Australia.
Watercolors enchanted Rosie since her high school art classes. Although she never had any formal training, it was the style she'd always wanted to learn.
"The just-follow-what-I-do-and-do-what-I-say approach, wasn't working for me."
Rosie tried teaching herself through videos and step-by-step watercolor books. "I couldn't seem to work out why things would work or why they didn't work. The 'just follow what I do and do what I say'approach wasn't working for me."
Then study, marriage, family, work, and life caught up with her and the dream went on the shelf.
THE TURNING POINT
Retirement and
a New Beginning
At the end of 2025, Rosie retired after more than 45 years in the health sector. At the top of her retirement plan: "Learn to paint watercolors properly".
"I wanted to start again, with guided instruction."
"I really didn't have any kind of understanding of the basic principles. That's why I wanted to start again, at the beginning, with guided instruction."
A Google search led her to award-winning artist Broderick Wong, who had been on the same journey himself and built a course to address those exact issues.
Filmed in Rosie's home studio. (Thanks Pete and Jones!)
Total run time: 3:52 min
00:00 — Retirement plan
00:19 — The trap of "Follow-Along" videos
00:50 — Discovered a process that works
01:26 — The Eureka Moment
02:12 — What real progress looks like
02:45 — What confidence feels like
03:05 — How Rosie overcame fear
THE COURSE
March 2026:
From the very first project I knew I was where I needed to be."
Broderick explained (his process), relationship between the water, the paint, and the paper for those elements to work together.
Each project started with a predictable process that produced satisfying pieces of art.
"My skill level with the techniques became more automated. I could see myself improving with each exercise and even began to anticipate how an image would be constructed."
Where it all began: Dated March 2nd
(written 2.3.26,down under)
Rosie started with simple projects (You can tell she had lots of fun with it!) Simplicity helped control her technique. This is not random. It's a natural result of a dependable process.
BREAKTHROUGH
The Powerful
Eureka Moment
"I finally produced paintings I know that are deliberate, not a fluke. That's a really special feeling."
Eureka: Watercolor X-ray Vision
"One other benchmark moment is when you know you've started to develop that watercolor x-ray vision, how to go about deconstructing it and then putting it together in a watercolor painting kind of way."
From marine animals to landscapes.
Rosie’s heart sings for marine life. It's what she set out to paint in watercolors.
However, after exploring a mountain landscape in the Mini Paintings course, she unexpectedly unlocked an entirely new world of creative horizons.
Dated March 2nd and May 15th
(written 2.3.26, 15.5.26 down under)
Rosie completely surprised herself. The process she started with unlocked creative possibilities beyond her expectations.
THE TRANSFORMATION
"I was desperate to be good at this & put a lot of pressure on myself."
It made me tentative and a bit scared
to mess things up and that got in the way a bit.
"Hold hands with the fear and dive in anyway."
"If you apply the process that Broderick teaches and trust it,
you will have success.
You'll produce paintings you're really proud of, and that you're happy to show your friends, family, and even strangers."
"The light is good there and I have access to the sink and water. I have my eye on a drafting table on wheels. Once it's set up, it can be wheeled into the spare room."
By trusting the process, Rosie displaced her fear with:
It's the creative fuel that will keep inspiring you through every new wash and every single project you paint from here on out.
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
May 2026:
Rosie stepped into the Wet on Wet Watercolor Intermediate course.
Within just her first week, she brought subjects
to life with stunning realism.
The Balance Between
The Method and Intuition
"Gradually I began to get a feel for the paint, the water, and when the conditions were right. That's the bit I call the art."
The science of how the elements interact came together with the art. When something went right, I knew why. When it didn't, I knew how to fix it.
Dated May 23rd and June 1st. (written 23.5.26, 1.6.26 in Australia)
Ready to Crack the Code
on Watercolors?
If "follow-along-and-do-as-I-do" videos are still leave you guessing, like Rosie,
all you need is a structured approach that balances method and intuition. (and a heck of a lot of fun)
This Is How You'll Be Guided To Control Watercolor
One clear system to progress, not perfection
Module 1: Getting Started
2 Lessons | 6:13 Min
Start painting right away and see how much your painting changes as you go through the course.
Your First Project: Paint a simple reference, so any changes that happen later, you'll see why.
The Drawing Secret: How to get your drawing onto the paper in under 2 minutes.
The Right Materials: Decent supplies (not expensive, not cheap) you need to make the paint move correctly.
Module 2: Mixing Water and Pigment
3 Lessons | 12:39 Min
You've seen how artists mix their water and color so easily, but they don't take the time to explain. In this module, you will finally know how it's done, so you can match your colors and keep them vibrant.
Learn the 3 Strengths Method to get the right color every time.
1 Thing You Need To Learn First.
Mixing 1 Color: When you can do this, you can mix any color combination later.
Why this is more important than color: Light, Medium and Dark.
Module 3: Paint Smooth and Streak-Free
9 Lessons | 36:23 Min Lessons condensed for overview
Watercolor painting is all about washes. In this module, you will learn that it is possible for you to create pristine washes. It's the 1 step that other tutorials miss. You will be surprised it only takes 10 minutes to learn. Not years of "just keep practicing".
Introduction
How It Works: Learn 1 way to control all the water in your puddle, brush, and paper at the same time.
Watch It Done: See the whole painting happen from start to finish. Part 1
Getting Ready: How to set up so your paint doesn't dry too fast.
Exercise: Method + Technique: Let the water do the hard work for you using a light, medium and dark wash.
Review: Method and Technique
Module 4: Paint with Control
10 Lessons | 1:37 Hr Lessons condensed for overview
This is how others make painting look effortless. It's not about perfection. It's applying the right steps, in the right order so there's nothing to fix. Learn how to do this with the first project, one shape at a time.
The Two-Color Mix: Mix two colors to start simple and keep color mixing manageable.
The Clean Even Wash: How to get a pristine, glowing layer without any fixing.
Safe Layering: Adding new paint without ruining what you already did.
Spot Control: How to keep the paint inside the lines on small parts.
Day 4 Review: Why painting one shape at a time keeps your work clean.
Module 5: Paint with Certainty
10 Lessons | 48:51 Min Lessons condensed for overview
Now we can focus on re-creating your successes. There is nothing more life-affirming than doing something and having it turn out the way you wanted. We will paint new shapes with 1 more color, to help you manage your water and pigment.
The Three-Color Mix: How to mix three colors together to create different colors.
The Precision Practice: How to keep your edges sharp and clean.
Big Shape Control: How to paint large areas without leaving ugly streak marks.
The Layering Logic: Strategic layering to prevent bleeding between shapes.
Small Shape Control: How to paint small areas.
Day 5 Review: Identifying why your results stayed clean and professional.
Module 6: Paint with Consistency
8 Lessons | 1:14 Hr Lessons condensed for overview
This module fine-tunes your steps with new shapes. Control your watercolor through interesting shape scenarios. It is possible to make meaningful progress and have fun doing it, in place of drills, swatch painting, or long lectures.
Mixing 4 Colors: How to mix four colors together to create different colors.
The Main Focus: Setting up the most important part of your painting.
The Timing Method: Knowing exactly when to paint and when to stop.
No-Mud Secret: Ensure you keep colors vibrant, not muddy.
Irregular Shapes: How to paint irregular shapes that help you manage water on your paper.
Day 6 Review: Making sure you can handle many colors without making the paper messy.
Module 7: Paint with Progress, Not Perfection
6 Lessons | 36:57 Min Lessons condensed for overview
You know that feeling when the lesson is over and starting a new project feels like going back to sqaure 1? This module will help you crystallize the steps to ensure you lock in the learning needed to paint on your own.
The Final Project: Using the system on one painting you will do independently.
The Master Plan: A simple step-by-step look at how we finish the work.
Smart Patterning: Adding the final details over dry paint for a big "pop."
Your Path Forward: How to keep being a confident artist after the course.