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Watercolor
Basics

Soft washes and a gentle introduction to watercolor.

Duration

2.5 hours

Group Size

Max 10

Price

RWF 24,000

About this class

Soft washes and a gentle introduction to watercolor.

Watercolor rewards patience and light hands. In two and a half hours you’ll learn wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, and the magic of letting water do the work.

A beginner-friendly class with a small group and endless coffee.

What you'll learn

Four skills you'll take home.

01

Paper & water

How paper choice changes everything, and how to tame the water.

02

Wet-on-wet

Soft, bleeding edges that feel like watercolor should.

03

Layered washes

Build richness with multiple transparent layers.

04

Your botanical

A finished small botanical study to take home.

What we provide

Just bring yourself.

Watercolor Kit

Brushes

Apron

Coffee & Snacks

Take-home

Your instructor

Aline Mukamana

PAINTING · 12 YEARS · RESIDENT ARTIST

Aline paints the quiet hours — the moments just before dawn when memory and hope share the same breath. Her work, rooted in the hills of Musanze, has been exhibited across East Africa and carries a deep reverence for Rwandan heritage and community.