inkpapersquirrel by Elina Zhelyazkova/The Next Step: Elevate Your Watercolor Landscapes

  • €137 or 3 monthly payments of €46

The Next Step: Elevate Your Watercolor Landscapes

  • Course
  • 79 Lessons

Take your watercolor skills to the next level. Explore composition, perspective, and color harmony, and learn how to interpret references in your own style. Designed to help you paint landscapes with more freedom, confidence, and joy.
An aesthetic flatlay with dreamy watercolor landscapes

Who This Course Is For

  • You’ve learned the basics (wet-on-wet, layering, washes) but don’t know how to go beyond tutorials.

  • You want your paintings to look more polished, not flat.

  • You want to understand the decisions that go into a successful painting: from composition to color choices.

  • You’re looking to develop your own style in watercolor.

  • You feel stuck or uninspired painting alone.

If any of these sound familiar, this course is your next step.

What You’ll Learn

Through a balance of practical lessons and real-time projects, you’ll gain the tools and confidence to create watercolor landscapes you’re proud of.

You’ll learn how to:

Dreamy watercolor landscape with a lighthouse

Choose colors that harmonize and elevate your work.

Practicing thumbnail sketches

Build strong compositions without overcomplicating.

Vibrant watercolor landscape of a flower fields and a windmill

Apply perspective so landscapes feel believable.

Turning reference photo into a watercolor landscape

Use reference photos effectively

Elina holding a vibrant watercolor landscape

7 Beautiful Projects to Paint Together

This course is project-driven, because the best way to learn is by painting.
You’ll follow along with 7 real-time, step-by-step tutorials, designed to help you apply each concept and build your skills while creating stunning finished pieces.

By the end, you won’t just understand watercolor better, you’ll have a collection of landscapes you’re proud to share.

Peaceful watercolor landscape with a lake, a boat and a cabin
Autumn watercolor landscape with a cabin
Colorful watercolor landscape with a Tuscanian countryside house
Dreamy watercolor landscape with a lighthouse on the rocks
Moody watercolor landscape: misty pine trees in monochrome
Fresh watercolor landscape of a waterfall
Artist Elina Zhelyazkova in her studio

Learn With Me By Your Side

When you join, you don’t just get videos, you get access to me.

  • Ask questions anytime.

  • Share your paintings and get my feedback.

  • Connect with other students inside the private community.

Most online courses leave you to figure it out alone. Here, you’ll have my support every step of the way.

Why This Course?

For over five years, I’ve been teaching watercolor online to thousands of students. My classes are known for being relaxing, inspiring, and approachable while helping students consistently improve their skills.

This course gathers everything I’ve seen artists struggle with most and gives you a clear path forward.

You’ll leave with:

  • Stronger skills

  • More confidence

  • Landscapes that feel polished and uniquely yours

You Don’t Have to Take My Word for It

"Elina is a superb teacher, so organized and calm in her teaching style. The soft music and to-the-point explanations made for a very relaxing class. I was able to get a good result on my project. I just loved it!"

- Marie Kusters

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"I LOVED this class. Elina has a way of making a complex painting so do-able. I learned so much. Elina is magic. Thanks so much for this class!"

- Emily Mau

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"I find the warm and inviting atmosphere in Elina's paintings truly inspiring, and her love for painting is contagious. She'll know how to teach and guide you with genuine patience and kindness, as this is exactly the person she is every day"

- Françoise Blayac, Watercolor Artist & Teacher

What’s Included

7 real-time step-by-step projects

Modules on composition, color mixing, perspective & references

Lifetime access - revisit lessons anytime

Direct feedback & support from me + Access to the private student community

Downloadable PDFs + Bonus module: Using digital tools for inspiration

14-day money-back guarantee

Are You a Complete Beginner?

I have a course designed especially for beginners. It will walk you through the essentials step by step, so you’ll feel confident before moving on to more advanced landscapes.

Ready to Elevate Your Watercolor Landscapes?

Join today and start painting landscapes that feel polished, confident, and uniquely yours.