Begin your journey into watercolour & drawing
A calm, step-by-step course for complete beginners — no experience needed. If you’ve ever thought, “I wish I could paint,” this is your place to begin!
- Start from the very beginning
- Build confidence without pressure
- Learn at your own pace
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Welcome to Begin with Billy — a brand new online space where you’ll be guided step by step through the basics of drawing and watercolour.
Together, we’ll build your confidence, explore simple techniques, and most importantly, enjoy the process of painting.
Begin with Billy has been specially created as a gentle starting point for complete beginners and those returning to painting after time away.
Unlike Billy's Botanical Art School, which focuses on detailed botanical painting and more developed techniques, this new space is designed to help you build confidence slowly and enjoy the foundations of drawing and watercolour in a relaxed and supportive way.
As your confidence grows, many students may later choose to continue their journey into Billy's more detailed botanical painting courses.
This course is for you if…
- You’ve always wanted to paint but don’t know where to start
- You’ve tried before and lost confidence
- You feel a little out of practice
- You’d like a calm, supportive way to learn
Whether you’re completely new or have dabbled before, you are very welcome here.
Each lesson is designed to be easy to follow, relaxed, and inspiring.
There’s no pressure to get things perfect. Instead, we focus on understanding, practice, and building confidence step by step.
You’ll learn how to use your materials, get comfortable with your brushes, and enjoy discovering colour and technique in a way that feels natural and achievable.
A gentle way to begin
- Simple, step-by-step lessons
- Friendly guidance at every stage
- Small exercises to build confidence
- A relaxed, encouraging pace
We keep things light, playful, and enjoyable — so you can learn without feeling overwhelmed.
As you move through the course, you’ll begin to feel more confident with each step.
What once felt difficult will start to feel natural, and you’ll soon find yourself creating paintings you can feel proud of.
If you’ve ever thought, “I wish I could paint,” now is your chance to begin.
You don’t need experience. You don’t need to be “good at art.”
You simply need a willingness to have a go.
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