Watercolor Course in Lucca in a Country House

This watercolor course in Lucca takes place in a country house in the Capannori area, where your host welcomes you and teaches the class. The session runs two and a half hours, unhurried, and you learn how watercolors behave by trying them on paper.

The lesson opens with the basics: the wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques, glazes and the materials you will use. Then you put the ideas into practice, first sketching in pencil and then painting a fairytale illustration of your own. Watching colour blur into water is half the pleasure, and there is room to experiment.

• Every material you need, ready for you
• Biscuits for a snack, with water, tea or herbal tea, or a little wine as an aperitif

You can book it just for yourself, or bring a few friends or relatives along, as a small group. Indoors or outdoors, the weather decides, and parking is nearby.