Cactus Calm: Watercolour for Beginners

🌵 Cactus Calm: Watercolour for Beginners

Sunday, 23 November | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM📍 “The Between” Skybridge, Melbourne Central🎨 All art materials provided — no experience needed🪴 Limited to 6 spots only!

Slow down and paint something a little prickly (but very cute). In this beginner-friendly watercolour session, we’ll explore the charm of cacti with photo references— from bold shapes to playful colour palettes. Whether you love succulents or want a relaxing, creative reset, this workshop is for you.

You'll learn:

• Simple ways to draw cactus shapes
• Blending and layering for a soft desert feel
• Using colour and line to add personality

Perfect for beginners, plant lovers, or anyone needing a gentle Sunday morning activity.

10:00 AM — Welcome + Materials IntroMeet your facilitator, settle into the space, and get to know your paints and brushes.

10:15 AM — Drawing Simple Cactus FormsLearn how to sketch various cactus types using basic shapes and contour lines.

10:30 AM — Watercolour TechniquesExplore soft washes, colour mixing, wet-on-dry, and playful mark-making for cactus textures.

11:15 AM — Create Your Cactus ArtworkUse your new skills to paint a potted cactus, guided step-by-step with time to experiment.

11:45 AM — Group Share + Wrap UpA relaxed space to share what you’ve made and reflect (optional!).

12:00 PM — Workshop EndsHead home with your cactus creation and a lighter heart.

Where: The Between (Skybridge linking Emporium and Melbourne Central) https://maps.app.goo.gl/JAhHg44rDVJyszzD6

Location: Meet up at Level 1, The Between (Skybridge linking Emporium and Melbourne Central).

Directions to "The Between" Skybridge at Melbourne Central

1. Enter Melbourne Central via Swanston St, La Trobe St, or Elizabeth St.
2. Head to Level 1 and find the CUE store (Shop 123/211 La Trobe St).
3. Walk a little further down the corridor.
4. You’ll see "The Between" Skybridge — a glass bridge linking Melbourne Central to Emporium Melbourne over Lonsdale Street.

Info: 10:00 AM — Welcome + Materials Intro

Meet your facilitator, settle into the space, and get to know your paints and brushes.


10:15 AM — Drawing Simple Cactus Forms

Learn how to sketch various cactus types using basic shapes and contour lines.


10:30 AM — Watercolour Techniques

Explore soft washes, colour mixing, wet-on-dry, and playful mark-making for cactus textures.


11:15 AM — Create Your Cactus Artwork

Use your new skills to paint a potted cactus, guided step-by-step with time to experiment.


11:45 AM — Group Share + Wrap Up

A relaxed space to share what you’ve made and reflect (optional!).


12:00 PM — Workshop Ends

Head home with your cactus creation and a lighter heart.

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