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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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craft kit with what you'll need).
Shipping is free, and you'll get your box delivered in time for your class. We ship nationwide.
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a link to join the interactive class.
What you'll do
Please note: if booking within one week of the workshop, your kit may not arrive in time for the live session, however, you will still receive the recording to playback whenever you like.
From the tropical Daintree Rainforest to our own backyard gardens, there’s a myriad of Australia’s own native fluttery friends that are begging you to paint them!
In our newest exciting watercolour workshop, you’ll learn some cool, creative and fun techniques to paint some of your favourites from sweet Blue-Banded bees, flamboyant Ulysses Butterflies, alluring ladybirds and elegant Tiger Dragonflies; what a wonderful celebration of Australia’s own beautiful little fauna (yes – we never knew a blue bee existed either!)
Watercolour and its loose, fluid style is a beautiful skill to learn, and our workshops are a perfect introduction to this gorgeous medium, even if you’ve never tried it before.
Join Aussie illustrator Carlie Edwards as she first guides you in a practice session on mixing colours, brush techniques, layering, special effects and how to add detail to your final piece. Then the fun begins; choose from a range of insect templates included in your kit to create two of your own masterpieces during the workshop.
Enjoy playing with vivid colours to bring our well-loved fluttery friends to life, as Carlie walks through a simple painting and a more advanced painting. Choose to follow along step by step, or get creative with your own colour combinations.
We love that everyone’s results are always unique, and this workshop encourages creative expression to have fun with whatever colour choices you like!
You'll be equipped with a myriad of new skills to "wow" your friends with a beautiful handpainted card or gift, or create some gorgeous new artwork to frame on your wall!
Pour yourself a glass of something delicious and get comfortable to enjoy this mindful painting activity. You'll get lots of help throughout the class to ensure you get the most out of your experience and produce a lovely piece of insect artwork to be proud of.
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Please note: If you don't require a class box, you can select 'class only' and you will still receive all templates and guides as a PDF to your email address.
What you'll need
A lead pencil, two cups of water and a paper towel. And of course your enthusiasm for some fun!
 
Suitable for
This Box and Live class is great for
individuals
and couples
as well as for
virtual team building activities at home.
Suitable
for adults, and kids (minimum 10 years old).
An adult must be present whilst kid(s) engage with the box.
Earthdrawn Studio is based in sunny Queensland and was founded by watercolour and pencil artist, Carlie Edwards.
Growing up among the bush and beach in Byron Bay is the foundation and inspiration behind much of Carlie’s work, which has a high focus on gorgeous Australian wildlife.
Earthdrawn Studio offers a range of gorgeously fun and flowy art classes, drawing you into an enchanting world of colour, imagination and intricate details.
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I loved this course! Carlie gave excellent explanations and squeezed a lot of helpful demonstrations into the 2.5 hour class. I really appreciated that a video replay was made available so that we could review the lesson to better absorb the material, as well as the additional templates of the last two insects for us to have a go on our own. I was brand new to watercolour before this course. The butterfly was my first watercolour painting ever, and while I still have a long way to go, I feel that I learnt a lot through this session :)
Niamh Kavanagh•
Oct 2021
Very enjoyable and interactive. Carlie is a great instructor!
Benjamin Morgan•
Sep 2021
Carlie ran a great session for us that was fun and engaging. I'd strongly recommend her workshop for anyone interested in water colours or as a team building exercise.
The session was well organised and run with a great camera setup for demonstrating to a remote audience. Her passion and enthusiasm for the art came through clearly in the session.
Emily Salisbury•
Aug 2021
Had a fabulous time, learnt so much it was a great way to spend the weekend !
Just loved this class. This is my third class with Carlie and I have learnt so very much. Carlie is so giving and the class is very easy to follow. It’s lots of fun.
Xx
Thank you.
I’ve added my finished bee below
Wendy Ducat•
Aug 2021
Loved it thank you! The box was great and so enjoyed your thoughtful tips and the step by step support. Only thought is a little more time giving one to one feedback - probably a bit challenging via zoom and because the class is action packed. Thanks again Carlie
Wendy Ducat•
Aug 2021
Loved it thank you! The box was great and so enjoyed your thoughtful tips and the step by step support. Only thought is a little more time giving one to one feedback - probably a bit challenging via zoom and because the class is action packed. Thanks again Carlie
I loved this class. It really is therapeutic whilst in lockdown. Learnt new techniques and created 2 lovey artworks to be proud of. Carlie is a wonderful teacher. I have booked into all her classes and look forward to the next one.
I loved today’s class with Carlie, she is a fabulous teacher who is incredibly generous with her knowledge.
Fran Cane•
Aug 2021
My friend and I really enjoyed this workshop, it was well structured and created two beautiful creatures. Having the recording of the session is a bonus as it means we can keep practising to develop our skills. Thank you
Danyel Herbert•
Aug 2021
Mum and I joined this class as a lockdown activity and it was wonderful! I already had the all the materials and even though we had different brands of paint, it was still very easy to follow. My mum, who’s self described as “not creative”, had a lot of fun and I did see a fun creative side to her. We both throughly enjoyed the class and would recommend to anyone that asked.
Paint Beautiful Watercolour Insects at Home is certainly what we did. This course is BRILLIANT! Carlie’s explanations, pace and knowledge is perfect! I look forward to her other courses.
It’s was good. Picked up a lot of techniques and keen to continue experimenting. Thanks
Mei Ho•
Mar 2021
Carlie was fantastic - engaging, fun and very patient. Most of all we learnt lots of new techniques and caught the water colour bug. A fun session!
Nicole Ninness•
Feb 2021
Loved the online class, sorry I had to leave a little early. I’m definitely looking forward to the birds. A longer pre recorded class involving more detail on the insects which I could work on at my own pace, I would be very interested in.
Katherine Johnson•
Feb 2021
Awesome workshop for beginners
Great introductions with excellent detail images and explanations of techniques and processes.
The teacher is so talented. What she can do with watercolours is astounding. The class is fast paced, but very enjoyable. A replay is provided for practice which is great. Thankyou Carlie for opening up the beautiful world of watercolour painting