Watercolour Characters with Ania Salmina
Winsor & Newton Professional WatercoloursAbout This Experience
Join Ania Salmina for a lighthearted and inspiring watercolour demo using Winsor and Newton Revival colours featuring a piece from her charming “The Girls” series. Ania will guide attendees through her process for creating expressive, airy characters using simple materials and a playful approach. She’ll reveal her watercolor tips, covering essential techniques like paint-to-water balance, wet-on-wet vs. wet-on-dry, layering, pencil touch-ups, and finishing touches that bring your work to life. You’ll also learn how to work with the body of the brush, keep your strokes loose, embrace imperfection, and let your character’s personality shine through. Whether new to watercolour or looking to loosen up your style, this demo will inspire you in your creative practice.
Materials
Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolours: Aureolin Hue, Field's Orange, Viridian Hue, Cinnabar Green, Tyrian Purple, Ultramarine Ash, Mineral Grey, Ostwald Grey
Winsor & Newton Professional Synthetic Watercolour Brushes
Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour Paper Blocks: Cold Pressed 7 X 10"
This Opus Downtown event will include a try-it station with event-related materials and surprise giveaways for attendees!
This event is for Opus Members — thank you for being part of the creative community
About Your Host
Ania Salmina is a Burnaby-based visual artist, illustrator, and educator with a background in architecture and years of traditional art training. Her work explores humour and emotion through characters with playful proportions - like tiny heads and oversized hands - capturing everyday moments with warmth and imagination. Whether working in watercolour, acrylic, or digital tools, Ania's expressive style invites connection and curiosity. She has exhibited across the Lower Mainland and leads drawing events to share the joy of drawing.
Website: aniasalmina.com
Instagram: @sunshine_roof
