The Perfect Handmade Holiday Card: Learn to Paint This Watercolor Snowman!

Show your creativity to your loved ones this holiday season with this handmade watercolor card! In this lesson, illustrator and Skillshare teacher Garima Srivastava guides you through the process of painting an adorable watercolor snowman—perfect for your holiday greeting cards!

Using soft brush strokes, Garima shows you how to create the snowman’s body with a cute scarf and hat. You’ll also learn how to add delicate ice crystals and finishing touches like gold accents to make your snowman shine.

Want to make more watercolor holiday cards? This lesson is part of Garima's "Winter Watercolor Workshop: Paint 10 Festive Holiday Greeting Cards" class, where she teaches you how to create 10 beautiful and easy winter-themed designs perfect for holiday gifting. See the class: https://skl.sh/4iGGBkj

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QUICK JUMP MENU

00:00 Meet Garima
00:23 Drawing the Basic Guidelines for the Snowman
01:01 Mixing Colors for the Snowman Body
01:14 Painting the Snowman’s Body
02:05 Creating the Snowman’s Hat and Muffler
03:40 Adding Facial Features and Buttons
05:40 Painting the Snowman’s Arms
06:10 Painting the Ice Crystals
06:50 Adding the Final Touches

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ABOUT GARIMA SRIVASTAVA

Garima Srivastava is an artist and illustrator based in The Netherlands. Known for her joyful brush strokes and vibrant use of color, Garima shares her creative journey and watercolor techniques with her Skillshare students. Get to know more about Garima here: https://skl.sh/49Q271R