Workshops & Teaching
Offering workshops that help you discover and develop your own creative style:
As a trained teacher with a university degree in education, my sessions are grounded not only in artistic practice but also in solid pedagogical experience. Whether you’re new to painting or working on a personal project, I’ll support you with both structure and playfulness.
I teach in English or German, in a relaxed and cosy setting in Zurich.
Choose a session that fits your pace. Book individual hours or pick one of the packages below:
Hourly Rate: CHF 120/h
Personalised guidance tailored to your favourite project in illustration or watercolour.
3-Hour Fun Package – CHF 330
Explore techniques and ideas at your own pace. Let's dive into illustrating or watercolour together.
Creative Duo Session – CHF 80/h per person
A creative retreat: Share both the fun and the illustration/watercolour learning experience with a friend.
5-Hour Deep Dive – CHF 440
A more intensive session (one or two days). Ideal if you have a small project in mind or want to build more confidence.
If your budget is limited, please reach out - we’ll find a solution that works for you.
All sessions include tea and basic materials, but feel free to bring your own supplies. I’ll help you get the most out of them!
Recommend a Friend
If someone you refer books a session, you’ll get CHF 50 off your next session. Just have them mention your name when they book!
Add-On Options
Gift vouchers available – perfect for birthdays or creative surprises
Custom topics welcome – journals, storytelling, sketching nature, etc.
Child–adult duos welcome (for ages 10+)
I am happy to arrange individual workshops on illustrating, sketching, drawing, painting with watercolors with you. All inquiries via hello@paperlions.ch will be sent directly to the right place!
I also run courses at Papeterie Zumstein in Zurich. Finde the dates here:
My illustrated journal
This workshop is all about bringing colour to our days, about integrating drawing, illustrating, watercolours, writing, and more easily into our lives. We learn drawing techniques, but also look at making drawing accessible, easy and fun!
Duration: 3h
Location: Zumstein Papeterie Zurich or individual
Material: Sketchbook, paintbox, brushes, Fineliner, pencils, rubber (material can be provided by me)
Contact: info@zumstein.ch / hello@paperlions.ch
Introduction to illustrating with watercolours
We focus on basic techniques, learn about perspective and detailed drawing as well as technical painting and illustration with watercolors (layering, color depth, detail work).
Duration: 5h
Location: Zumstein Papeterie Zurich or individual
Material: Paintbox, brushes, Fineliner, pencils, rubber (material can be provided by me)
Contact: info@zumstein.ch / hello@paperlions.ch
Free water-colour flowing
"Perfection", "development", "growth"... we all know these terms well enough. This course has no such focus - instead, we will try to find an intuitive approach to drawing with different tools. It's about experimenting, not about "finishing" a picture. Come and try a very colourful letting go!
Duration: 3h
Location: Zumstein Papeterie Zurich or individual
Material: Paintbox, brushes, Fineliner, pencils, rubber (material can be provided by me)
Contact: info@zumstein.ch / hello@paperlions.ch
Watercolour basics
Let's acquire necessary basic watercolour knowledge together: What materials do I need, how do I use my tools effectively? We'll explore papers and brushes, learn how to use and mix watercolours and more. However, curiosity, experimentation and breaking away from ‘dry’ theory and teaching won't be neglected, in order to help you independently and courageously realise our own ideas!
Duration: 3.5h
Location: Zumstein Papeterie Zurich or individual
Material: Sketchbook, paintbox, brushes, Fineliner, pencils, rubber (material can be provided by me)
Contact: info@zumstein.ch / hello@paperlions.ch
Watercolours: Bouquet of flowers
Watercolour flowers, in a bouquet or in a loose arrangement - together we will learn how to create a modern watercolour bouquet. From planning, sketching and painting to finalising with exciting details - we will create a flower arrangement on paper. In the process, we will learn more about the use of different brushes and watercolours and how to create large-scale compositions.
Duration: 4h
Location: Zumstein Papeterie Zurich or individual
Material: Paintbox, brushes, Fineliner, pencils, rubber (material can be provided by me)
Contact: info@zumstein.ch / hello@paperlions.ch
Story telling Illustrations
Tell your own story tell your own story with a single illustration and bring bring the scenery to life with watercolours. Combining familiar techniques, we use give our illustrations depth.
We deepen and expand your techniques, learn tricks and improve our craft - as well as your imaginative drawing skills.
Duration: 4h
Location: Zumstein Papeterie Zurich or individual
Material: Paintbox, brushes, Fineliner, pencils, rubber (material can be provided by me)
Contact: info@zumstein.ch / hello@paperlions.ch
Watercolour for kids
Your kid is creative and has a basic understanding of drawing with watercolours already? Great! Things we've already practised can easily be rediscovered with great experiments and a bit of magic! In this course, we'll go to the watercolour lab together and create colourful dinosaur eggs, travel to distant planets, brew new magic potions and design unique animals with our brushes.
Duration: 2h
Location: Zumstein Papeterie Zurich or individual
Contact: info@zumstein.ch / hello@paperlions.ch
Advanced course: watercolour illustrations
We dive deeper into illustrating techniques and detailed drawing. We will create story telling illustrations with watercolors (layering, color depth, detail work).
Duration: 5h
Location: Zumstein Papeterie Zurich or individual
Material: Paintbox, brushes, Fineliner, pencils, rubber (material can be provided by me)
Contact: info@zumstein.ch / hello@paperlions.ch
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