- Watercolour techniques overview
- Lotus warm-up: sketching and proportions
- Initial layers for the flowers
- Adding details to the petals
- Adding background colour to the leaves
Recorded Course
₹16,000
30+ hours
12 devotional artworks
Paint 12 devotional portraits in watercolour
Ganesha, Buddha, Durga, Krishna, and more
30+ hours. Sketch first, then paint.
Recorded Course
12 artworks - sketch to finished painting
For devotional artists who want to paint sacred portraits from scratch - and for anyone looking for a guided, meditative creative practice.
2-year access • Personal feedback • Certificate on completion
Recorded Course • ₹16,000 • 30+ hours • 12 devotional artworks
Recorded Course • 12 devotional artworks
₹357 per hour of instruction
HD video, 2-year replay
20,000+ learners
in 152+ countries, rated 4.5+ across platforms
In learners' words
Lead instructor - Nikita Chhabra
“Every step was explained with such clarity, and I felt supported throughout.”
“Every session leaves you more confident, more curious, and more connected to your art.”
“The portrait classes were especially amazing - clear, patient, and so well structured.”
Taught by Nikita Chhabra - 20,000+ learners across 152+ countries, rated 4.5+.
What you paint
Each painting has a separate sketching lesson and a separate painting lesson.
Supplies, sketching, and portrait preparation
Paper selection, watercolour basics, and face-proportion sketching before you begin painting.
Paper selection, watercolour basics, and face-proportion sketching before you begin painting.
Guided divine portraits
Paint Ganesha, Buddha, Durga, Radha Krishna, and more - covering skin tones, ornament detail, and colour mood.
Paint Ganesha, Buddha, Durga, Radha Krishna, and more - covering skin tones, ornament detail, and colour mood.
Multi-figure compositions you paint yourself
Ram-Sita, Shiv-Parvati, Kanha with cows - multi-figure compositions you plan and paint yourself.
Ram-Sita, Shiv-Parvati, Kanha with cows - multi-figure compositions you plan and paint yourself.
Course curriculum
Recorded lessons
5 modules
Warm-up to multi-figure compositions
2-year access
Covers watercolour techniques, face-proportion sketching, seven guided divine portraits, four add-on compositions, and three live session recordings.
Modules and focus areas
Expand each module for the topic breakdown.
- Sketching facial features
- Sketching the face - Loomis method
- Planes on the face
- Combining Loomis method with planes
- Features from angles
- Face from angles
- Shri Ganesha - measuring technique, skin tone mixing, smudging
- Lord Buddha - wet-on-dry layers, building darker values
- Maa Durga - tilted-angle sketching, shadows, background detail
- Shiva - reference manipulation, abstract background, values
- Radha Krishna - side profile portraits, layering technique
- Ram ji and Sita ji - expression manipulation, ornaments and jewellery
- Shiv ji and Parvati ji - concept sketching, expressive strokes
- Ramji Hanumanji - sketch and full watercolour process
- Kanha with cows - sketch and full watercolour process
- Krishna with bird - sketch and watercolour
- Laxmi ji - sketch (Parts 1-2) and watercolour (Parts 1-5)
- Saraswati ji - sketch (Parts 1-2) and watercolour (Parts 3-8)
Certification
Certificate available after submission and review of your course artworks.
Issued by Alekhyam after artwork review
Includes your name, course title, and completion date
Reviews from Alekhyam learners
Screenshots from Google Reviews and course feedback.
How the course works
Three steps from payment to painting.
Pay and get access
Razorpay checkout. UPI, cards, net banking. Dashboard access lands instantly.
Gather your materials
Supply list inside Module 1. Specific paper, brush, and paint recommendations included.
Start painting
Follow the modules in order. Each lesson builds on the last - sketching through to finished paintings.
Who it's for
- you paint watercolours but faces feel out of reach - this course teaches face proportions specific to sacred subjects.
- you follow references but want to compose your own devotional artworks without one.
- you have tried YouTube tutorials but the techniques still feel scattered and unconnected.
- you want to paint Ganesha, Durga, Buddha, or Krishna but aren’t sure where to start.
- you want a slow, meditative creative practice that gives you something to show for it.
What you take away
- 12 finished devotional portraits
Each one completed under instructor guidance, from sketch to final detail. - Face-proportion drawing for sacred subjects
Loomis method, facial planes, and angled views - taught so you can sketch any divine face before painting. - Watercolour layering for skin tones and ornaments
Wet-on-dry layers, value building, smudging, and fine jewellery detail - practised across all 12 portraits. - Multi-figure composition without a reference
Ram-Sita, Shiv-Parvati, Kanha with cows - you plan the layout, sketch the figures, and paint the scene.
Ganesha teaches skin tones. Durga adds tilted angles. By Krishna, you are composing multi-figure scenes.
Every technique feeds into the next painting.
Meet the team behind the course
Clear teaching, thoughtful pacing, and support that feels calm from the first lesson onward.
What your ₹16,000 includes
30+ hours of recorded video lessons - replay anytime for 2 years
12 devotional artworks - guided from pencil sketch to finished painting
Sketching, painting, colour, and composition in one course
Certificate on completion after artwork review
Recorded Course ₹16,000
Recorded Course • ₹16,000 • 30+ hours • 12 devotional artworks
Instant dashboard access after payment
See the FAQs below for support details, access duration, and refund policy.
See how Nikita teaches
A short preview of the pace, clarity, and teaching style you can expect inside the course.
Questions, answered
The details most people want before they enrol.
No. The course starts with supplies and basic sketching. It suits beginners who are willing to follow the sequence from foundations up.
Guided artworks include major spiritual subjects such as Ganesha, Buddha, Durga, and Radha Krishna.
Yes. You get WhatsApp support for course-related questions.
2 years from the date you enrol. You can replay any lesson during that period.
Yes. The later modules cover original-composition planning so you can create devotional artworks without copying a reference.
“I teach the sketch first because if the drawing is off, no amount of colour will fix the face. Get the proportions down, and the painting almost paints itself.”
Recorded Course
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