Description
This isn’t just a class, it’s the foundation of everything. In this course I’ve put together the essential, foundational knowledge you need to create these toys from scratch. It’s the result of years of my own practical experience — all my techniques and methods, gathered into one course.
Plus — for those who want to go further: learn to create complex, exclusive toys, like the ones I make. And for anyone thinking about starting a small business of their own — selling cotton toys, built from the ground up on techniques that are hard to find anywhere else.
This course brings together both the basics and the rarer techniques and secrets — the kind that usually only come after years of practice.
❗❗❗Cotton Art Mastery includes the complete Cotton Art Fundamentals course. Start from the very beginning and go all the way to advanced — everything in one place.
📚 How the course works
✅ Video + text. Every lesson is filmed in detail and comes with a written description — easy to translate into any language.
✅ Logical order. From foundational details to the exclusive techniques I’ve developed over years of practice.
✅ Lifetime access. Go through the course whenever it suits you, and come back to it anytime you need.
🧵 What’s inside
▪️Full list of essential and optional tools and materials
◾️Which paints to use and how to work with them properly
◾️The secret to a perfect finish: how to get paint to sit evenly on the toy and dry with a matte effect
◾️How to prepare cotton for work — why it matters and how it affects the quality of your toy
◾️Aging raw cotton: how to turn regular cotton into vintage-style cotton for antique-look toys
◾️How to dry your toys correctly — 4 different methods
◾️Which glue to use and the right ratio to mix it
◾️How to make cotton cardboard, and what it’s used for
◾️My personal discovery — a unique material that not only makes the work easier, but noticeably improves the quality of your toys
◾️Color theory: how to get many new shades from a minimal basic palette
◾️The cotton palette: my go-to tool for choosing beautiful colors and shades for your toy
◾️How to change the color on a toy if you don’t like the shade or something went wrong. Spoiler: you can’t just paint over it with another color
◾️Advanced color theory: 3 lessons in a row on creating complex, multi-layered shades you simply can’t buy ready-made
◾️Painting secrets: how to paint soft, blended shadows
◾️Painting secrets: highlighting — the technique that makes a toy look dimensional and realistic
◾️Painting secrets: the “dry brush” technique for a vintage effect
◾️Aging lesson: making your own vintage ribbon for decoration
◾️How to make dimensional eyes and noses — a professional method
◾️Decorating your toy: how to apply and secure glitter, faux snow, and any loose sparkly materials — several methods
◾️How to add a hanging loop to your toy (for example, to hang it on a tree)
◾️Bonus hands-on lesson: making a vintage retro carrot
◾️Bonus hands-on lesson: making a realistic pear you can’t tell apart from a real one
Everything you need to know — in one course, in one place, instead of piecing it together from different sources.
⏳ Important: price goes up in 3 days
For the first three days, the course is available at the starting price. After that, the price doubles — and it won’t go back down.
If you’re reading this right now, there’s no better time to start.
