“In a world of digital art, staying true to the timeless beauty of gouache illustration is a mark of luxury, because it’s a matter of time, emotion and authenticity.”

Hélène & Jeanne KARPOV

Learn the very secret art of jewelry gouache with with two renowned star designers from Paris.

Hello, we are Jeanne and Hélène Karpov, high-end jewelry designers.

Jeanne & Hélène KARPOV, high jewelry designers and gouacheuses on the famous place Vendôme

After spending close to 20 years working at prestigious and exclusive houses on the Place Vendôme in Paris, we decided to teach YOU everything we know about our professions.

By the way, do you know what jewelry gouache is?

High-end Jewelry Design and Gouache - Paon d'opale brooch

Technically, it is the art of painting jewelry in opaque watercolour.

There are not many people in the world who are deemed masters at the art of gouache. We are very happy and proud to be amongst them.

What we are going to share is what we have learned over 20 years of practice on the Place Vendôme. Furthermore, some of the techniques we will show you, no one taught them to us. We have literally discovered and refined them ourselves.

Jewelry gouache (or rendering) is an art in itself, don’t you think ?

High-End Jewelry Design & Gouache - Bejewelled Butterfly Brooch by Hélène & Jeanne Karpov

You can practice gouache just for fun or to relax, to make beautiful illustrations for your home or to get into the world of jewelry.

Professional gouache artists are currently in high demand!

Our courses

We reveal to you the most efficient techniques to become a master of design and gouache.

Whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced painter, you will learn and improve your techniques step by step with our online courses. Gouache is accessible to everyone. It just requires some simple methods to begin and a little practice!

How about trying our FREE course?

In it, you’ll learn how to paint a diamond.

Jewelry gouache - Diamond brilliant cut / Gouaché de joaillerie - diamant taille brillant

Student’s work

What our students say about us

  • I have been wanting to take this gouache course for a long time and I am so glad that I could finally make it happen. I am enjoying it immensely and I am loving all the vivid colors.

    Anna W.

  • I am thoroughly enjoying the course and would love to one day be able to do something like this as a career (after some more practice of course) thank you so much for creating such a wonderful course!

    Louise N.

  • The course is amazing, every video so well done, and very full of content!

    Renata C.

  • I thoroughly enjoyed the Opal course. It was great to deep dive into specifics: colours, opals elements, types of opals. Having the reference really helped and also the close up footage and step by step. With these tools, I am now able to apply them to my own opal collection. Merci!

    Tori P.

  • All your tips and online courses are very good, they helped me a lot to improve my illustration skills, thank you very much!

    Jorge S.

  • Vos cours en ligne sont très bien organisés et complets et votre ouvrage "Gouaches" est d'une finesse remarquable !

    Adeline C.

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What icons of the industry say about us

  • "I had the opportunity to discover the enchanting world of Jeanne and Hélène’s gouaches. A craftsmanship full of lightness, transparency, and colors. Under the brushstroke, the jewelry transforms into paintings that illuminate our senses."

    — Philippe Delhotal

    Creative Director at La Montre Hermès

  • “Hélène and Jeanne are like shining stars showing us the way: they just lit up the studio with their creativity. Their gouaches were works of art in their own right that in turn inspired these other works of art, the jewels.”

    — Stanislas de Quercize

    Former CEO & President of Van Cleef & Arpels International, Cartier International and Richemont France

  • “I have been following your work very closely and have seen your magnificent book Gouaches. You have elevated jewelry illustration, "le gouaché", to an unprecedented artistic level. ”

    — Corentin Quideau

    Founder and General Manager - Cartier Joaillerie International

  • "Creativity, artistic talents, and technical skills of Hélène & Jeanne are guarantees of successful projects. Working with both of them is a true joy."

    — Francois Delage

    Former Chief Executive Officer - De Beers Jewellers

    Entrepreneur & GIA board member

  • "The online courses I would recommend from my experience about jewelry design are from Karpov sisters."

    — Katerina Perez

    Editor-In-Chief and Founder of Katerinaperez.com

  • "Jeanne & Helene are exceptional at their craft and the best in the business. I learned from them, when first starting out in my career in High Jewelry at Van Cleef & Arpels and I am proud to call them my peers now. You will be lucky to learn from their deep knowledge of Jewelry Design, Gouache painting and the Jewelry industry as a whole. & to top it off, they are wonderful humans and teachers as well!"

    — Kia Schwaninger

     Former Design Director at Harry Winston

    Former Senior Jewelry Designer at Van Cleef & Arpels

    Founder of Kia Schwan Design