NB
This is a course for using Coloured Pencils, not water-soluble colour pencils please
Further Detail
Coloured Pencils are very under-rated as an art form yet they are easy to manipulate and the resulting artistic successes are extremely satisfying. You will soon become “hooked” on this wonderful art media. Many of our best Botanical Artists use good quality coloured pencils to produce the most beautiful images. This will be an enjoyable day to learn how to begin or to improve on what you already know. With good quality paper and pencils you will be amazed at what you will achieve.
Skills/Techniques Covered
Level
Complete beginner Yes
Beginner Yes
Improver Yes
Intermediate Yes
Advanced Yes
Highly specialised No
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee. The items you will need to bring with you are listed below.
Please Bring With You
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
This is a course for using Coloured Pencils, not water-soluble colour pencils please
Further Detail
Coloured Pencils are very under-rated as an art form yet they are easy to manipulate and the resulting artistic successes are extremely satisfying. You will soon become “hooked” on this wonderful art media. Many of our best Botanical Artists use good quality coloured pencils to produce the most beautiful images. This will be an enjoyable day to learn how to begin or to improve on what you already know. With good quality paper and pencils you will be amazed at what you will achieve.
Skills/Techniques Covered
- How to use coloured pencils to create a “painting” of flowers and leaves
- How to blend colour
- How to create shadow and light in the drawings
- How to create depth to the work
Level
Complete beginner Yes
Beginner Yes
Improver Yes
Intermediate Yes
Advanced Yes
Highly specialised No
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee. The items you will need to bring with you are listed below.
Please Bring With You
- 2H, HB and 2B pencil and pencil sharperner
- Good quality Eraser
- Ruler
- Cartridge or layout paper or photocopy paper for you to practise
- A sheet of tracing paper
- One ½ sheet of Hot pressed paper (smooth) such as Arches, Fabriano 5 or Fabriano Artistico or St Cuthbert’s Waterford paper or very good quality cartridge paper.
- A good selection at least 15- 20 of quality Coloured Pencils including white, Preferably Not water soluble colour pencils please
- A Derwent or Lyra Blender pencil and perhaps a burnisher pencil (optional)
- A note book
- A magnifying glass may be useful - but only if you have one (optional).
- An embossing tool (optional but useful)
- A small duster or piece of silk to keep work tidy
- A drawing board (optional - as Ardington School of Crafts has some)
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.