Tutor Nicky Hunter
10am - 4pm
(Lunch 12.30 - 1.00pm)
This one-day, onsite workshop is designed for beginners with some experience and those at a more advanced level
Workshop Details
Students will create a watercolour painting capturing Foxgloves elegantly swaying in the breeze with bees buzzing which make a delightful combination of flower and insect in a painting (bees optional). Focus will be on the translucent and radiant qualities of the magical medium of watercolour.
Nicky will demo the stages of a painting and watercolour techniques which you will then use yourself during the day to create your own painting in a vibrant and loose watercolour style with one to one guidance and support to help your painting skills progress and loosen up your style to achieve lively lucid paintings.
Skills / Techniques Covered
Materials
Materials are not included in the booking fee
Students Please Bring
Please bring your own watercolour kit which should consist of the following items
Other items
Waterpots, palette, drawing board, kitchen roll, pencil, rubber
I do have items to loan for any bits and pieces missing and I have watercolour paper to purchase £ 3 per sheet so no need to buy any items or colours especially in advance.
Colour Selection
A Warm and a cool shade of each primary and an earth tone is essential.
Optional colours
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.
10am - 4pm
(Lunch 12.30 - 1.00pm)
This one-day, onsite workshop is designed for beginners with some experience and those at a more advanced level
Workshop Details
Students will create a watercolour painting capturing Foxgloves elegantly swaying in the breeze with bees buzzing which make a delightful combination of flower and insect in a painting (bees optional). Focus will be on the translucent and radiant qualities of the magical medium of watercolour.
Nicky will demo the stages of a painting and watercolour techniques which you will then use yourself during the day to create your own painting in a vibrant and loose watercolour style with one to one guidance and support to help your painting skills progress and loosen up your style to achieve lively lucid paintings.
Skills / Techniques Covered
- Paint these beautiful flowers in a vibrant and expressive style with loose and lively watercolour techniques using wet in to wet and direct painting methods. Additional add some simple yet effective buzy bees in to your composition.
- Understanding the importance of using a range of tone from light to dark, colour mixing guidance to help you keep the lights and mix effective radiant colours and intense darks to give your painting impact.
- Understanding the importance of shape and edge control to achieve soft delicate edges and stronger areas of impact how to use these to intergrate the flower with background effectively.
- Explore how to achieve successful composition and layout and effective elements with in these to make pleasing artworks.
Materials
Materials are not included in the booking fee
Students Please Bring
Please bring your own watercolour kit which should consist of the following items
- Watercolour paints
- Any brand is OK but academy, or student quality should be avoided
- Watercolour brushes
- A medium and large round or mop style squirrel or sable
- A small and medium pointed round brush - synthetic
- Small retailer brush
- Watercolour paper
- At least A3 - Rough or Not surface paper is required 140 lb weight
- I use Bockingford or Saunders Waterford brands but any good quality brand such as Fabriano or Langton is fine
- It is better to bring it stretched and ready on a board and a spare piece also
Other items
Waterpots, palette, drawing board, kitchen roll, pencil, rubber
I do have items to loan for any bits and pieces missing and I have watercolour paper to purchase £ 3 per sheet so no need to buy any items or colours especially in advance.
Colour Selection
A Warm and a cool shade of each primary and an earth tone is essential.
- Lemon yellow ( cool)
- Raw Sienna ( warm)
- Cobalt blue (cool)
- Ultra marine blue ( warm)
- Burnt Umber (warm)
- Sepia (cool)
- Helios Purple (Sennelier - Brand) or magenta or similar cool vibrant pink shade
Optional colours
- Neutrals - helpful on occasion but not essential
- Lamp Black
- China White
- Cerrulean Blue or Tourquise
- Permanent Rose (warm)
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.