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  • ONLINE Coloured Pencils: Autumn Botanicals - Starts Thurs 22nd September 2022 at 10am

ONLINE Coloured Pencils: Autumn Botanicals - Starts Thurs 22nd September 2022 at 10am

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Due to the interactive nature of this course, we encourage all students to participate live, where possible, to gain the most from the experience.

A video playback service will still be provided for both sessions.

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Tutor: Jan Mehigan
 
Thurs 22nd September 10am - 12pm
Thurs 29th September 10am - 12pm
(UK timings)
 
This LivePlus™ online workshop is ideal for beginners and those wishing to further develop their skills with coloured pencils.
 
Workshop details
Coloured pencils are very under-rated as an art form, yet they are easy to manipulate, feel familiar to handle, and the resulting artistic successes are extremely satisfying.  You will soon become “hooked” on this wonderful art media.

With good quality coloured pencils and smooth paper, this course is an enjoyable way to begin your journey or improve on what you already know.  There is no mess, and no worry about using water and paint - it is delightful to do and not difficult to learn.

During this two-part course, Jan will teach you how to use coloured pencils to create a 'painting' of Autumn botanicals.  We will study a different seasonal flower or seed-head in each session, and these will be confirmed closer to the time. 
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Students will be encouraged to work along as Jan demonstrates the techniques and then practise in their own time between the two sessions. There will be time for feedback in the second session on any work that students wish to share.
 
Specific skills you will learn at the workshop
  • How to use coloured pencils to create a 'painting'
  • How to blend colour
  • How to create shadow and light in the drawing
  • How to create depth (three dimensional images) in your work
  • How to remove unwanted marks

Equipment & materials list
Materials are not included in the course fee. All the materials and equipment you will need are listed below.


  • 2H, H, HB and 2B graphite pencils
  • A range of at least 15 – 20 good quality coloured pencils (not watercolour pencils).  Preferably not in boxes of 6 or 12 because they tend to be the bright colours only.
  • A Derwent blender and/or burnisher (optional - you can use a white coloured pencil instead)
  • A large soft brush, or soft duster, or piece of silk
  • A pencil sharpener or mechanical pencil sharper OR a Swann Morton craft knife with a curved No. 15 blade
  • Eraser
  • An embossing tool (optional - a spent biro will suffice)
  • Quarter or half sheet of hot pressed paper (smooth) - at least 300gsm/140 lb weight (Fabriano 5 Classico or Artistico 100% cotton or Saunders Waterford in High White or Bristol Board)
  • One small sheet of sketching/layout paper
  • A small sheet of tracing paper
  • Paper to protect and keep work clean
  • 3M tape

After each demo you will be sent a link to view the recording, which you can watch as many times as you wish for thirty days.
 
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