Tutor Kevin Scully
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
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This one-day, onsite workshop is designed for a range of abilities including beginners with a little experience.
Workshop Details
A class for those who like to work in pen and wash where the image is drawn in ink and the painting completed in watercolour. The subject matter will be varied, and you will have the opportunity to try a number of ways in which different inks and pens can be used to create the basis of some exciting paintings. You will be able to try some new techniques in applying both ink and watercolour and the emphasis will be on producing some lively and interesting results. Some previous experience in drawing and watercolour painting is advisable, but not essential.
As well as using pen and watercolour wash in its more traditional and accepted form, you will also be shown ways in which this combination of mediums can be used to produce some more contemporary paintings. You will be working from reference material provided by the tutor where you will be able to choose the kind of subject matter that interests you including landscapes, flowers, still life, and figures, etc.
Skills / Techniques Covered
Materials
Materials are not included in the booking fee. The items you will need to bring with you are listed below. Some other materials will be supplied by the tutor for you to use or purchase if you should wish to do so. The maximum cost for this will be £5.
Paper:
Brushes:
Other Materials:
If you wish, you can bring along some of your own images that you might like to paint
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 & afternoon tea provided
Click here for Timings & Refreshments
This one-day, onsite workshop is designed for a range of abilities including beginners with a little experience.
Workshop Details
A class for those who like to work in pen and wash where the image is drawn in ink and the painting completed in watercolour. The subject matter will be varied, and you will have the opportunity to try a number of ways in which different inks and pens can be used to create the basis of some exciting paintings. You will be able to try some new techniques in applying both ink and watercolour and the emphasis will be on producing some lively and interesting results. Some previous experience in drawing and watercolour painting is advisable, but not essential.
As well as using pen and watercolour wash in its more traditional and accepted form, you will also be shown ways in which this combination of mediums can be used to produce some more contemporary paintings. You will be working from reference material provided by the tutor where you will be able to choose the kind of subject matter that interests you including landscapes, flowers, still life, and figures, etc.
Skills / Techniques Covered
- Choosing appropriate materials
- Experimenting with materials
- Choosing colour schemes
- Painting in a free and loose way
- Drawing in ink
Materials
Materials are not included in the booking fee. The items you will need to bring with you are listed below. Some other materials will be supplied by the tutor for you to use or purchase if you should wish to do so. The maximum cost for this will be £5.
Paper:
- Watercolour pad or loose sheets about A3 size
- 300 g/m2 (140 lb) Not surface. Bockingford, Fabriano, Arches, or Saunders Waterford are all excellent makes.
- Watercolours in tubes are best, as these allow you to mix large amounts of colour for washes. Or if you prefer, pans of colour in a folding palette. ‘Artist’s Quality’ paint by Winsor & Newton, Schmincke, Jackson’s, Sennelier, and Daniel Smith are among the best quality watercolours.
- Cadmium Yellow Light
- Cadmium Red
- Permanent Rose or Magenta
- Cerulean Blue
- Cobalt Blue
- French Ultramarine
- Viridian Green or Phthalo Green
- Hookers Green
- Raw Sienna
- Burnt Sienna
- Raw Umber
- Burnt Umber
- Payne's grey
- Winsor Violet or Dioxazine Purple
Brushes:
- Watercolour brushes in sizes 3, 8, and 10 or 12. It’s important that these brushes are of good quality and that they form a point when wet. Sables are expensive, so synthetic ones are a good substitute.
- A square ½”, or 1” brush
- Large brush for washes
Other Materials:
- Small bottle of black acrylic ink, or Indian ink
- A steel-nibbed dip pen if you have one
- A selection of waterproof black pens in a variety of sizes: roughly 0.2, 0.5, 0.7
- HB pencil and sharpener
- Putty rubber
- Masking tape
- Tissues/Kitchen towel
- Large palette with several mixing wells
If you wish, you can bring along some of your own images that you might like to paint
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.