Tutor Val Price
10am - 4pm
This onsite, botanical painting workshop is designed for a range of abilities including beginners that have a small amount of watercolour experience.
Workshop Details
Draw and paint Spring plants and flowers from whatever the weather allows you to pick.
Bring in a sample of the season’s offering of plants, flowers or blossom, to produce a botanical illustration in a traditional skill with a contemporary twist.
Skills/Techniques Covered
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee.
Students - 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.
10am - 4pm
This onsite, botanical painting workshop is designed for a range of abilities including beginners that have a small amount of watercolour experience.
Workshop Details
Draw and paint Spring plants and flowers from whatever the weather allows you to pick.
Bring in a sample of the season’s offering of plants, flowers or blossom, to produce a botanical illustration in a traditional skill with a contemporary twist.
Skills/Techniques Covered
- Accurate drawing, and use of pencils
- Planning the composition
- Transfer to watercolour paper
- Watercolour, building colour and form
- Drybrush techniques to add detail and definition
Materials
Materials are not included in your course fee.
Students - please bring with you:
- A small Spring plant, flower, or blossom
- A4 cartridge paper
- HB 2H 3B pencils
- Rubber
- Sharpener
- Tracing paper
- Kitchen towel
- Watercolour paper (Hot pressed if possible)
- Watercolours
- Pallet
- Brushes size 6 & 1 + old brush for mixing
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.