ONSITE Botanical Watercolour: The Rich Colours of Autumn - Sun 11th September 2022
SKU:
JM110922-8
£95.00
£95.00
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Tutor Jan Mehigan
10am - 4pm
(Lunch provided 12.30 - 1.00pm)
This one-day, onsite workshop is suitable for beginners and those with experience
Workshop Details
We will be drawing and painting the rich fruits and flowers of Autumn. You may bring your own specimens - either fruits or flowers or I will supply some of my own for you. I will demonstrate how to begin your painting using fresh clean colour learning the technique of wet-into-wet, building the colour to give rich details and creating soft shadows to give light and clarity to your work. We will discuss colour mixing to create the images that we all wish for.
We will look at masking areas and lifting colour. We will also be mixing greens which is always difficult, to enhance the fruit, leaves and stems. I shall demonstrate how to create and arrange composition. We can hopefully create some small paintings where you can try the different techniques that you need to learn. This class is meant to be informative, fun, rewarding and enjoyable.
Skills / Techniques Covered
Materials
Materials are not included in the booking fee
Students Please Bring
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 provided 12.30 - 1.00pm)
This one-day, onsite workshop is suitable for beginners and those with experience
Workshop Details
We will be drawing and painting the rich fruits and flowers of Autumn. You may bring your own specimens - either fruits or flowers or I will supply some of my own for you. I will demonstrate how to begin your painting using fresh clean colour learning the technique of wet-into-wet, building the colour to give rich details and creating soft shadows to give light and clarity to your work. We will discuss colour mixing to create the images that we all wish for.
We will look at masking areas and lifting colour. We will also be mixing greens which is always difficult, to enhance the fruit, leaves and stems. I shall demonstrate how to create and arrange composition. We can hopefully create some small paintings where you can try the different techniques that you need to learn. This class is meant to be informative, fun, rewarding and enjoyable.
Skills / Techniques Covered
- Mixing colour
- Lifting and masking techniques
- Creating good composition
- Using the correct brushes
- Creating light and shadow and tonal changes
Materials
Materials are not included in the booking fee
Students Please Bring
- Please bring your usual painting materials for watercolour painting
- If this is your first time please bring six to eight colours of watercolour paint in either tubes or pans
- Please do not bring children’s paints or brushes - however well you try they will not work well for you
- Your colours should include:
- Permanent Rose, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Ultramarine blue and Cerulean Blue (or Cobalt Blue or Winsor Blue). In addition you may bring Burnt Sienna and/or Raw Umber.
- PAPER: Bring two or three small sheets of Hot Pressed 90 or 140lb watercolour paper or one bigger piece. This can be Arches , Waterford, Fabriano Artistico or Fabriano 5 (Classico) or Hot Pressed Bockingford.
- Graphite pencils : HB and 2B
- An eraser
- BRUSHES: Three good paint brushes though you can bring more. Must have good points! Nos. 7 or 8 round, No. 2 or 3 round and a small brush Nos: 00 for finer detail.
- A couple of “old “brushes for mixing paint.
- Kitchen towel
- A small natural sponge (optional but handy)
- Masking fluid and a pen or stick with which to apply it
- Notebook
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.