Description: Prepare for winter by nurturing a sense of wellbeing with transparent layers of colour and flow of paint. This taster workshop is an opportunity to spend time away from the busy world. Consider the impact of colour on how we feel and some of its associations while exploring watercolour technique.
Who for: The course is suitable for people interested in colour in art or design and its potential impact on mood and sense of wellbeing. No experience required. It can be used as a taster for future art courses, a one-off winter personal treat or to make a seasonal picture card/gift.
Delivery: The course will include painting activities supported by demonstrations, chat about colour and watercolour pigments, along with artist examples. Supported by an experienced tutor with a keen curiosity about colour and its impact in communication and wellbeing as a designer, illustrator, artist and sketchbook traveller.
What we’ll do
- Build up different ways of using colour in watercolour painting
- Explore colour in theory and practice
- Create a small fold-out art sampler or gift, supported by your Tutor
By the end of the 1-day course, you will be able to
- Use watercolour with a flowing wet-into-wet technique
- Create colour patterns with masking
- Create harmonious colour mixes
Materials: Just use the water-based paints, brushes and paper you already have or as suggested here. Materials will be available if you’re a beginner wishing to try before buying or to compare with yours if you have materials and experience. We will chat about materials during the course.
- A3 watercolour paper ‘NOT’ (250gsm +)
- Selection of watercolour paintbrushes (round, sizes 3-8)
Selection of watercolours (either pans or tubes) as follows:
- Warm red (such as Cadmium)
- Cool red (such as Alizarin or Crimson)
- Deep blue (such as Ultramarine)
- Turquoise blue (such as Cerulean or Pthalo)
- Cool yellow (eg Lemon yellow)
- Warm yellow (such as Cadmium or Gamboge)
- Mixing palette or dish and 2 jars or water pots
- Masking tape and drawing board or back of a sketchbook
- White wax candles for resist.
