Print Creative Watercolour
A00021
Explore the beautiful possibilities of watercolour through experimentation and guided exercises in our beautiful art room. Improve your paint handling abilities, explore different techniques, and discover new ways of applying watercolour and mixed media to develop your creativity.
This course aims to open the possibilities of this versatile medium for beginners and experienced painters alike, with an emphasis on individual development. Together we will explore contemporary and historical artists from around the world and experiment with drawing and painting techniques.
Course Content
Learners will be introduced to abstraction, expressive or unusual watercolour techniques, learn how to use colour, and gain confidence through observational drawing and painting techniques in a supportive and friendly environment. We will also discover how to combine painting and drawing in new ways to unleash your creativity through a mixture of experimenting with techniques and drawing inspiration from contemporary and historical artists.
Drawing exercises are geared towards painting with watercolours and include line and shape, proportion, object and surround, composition and tonality. Colour mixing will be explored and you will have developed an understanding of hue, value and saturation at the end of the course. Techniques explored are specific to watercolour painting and include wet in wet, wet on dry, laying a wash, glazing, mark-making with various brushes, learning about and using hydrodynamics to achieve a wide tonal range, resist methods, lifting paint, how to correct mistakes etc.
We will also explore the possibilities of mixed media with watercolour with projects tailored to your development as a creative individual.
There will be a mix of tutor demonstrations and formal 1:1 tuition. The teaching style is friendly, supportive and will allow you to develop your own personal way of drawing and painting. Teaching methods include illustrated talks, demonstrations of materials and techniques, practical drawing and painting experience, exchanging ideas and experience with others, looking at the work of inspirational artists within their historic context, plus individual tuition and feedback.
If you are a returning learner you will discuss your aims with your tutor and come up with some achievable personal targets for the course.
Learning outcomes:
You will learn to draw and paint from a 3-dimensional object taking line and shape, proportions, object and surround as well as composition and tonality into consideration.
You will learn how mix colours and get the best out of your palette and you will have developed an understanding of hue, value and saturation.
You will develop creative skills through experimentation and research, and develop your analytical skills through discussion opportunities.
You will learn distinct watercolour techniques like washes, glazes, wet in wet and wet on dry.
Entry Requirements
To be eligible for this course you must be 19 or over on 31st August prior to the course start date.
This is a beginners course and so is suitable for those with little or no experience of painting in watercolours. Previous knowledge of painting and drawing is useful but not essential. Interview and advice is not required before enrolment.
First Class Requirements
Please bring a cartridge paper sketchbook, pencil and rubber. Also, please bring any watercolour materials and equipment you may already own. However, do not buy any prior to the start of the course before receiving advice from the tutor on e.g. suitable paint colours, brushes, palette and paper etc
Assessment Methods
There will be personal and group critiques and you will be given individual informal verbal feedback as your work progresses and take part in discussions.
