THURSDAY 19:00 – 21:00
Tutor: Jonathan Newey
Venue: artsmart Studio, Beaconsfield
Cost: £184 (8-week – Code: 4030)
Course description
Landscapes and buildings with watercolour
On this course you will be shown how to sketch and paint landscapes and buildings with the versatile medium of watercolour. Using photographs supplied by the tutor you will be shown techniques such as wet in wet, wet on dry, lifting and blotting, colour mixing, different brush marks and using pen and wash to paint landscapes and sketch buildings. Each painting will be demonstrated, step by step, by the tutor. No previous experience necessary. Suitable for all abilities.
Thursday 24 April
Coastal scene with lighthouse
Thursday 1 May
No class this week
8 May
Old shop front with pen and wash
15 May
Woodland scene
22 May
Waterfall with watercolour and white paint
29 May
Beach at sunset
Thursday 5 June
No class this week
12 June
Mountain stream
19 June
Buildings with sepia tint pen and wash
26 June
NO CLASS
3 July
NO CLASS
10 July
Summer cottage
Suggested Materials
Surface: 1 x A4 or equivalent pad of ‘Not’ surface watercolour paper 140lb/300gsm ‘Not’ refers to the surface texture of the paper and is also known as CP (cold pressed) or Bockingford
Brushes: 1 x size 10 or 12 and 1 x size 4 round watercolour brush.
Paint: Watercolour paint, either tubes or pans. If bringing tubes then you will need 1 white mixing palette or china plate
Recommended colours: Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue (optional), Cadmium Yellow Pale, Lemon Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red. White paint such as Gouache, Chinese White or White Ink
A waterproof, black sketching pen. Size 02, 03, 04, or 05.
1 x water receptacle (jam jar or plastic container)
Tissues, 2B and 4B pencil, eraser, ruler
