Creative Watercolour Painting

Creative Watercolour Painting

Southern Staffordshire College
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Who is this course for?

Beginners:

A structured watercolour course for beginners and those students who would like to brush up on their watercolour skills.

Intermediate:

This course is suitable for students who have previously completed a beginner's course or have prior experience.



What will I do on the course?

Beginners:

Students will be encouraged to learn, practise and develop a variety of watercolour techniques together with drawing skills. Other water-based mediums, including those which extend textures, will be explored.

The course will enable you to extend your understanding of watercolours and develop creative skills in this traditional, yet contemporary medium, within a variety o…

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Who is this course for?

Beginners:

A structured watercolour course for beginners and those students who would like to brush up on their watercolour skills.

Intermediate:

This course is suitable for students who have previously completed a beginner's course or have prior experience.



What will I do on the course?

Beginners:

Students will be encouraged to learn, practise and develop a variety of watercolour techniques together with drawing skills. Other water-based mediums, including those which extend textures, will be explored.

The course will enable you to extend your understanding of watercolours and develop creative skills in this traditional, yet contemporary medium, within a variety of subject topics.

Project work will support technical skills and will be based on the students own reference material. Demonstration and one to one support will be given to help students develop their technical skills. Watercolour artists both past and present will also be referred to in order to extend understanding of the medium.

Topics covered:-

  • Introduction to still life painting and drawing skills
  • Introduction to skills in landscape painting using washes and textures
  • Development of landscape painting

Intermediate:

This structured course will enable students to creatively develop and use a variety of watercolour techniques and skills learnt on the beginner's course, using both traditional and contemporary water based mediums.

Students will experiment further with washes, colour, composition, texture, pen, ink and wash techniques. Drawing skills will be introduced and developed.

Subjects covered will be based on developing a variety of source material based on photographic reference and from observation. This will include landscape, water, still life, flowers, interiors, the human figure and buildings/street scenes etc.

Instruction of all technical processes will be through demonstration, contextual information on artists, one to one tuition and discussion.

Practical work may be traditional or abstract and will be carried out through individual projects, based on the students own ideas negotiated with the tutor, or group project themes. Project themes will cover a number of weeks in order to explore and fulfil technical skills and ideas.



How long does the course last?

The course runs for 2 hours per week.

What equipment will I need?

Beginners:

An equipment list will be available prior to the course commencing.

Intermediate:

Please bring existing materials and equipment you have.

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