Watercolours
with Sophie Newnham
Watercolours are a pleasure to work with, whether adding a wash of colour to a drawing, layering to find new colours and shades or as a way to create delicate textures and form.
This medium has subtlety, translucency and an element of surprise. Over the course, we will also be looking at a handful of artists who have found new and interesting ways to use watercolours.
Open to all levels
March: Studying the watercolour techniques of Sarah Graham
Monday evenings: 4, 11, 18 & 25 March
Tuesday mornings: 5, 12, 19 & 26 March
“Sarah Graham’s pictures are bold, brave, and beautiful, and look fantastic in contemporary or traditional settings, I highly recommend them.”
Jane Churchill, May 2007
Week 9: Drawing enlarged insects with monochrome inks and watercolor washes
Week 10: Drawing enlarged insects with coloured inks and watercolor washes
Week 11: Creating our own compositions with flowers and insects
Week 12: Completing our composition
Skills covered: From drawing to watercolour painting. Painting with washes vs detailing; Fine-tuning our watercolours with pencils and fine-liner pens; Adding depth, seeing a range of tones; highlighting.
All necessary materials will be provided for your first session.
Materials provided throughout the course: Pencils- Hs to Bs; rubbers; basic paint, palettes and water holders.
Materials to bring with you: a range of watercolour brushes of various sizes; a block of watercolour paper; a simple set of watercolour paints; a set of fine-liner coloured inks; a bottle of masking fluid, and paper towels.
““Sophie took us through all the key skills we needed for drawing and painting from nature and somehow I now have the confidence to just try drawing things around me. Before this I had no idea how to even start. Thank you!”
Undecided? contact us to arrange for an initial taster. If you decide to continue to the end of term, the taster is deducted from the fee for the remaining sessions.
For a taster session, all materials are included. For regular students, we can advise you on obtaining materials at the taster.