Watercolour - Colour Mixing Workshop - All Abilities

Course intent

Learn how to mix a very wide range of colours from just 6 primary colours: 2 x reds, 2 x blues and 2 x yellows. Paint colour mixing charts to build up a personal reference library so you can enjoy being able to make close colour matches to source images.

What will I learn?

From a series of step-by-step demonstrations, followed by practical work, you will learn how to: · create secondary colours (2 primary colours mixed together) and tertiary colours (3 primaries mixed together). · how to start a personal colour mixing library · match your colour mix to your source image or object · use a sample of new watercolour techniques in your painting such as different types of washes

Who is this course for? Is there anything I need to know before joining?

This course is for all ability levels.

What do I need to bring to the first class? Will there be any extra costs?

You need to bring: · Watercolour paper · 2B pencil · Ruler · putty rubber · watercolour brushes · mixing palette. · A notebook or small sketchbook · EITHER Winsor and Newton Professional watercolour paints, (I prefer tubes): · Cadmium Lemon, · Cadmium Yellow, · Cadmium Red, · Permanent Rose, · French Ultramarine, · Winsor Blue Green Shade. · OR the equivalent Winsor and Newton (less expensive) Cotman Watercolours:

o Lemon Yellow

o Cadmium Yellow Hue

o Cadmium Red Deep Hue

o Permanent Rose

o Ultramarine

o Intense Phthalo Blue

What can I do when I finish the course?

In discussion with your tutor, you may like to progress onto longer courses or enrol on our other Arts and Crafts courses. We also offer further watercolour workshops and classes in Guildford including:

o Saturday 23rd November Watercolour - Christmas cards and gifts workshop

Additional Information

We welcome learners with additional needs and disabilities. When you enrol, please let us know if you would like to discuss your extra support needs with a member of the Supported Learning Team who will then contact you as soon as possible. If you are enrolling within 10 days of the course start date, we may not be able to contact you before your first class.

How to enrol

Our courses are for adult learners aged 19 or over. If you are under 19, please call 0300 200 1044.

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