Watercolour Painting - Beginners (Online)

Course intent

This online course will through a series of practical exercises and demonstrations establish a range of techniques when working with watercolour enable you understand watercolour as a painting medium and introduce you to the use and application of watercolour while working closely with techniques using sketchbook & photographs. The projects given will build on past learning, week by week, to develop new abilities and will be summarised with a final personal project at the end of the course.

What will I learn?

What will I learn?

You will:

• Gain good basic knowledge of the materials and equipment used in watercolour painting
• Practise and learn about the techniques and processes used in watercolour painting
• Discover a range of brush handling techniques and mixing various washes
• Gain confidence in using materials and be encouraged to take part in group discussions
• Have access to one-to-one support
• Review and evaluate group work
• Develop personal expression through a mixture of practice, discussion, and demonstration of techniques
• Explore other artists work and approaches
• Gain an understanding of copyright when working from photos etc.

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

  Suitable for complete beginners or those with a little experience who wish to refresh their skills and develop further.

This course will be delivered through live online sessions using Zoom.

To fully participate in this course, you will need:

• An email address
• A reliable internet connection
• A computer/laptop /tablet with a fully updated browser (preferably Google Chrome), microphone and webcam.

Once enrolled on this course you will receive detailed instructions for taking part online.

You will need to complete some course documentation to help assess your progress.

This course will be using ZOOM for Education.

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

You need to bring:

• A notepad and pen
• An A4 or A3 watercolour pad (300 gsm – cold press/rough)
• Sketch pad/book
• Pencils 2H, HB, 2B, 4
• A rubber and sharpener
• A set of watercolour paints (tubes and/or pans)
• A set of watercolour brushes: small and larger round and flat brushes
• White permanent Gouache (Winsor Newton)
• A watercolour palette for mixing paint.
• Masking tape
• Small natural sponge
• Toothbrush
• Clingfilm and tissue
• 2 jars for water

For the Zoom lesson: you will need access to a computer/laptop/tablet with a reliable internet connection, working microphone, and webcam. If you struggle to read printed text on a screen, you may find it beneficial to have access to a printer to make your own hard copies of resources.

What can I do when I finish the course?

Learners can progress onto specific workshops and other courses with SAL.

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.

We value and support equality, diversity and inclusion by promoting fairness and respect at all times.

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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