The aim of the course is to help you to develop your observational skills and stimulate your creativity while exploring different processes in both drawing and watercolour painting. A broad subject range will be covered including sketching on location, still life, and studying other artists through gallery visits.

The following topics will be covered during the course:
Drawing Techniques – using pencil, coloured pencil, charcoal and pastel etc. to develop gradations of tone created by shading, hatching and cross hatching
Paint Techniques – flat and graded washes, wet-in-wet, wet-on-dry, creating highlights, textures and effects
Composition and Observational Skills – developing compositional and observation skills to gain a deeper understanding of organising what we see
Colour Mixing – the emotive, transparent, opaque and staining qualities of watercolour Subjects – a broad subject range will be covered including landscape, architecture and figures