WORKSHOP:IAN COOKE - Elements of Watercolor

IAN COOKE - Elements of Watercolor

Weekend Tutorial Courses for Beginners

Friday March 25,  1-4pm

Saturday March 26, 9.30 – 4pm

Cost $100

This is an introduction to the basics of watercolor to enable new students to join one of our regular classes with the basic knowledge of how to handle this challenging but rewarding medium.

There will be one course in the Fall and another in the Spring. We will talk about recommended materials but we would ask you to have the basics to enable you to take part. Subjects covered will include -

The importance of the proportion of water and paint, handling brushes 

Brushes – sable or synthetic, care of brushes 

Papers – Rough, cold press or hot press 

Paints, colors and setting out your palette 

The color wheel and complimentary colors 

Warm and cool colors, granulation, transparency, staining, permanency 

Mixing – on the palette, the paper and your brush 

Highlights, reserving whites, using miskit, white paints, correcting mistakes 

Creating volume, shadows and shapes

You will have the opportunity to discover how watercolor works and create some basic compositions of your own. We will stop for lunch and you can bring your own or there is a coffee shop over the road with food. The course will include tutor instruction and demonstration as well as practical work for you to explore techniques.

If you are interested in taking part and learning the Elements of Watercolor please contact Ian Cooke at iancooke49@gmail.com

Friday October 21,  1-4pm and Saturday October 22, 9.30 – 4pm Cost $100

Saturday March 25,  9.30 – 4pm and Sunday March 26, 9.30- 4pm Cost $130