The aim is to help with some of the more common problems and show some of the techniques the tutor has gained over the years. The objective of the course is to give a good grounding in the techniques of landscape painting. From design to finished work. Watercolour will be the main building block, but we will introduce gouache, acrylic, ink and pastel and combine them to create new and exciting work. This will be by way of a group painting - we will all paint the same picture step by step so you can get to grips with the different aspects of the job in hand. Tutor: Mr P Parker.
Equipment you need to bring:
Brushes
Sable Hair mixture or Nylon. Rounds.
Pure Sable, while the best, are very expensive.
Three or four will do. Sizes 2, 6, 10, 12 would be a good start.
A rigger brush and a broad mop brush would also be useful to have. More so, the Rigger.
Paint
I use tube colour squeezed out into the pans in my paintbox.
It is the most economical way to do it. The paint then goes hard like a pan. The colour can then be made workable with ease, with water.
Colour
Colour is personal, but you will with time, find your range to work with what best suits your needs.
That said, most artists have a similar palette.
You can start with a Six colour Palette; this works well.
Paint
Cadmium Yellow
Lemon Yellow
Cadmium Red
Alizarin Crimson
French Ultramarine
Cerulean Blue
What you then have is cold and warm of each of the three primary colours, this will let you mix all the colours you will need.
Other Colours make mixing quicker. Some are more opaque or transparent, so giving a different feel to a mix.
Reds
Light Red - Indian Red - These are almost the same.
Burnt Umber Very dark red/brown
Burnt Sienna
Yellow -Raw Sienna - Raw Umber
Blue - Cobalt Blue
Other colours I use are Cobalt Turquoise, Payne's Grey.
Now this said, The Six at the head of this list are quite capable of giving you almost all the colour you need, it's just a little more work.
Implements
A few things and matchsticks. These are for ink Drawing.
Mixing Dish, White China or Enamel works best.
Two small jars for water.
Liquid Masking Fluid. To protect any areas of your paper, you need to keep white.
Masking Tape. To tape paper to board.
Pencils HB 2B 4B. To draw and trace down.
Putty Rubber. These will not damage your paper surface.
Drawing Board. To tape paper to board.
Kitchen Roll.
Craft Knife. Pen Knife.
Dip pen
Natural sponge
Paper
I paint on Arches 100% Cotton paper 140lb and 300lb.
To start 14 x 10 inch, 140lb Rough would be excellent. The paper comes in Rough -Not - and Hot Pressed. Rough is well Rough! Hot Pressed is very smooth and Not falls between the two, an intermediate surface. Rough or Not is the best choice. If buying full sheets cut them into four. Each would then be 15 x 11 inch. But it comes in pads and blocks; a block is 20 sheets of paper glued around all four sides and pre-stretched. You paint on the top layer you cut it off when finished, you then have a new sheet set to go. Blocks are more expensive but are convenient.
That said any Cotton paper would do.
Cotton paper is quite expensive, but it will make the painting process a lot more controllable and allow you to overpaint with ease.
You can use a cheaper paper for pen and wash work, 140lb or 200lb Bockingford works well for this.
The above is only a suggested list of materials and paint. But feel free to bring what you have, and we will work from there.
The paper is the key; I would get a few sheets of cotton paper. The painting will be more controllable! and less stressful!
All the above may sound a lot, but it can fit into a shoulder bag, and you're ready to go!
General Information:
The times advertised for courses, especially 1-day and short courses, will normally include break(s) and a lunch period, as appropriate, and by agreement with the tutor at the sessions.
Students attending one-day workshops might like to note that there are hot/cold drinks and snack vending machines (crisps, sweets, chocolate, biscuits etc) in the College Refectory, which will be open during the day, but there are no sandwiches etc available, so students might like to bring a packed lunch with them, which can be consumed in the Refectory.
Some venues may have restricted parking facilities, disc parking etc, so please also be aware of this.
Who should I contact?
For further information, please contact the Programme Area Secretary on 648204.
