Artist Andrew Carterguides you through the materials,processes and techniques necessary to make yourownbotanicalpaintingsinwatercolour. This practical course is encouraging and supportive, and available to anyone with the necessary materials, a table-top to work on and access to Zoom. Session recordings are available for absentees. Key outcomes from BOTANICAL WATERCOLOUR PAINTING include:
Experimentation with watercolour, brushes, dry/damp paper colour saturation and transparency. Working from botanical specimens, weeds, sprigs and wildflowers, you will experiment with observing and mixing specific local colour and perceived colour. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the use of under drawing and constructing an image by layering colour and using washes. Includes a brief introduction to colour mixing and developing an understanding of mark making.
Week 2
Botanical Study Sheets 2
As above
Week 3
Plants as Still Life 1
Including plants as part of a still life, these classes will focus on the arrangement of colour and shapes to create a geometrically well organised composition. Exploring how you can locate colour in space through simple measuring and awareness of tonality and saturation. In these two classes you will experiment with painting from direct observation and learn how to be in control of your composition.
Week 4
Plants as Still Life 2
As above
Week 5
Botanical Pattern & Design 1
Taking a number of plant, leaf, sprig, flower, branch and twig motifs you will explore designing with an underlying pattern. Working with a grid to help structure the design, emphasis will be placed on creating a complicated, interlocking, overlapping series of shapes that will connect to form an intricate pattern motif.
Experimentation with watercolour, brushes, dry/damp paper colour saturation and transparency. Working from botanical specimens, weeds, sprigs and wildflowers, you will experiment with observing and mixing specific local colour and perceived colour. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the use of under drawing and constructing an image by layering colour and using washes. Includes a brief introduction to colour mixing and developing an understanding of mark making.
Week 2
Botanical Study Sheets 2
As above
Week 3
Plants as Still Life 1
Including plants as part of a still life, these classes will focus on the arrangement of colour and shapes to create a geometrically well organised composition. Exploring how you can locate colour in space through simple measuring and awareness of tonality and saturation. In these two classes you will experiment with painting from direct observation and learn how to be in control of your composition.
Week 4
Plants as Still Life 2
As above
Week 5
Botanical Pattern & Design 1
Taking a number of plant, leaf, sprig, flower, branch and twig motifs you will explore designing with an underlying pattern. Working with a grid to help structure the design, emphasis will be placed on creating a complicated, interlocking, overlapping series of shapes that will connect to form an intricate pattern motif.
