Watercolour: still-life and life painting

Course

In London

£ 269 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The course covers two different aspects of watercolour painting: still life and life painting.

The first part of the course will focus on still life. You will cover primary colour, secondary colour and tonal mixing. You will also cover composition and form, and scale. In the second part of the course you will focus on colour mixing, tone and techniques by painting from a life model. You will also work from the moving figure.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

- Mix tones and colours with watercolour.
- Paint still life setups and have an understanding of composition.
- Paint part of the human form in watercolour using specific colour ranges and techniques.

You will be given advice on watercolour brushes, please bring them if you have any.
There is a charge for watercolour paper at cost price.

If you would like to buy art materials for your personal use outside of the course, City Lit students receive 10% discount off everything* from Cass Art, the UK's leading art supplies retailer. Your tutor will advise you on what you should buy. You will need to show your enrolment receipt in-store to receive your discount. Visit the Charing Cross shop at 13 Charing Cross Road WC2H 0EP or find your local shop at *Terms and conditions apply, visit

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Subjects

  • Composition
  • Painting

Course programme

- We will cover composition in still life painting both from a formal and an experimental approach.
- Use a range of different watercolour techniques and colour palettes.
- We will cover basic bone structure (working with a skeleton) in relation to the human form and depict this in different watercolour techniques.
- One session will be dedicated to portraits.

You will be taught by demonstration, practical work, one to one guidance and group discussion.

Additional information

You may wish to continue to develop your watercolour work by joining one of the courses below: Watercolour: intermediate and advanced Watercolour: cityscapes on location. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

Watercolour: still-life and life painting

£ 269 VAT inc.