Working With Watercolour | Tanya Baily | Expressive Watercolours
In the Expressive Watercolour workshop, get ready to experiment and use your imagination! The day starts with warm-up exercises designed to inspire students to use the unique qualities of watercolour in their work as descriptive and emotive tools. We will revise a range of techniques, from wet-in-wet to translucent overlay washes, and understand how to “loosen up” mark-making. We also learn how colour combinations can be used to set mood and atmosphere. Students will finish the day by making a looser, suggestive and more expressive painting that goes beyond illustrative description. Students will be encouraged to work from life in and around the studio, or they can work from images of their own.
Course Overview
Working with Watercolour is a monthly series of related weekend workshops that will expand your skills and understanding of watercolour painting and will challenge you to discover and experiment with the full expressive qualities of this elusive and magical fine art medium.
This is one of a series of six workshops by Tanya Baily in 2022
- Wet-in-Wet
- Descriptive Brush Techniques
- All About Colour
- Plein Air and the Sketch
- Colour and Composition
- Expressive Watercolours
You can sign up for all six workshops, or pick and choose particular workshops that match your interest.
What to expect
Each workshop is designed around particular themes and goals, with exercises and ideas to practice a full range of watercolour techniques. You will learn the methods of the masters and of contemporary artists, and Tanya will guide you to develop your own style.
Workshop Delivery
This workshop will be studio-based where students will be encouraged to work directly from life, or plein air in the streets and parks around Artest (where suitable).
Is this course right for me?
Suitable for beginners to watercolour as well as experienced artists.
Recommended Material List
Paint Colours: tubes or dry palettes
- Basic essential colours: pthalo blue (Windsor blue green shade), ultramarine blue, lemon yellow, Quinacrodone gold, permanent rose (Or Alizarin Crimson)
Students are welcome to bring other previously owned or preferred colours. Handy additions might include: pthalo green(Windsor green blue shade), Cadmium red - Tutor recommends the brands Winsor and Newton, Schminke, Daniel Smith (or equivalent quality). Student quality watercolour paints are cheaper but are made with inks and synthetic dyes, not pigments. They don’t last as long or work as well and the colour quality is not good.
Paint Brushes:
- Synthetic quality cheaper watercolour brushes are fine, approx sizes 4, 8, and 12.
Paper: ideally, a mix of:
- A small A5 pad cheaper watercolour sketch paper (min weight 200gsm) common brands are Reeves and Canson
- 1x sheet 56x76cm 300gsm,100% Cotton, cold-pressed, medium grain watercolour paper. Common brands are Arches and Fabriano.
Please bring a range of pre-owned and preferred papers if you have them.
- Palette: One 6-8 pan palette (deeper pan watercolour palettes are preferred).
- HB Pencil
- Rubber
- Sharpener
- Roll of Kitchen paper
- 2x water containers
Tea and coffee is provided, please bring some lunch.
About studio classes
Our class sizes are small, ensuring you receive the individual tuition you need. We have a maximum of 12 students per class.
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Art Est accepts the NSW Creative Kids Voucher, Parents NSW Voucher, and Australian Partners of Defence member discounts. You must use your voucher or membership at the time of booking. To book with a Service NSW voucher, you will need to book over the phone or with our voucher booking form. Please note: we cannot accept the Service NSW vouchers via our online checkout.
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Site Directions
Our new Main Studios are located at 10 Hill Street Leichhardt, an the corner of Hill Street. John Street runs between Moore Street and Styles Street in the 'east village' precinct of Leichhardt near White's Creek Annandale.
Parking
There is no on-site parking. Please allow time to find parking in the surrounding streets. We request you do not park at the lower end of Hill Street as it is a narrow, dead-end street where residents park.
Sessions
| When | Time | Where | Session Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 09 Oct 2022 | 10am - 3pm (UTC+11:00) | Studio 2 - Art Est | 10 Hill Street (Main Studios) |