Art Practical: Art and About - Sketching and Watercolour in London Parks
Course details
Course code
Q00014325Course date
Number of classes
2 sessionsTimetable
Tutor
Joy GirvinFee range
How you'll learn
Venue
Regents Park Queen Elizabeth Rose GardenRegents Park
London
NW1 4NR
Level of study
Entry Levels 1,2,3: If you have never studied this subject before and you’re not confident in your skills, Entry levels are a good starting point.
Level 1: Covers basic skills and knowledge needed for this subject
Level 2: Building on basic knowledge or experience. Similar to Grade 4/ C at GCSE or O level in England or Standards in Scotland.
Level 3: Learn about the topic in-depth and have a broad range of skills. Independent working Equivalent to an A level in England or Higher in Scotland.
Beginners: A perfect introduction if you have no experience and skills in this subject.
Improvers: The next step if you have basic skills or knowledge but want to progress them further.
Advanced: Build on the solid experience and skills you have in this subject, applying your skills and knowledge in a more complex way.
Course overview
Course description
Meeting at Queen Elizabeth’s Rose Garden or the café if raining; the first session is in the inner circle in Regents Park; sketch on location with techniques shown on how to draw people and link them into their surroundings you will also develop composition skills and layering colour with chalk pastel. Ways to create rhythm to lead the eye around your drawing and painting sketches will be shown. The sketching sessions will help you capture the mood and atmosphere of the gardens using tonal contrast to show light and shadow in charcoal, chalk pastel or fine liner pen.
Session Two will be in St James Park; meet at the café next to the lake. We will develop drawing with watercolour techniques; how to mix colour and use colour contrasts for light and shadow on foliage picking out colours of the surroundings. How to sketch or add an outline in fine-liner and build up watercolours from quick initial sketches. Ways to proportion and draw things in scale and where to start; ways of capturing the main shapes of the composition and then building up with transparent layers of glazes will be shown. You need to bring your own art materials, a small folding seat or plastic bag to sit on a bench, sketch book A4 or A3 of sugar paper for pastels, pencils HB, 2B , 5B, charcoal and a putty rubber, or a charcoal pencil, artists chalk pastels. sugar or pastel paper, tissue for cleaning, fixative or hairspray. Watercolour Equipment and a pen fine liner for Session 2 and 300gm paper.
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