Learn to paint landscapes in watercolour from scratch

If you are a total beginner in watercolour, and would like to learn some skills to start out painting landscapes - this course will allow you to build your skills over multiple sessions and begin your journey!

This course will be held in the Lecture Room at the Friends Meeting House in central Brighton - tea and coffee will be provided (with cows & oat milk).

Dates:

Thursday 22nd October 18:45 - 21:00

Thursday 29th October 18:45 - 21:00

Thursday 5th November 18:45 - 21:00

Thursday 12th November 18:45 - 21:00

Please arrive at 18:30 to get settled in!

What watercolour skills will we be learning?

Flat washes & gradient backgrounds

Wet on wet

How to control the tone and consistency of watercolour paint

Brush techniques (including thin lines)

Layering paint

How to start copying a photo of a landscape

Focus for the course:

So that we're not too broad and dont get lost in infinite technqiues, we're going to stick to more open grassy landscape style paintings - so think English countryside, Sussex Downs, marshlands, farmland etc.

Low pressure:

This class is a mixture of learning something new and more in depth as well as just having a lovely day. It’s a very low pressure and friendly class - while learning techniques - the most important thing is to just experiment and see what happens, and enjoy doing something arty surrounded by nature!

What you'll come away with:

A sketchbook filled with mark making, experiments, drawings and paintings

A few more finalised paintings of landscapes

More techniques that can be used when painting in watercolour

An understanding of painting landscapes

What's included:

All materials

Tea and coffee from the urn

Who it's for:

Beginners and anyone keen on learning to paint in watercolour! Many people who come to my classes haven't painted since school - if you are one of those people you're very welcome.

Come with an open mind, and try not to pressure yourself to create a masterpiece but focus on experimenting and learning, thats the main thing :-)

How to get here:

The Lecture Room at The Friends Meeting House - As you come into the main entrance of the building, there should be a receptionist to give directions. Otherwise, turn left as you come in - the lecture room is on the ground floor. Walk down the hall and turn right. On the left wall of the corridoor will be the door to the lecture room.

Public transport / walking

This venue is right next to North Street which is where all / most Brighjton & Hove buses pass through

Parking near by:

There are many many parking spots near by, however as its quite expensive in central Brighton I'd recommend getting public transport, cycling or walking.

YOUR TUTOR

Hi I'm Zara, your tutor for this beginnger's day course! I've been teaching watercolours in Brighton for three years and am at the point now where I really have a deep understanding of how watercolour works. In this class I'll be passing on every skill and bit of knowledge to send you on your watercolour journey.

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