2-Day Workshop

2-day Workshop

April 18th & 19th, 2024

9:30 am-3:30 pm (12 Noon-1:00 pm: 1-hour lunch break)

Instructor: Rae Bates

Location: 99 North Oval (Westdale United Church)

$160 + hst

Ask all your watercolour questions big and small! 

An introduction to watercolour for the absolute beginner.  Also open to students seeking a refresher before joining an All Levels class.

This class will introduce materials, core watercolour techniques, brush handling, colour mixing and beginners' colour theory.

Group demonstrations and individual instruction.

A class for students with no prior watercolour experience looking to establish a familiarity with materials, terminology and core techniques.

Paper

quality watercolour paper.  Start with cold pressed.

Preferred brands:

• Arches
• Waterford-Saunders

Brushes

one or two good quality sable, synthetic or sable/synthetic combination brushes.

The following sizes are recommended:

• 1 x size #6 or #8 round brush with a good point
• 1 x size #12 or #14 round brush with a good point
• 1 x 1” or larger flat brush, ie hake (optional)

Paint Colours

good quality transparent tube or cake watercolours.  Recommended colours: 

• cadmium yellow pale (hue)
• yellow ochre
• cadmium red pale (hue)
• alizarin crimson
• ultramarine blue (not green shade)
• cerulean blue
• viridian green
• burnt sienna
• paynes grey

Cotman watercolour brand is a reasonable quality paint at a lower price.  

Better quality paints cost more because they have more pigment.  Winsor & Newton professional watercolours are a reliable quality brand.  Schmincke watercolours are a personal favorite.

Other Items

• palette with a lid and large mixing area
• water container (large yogurt containers are great)
• paper towel (mechanic's blue paper towels are great)
• scrap watercolour paper for testing colours
• sketchbook and pencil for preparatory compositional sketches