On this course you will learn about the materials used for coloured pencil botanical work and the reasons why they are effective. You will learn the basic skill of laying down colour smoothly, mixing colours and choosing effective shade colours.
The tutor will demonstrate the techniques of layering, embossing, burnishing and underpainting and give you clear guidance as you have a go yourself. You will learn basic leaf techniques, and how to mix realistic greens with some ways of achieving fine veins.
You will leave with some colour mixing templates and notes from the course plus a leaf study and a good idea of how to go about starting a botanical drawing in coloured pencil. Once you have completed this course you will be able to learn more on a longer course with the tutor.
Timetable for one day courses
Students should arrive by 9am for registration.
Classes are from 9.15 - 5pm
Lunch is included.
Ann is one of this country's leading botanical artists and teachers working primarily in coloured pencil and graphite. She has been awarded four RHS Gold Medals and her work is in the prestigious Shirley Sherwood Collection and the RHS Lindley Library. Ann is an enthusiastic and nurturing teacher with over twenty five years' experience and now teaches around the world. Her book 'Botanical Painting with Colour Pencils' is a leader in the field.