Complex Colour Layering

Calendar
When:
30th July 2016 @ 10:00 am – 31st July 2016 @ 5:00 pm
2016-07-30T10:00:00+01:00
2016-07-31T17:00:00+01:00
Where:
Nature in Art
Contact:
Nature in Art
01452 731422
Art Courses

Art CourseBlack Parrot Tulips
with Ann Swan 10am – 5pm
Maximum Participants: 12

In this 2-day course you will learn how to create deep, vivid but clean colours without compromising the form of the plant. You will be able to say ‘goodbye’ to muddy colours, as Ann will show you how to choose accurate colours for layering and shading without losing the brilliance of the colour.
You will also learn in which order to apply techniques such as resist, underpainting and embossing and the importance of planning your approach to coloured pencil work.
By the end of the course you will be able to use the techniques demonstrated, to tackle
multiple coloured and textured plant material with confidence.

Course Cost
Members: £80
Non-members: £100
Course Suitability: Beginners – Advanced
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Materials List
Items can be ordered in advance from Ann on her website or she will be bringing equipment with her that can be purchased at less than shop prices.
Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils
Bring the range of colours you already have. There will be the opportunity to purchase other colours on the day, as Ann will bring a supply.

Prismacolor Pencils
White
Colourless Blender Pencil

Paper
Fabriano 5 Classico Hot Pressed 300gms/140lbs
Fabriano Artistico Hot Pressed 300gms
Or similar hot pressed watercolour paper

Other Equipment
Rembrandt Lyra Splender Blender Pencil
Pergamano 0.5 embossing tool or similar
Kneadable eraser
Empty Copic Marker Pen
Baby Oil (Ann will have some available on the day if you can’t locate any)
Blender Pen (Various make available Copic, Prismacolor, Letraset)
Pencil Sharpener with a spiral core (Ann sells the Q Connect version)
Eraser
Graphite Pencils HB/F

Please bring any other equipment you like to use plus something to rest your work as there are no drawing boards supplied.

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Artist’s Profile
Ann is an internationally acclaimed botanical artist and teacher, passionate about drawing and the use of coloured pencils for botanical portraits.
She is also the author of ‘Botanical Painting with Coloured Pencils’. With four RHS Gold Medals, she is an accomplished teacher always evolving and incorporating new techniques into her work which she is happy to share with her students.
www.annswan.co.uk