Beginners Course – You will be introduced to pen, ink, pencil & watercolour to explore technique and developing your own personal style. Drawing and painting from nature.
Course Overview
1: Contemporary & historical botanical illustrators and their techniques. Basic botany: flower and leaf structures etc.
2: Drawing plants in: pencil - outline, tonal rendering, transferring from tracing paper to water colour paper. Introduction to pen and ink.
3: Introduction to watercolour: mixing colours, applying washes & dry brush. Composition. After sampling basic techniques, students are encouraged to work on completing a painting of a subject of their choice.
Mentored Class - This class has been developed to flow on from the Beginner Class, and for those that have some previous experience. Emphasis is on building confidence, technique, exploration of
materials and an ongoing focus on development of the student’s individual projects.
Groups are less structured than the classes and offer one on one tuition.
The objective is to have a finished work of botanical art that is ready to be exhibited or framed.
Botanic Art Classes Term 1, 2011. Classes run for 8 weeks, starting from the 2th of February
Time Class Venue
Wednesday 7-9pm Mentored/Beginners Yarraville Community Centre
Thursday 7-9pm Mentored/Beginners Yarraville Community Centre
Friday 11-1pm Mentored/Beginners Louis Joel Centre -Altona
Course Fee: $245.00 Early Birds $215.00 ( If payment has received 1 week prior to start of course)
Class Withdrawals - If you need to withdraw from a course, you are required to give at least 4 working days notice prior to the start date of the course, deposit will then only be refunded.
Missed Classes can be made up on other available day’s during the term only, but notice is required.
A basic Starters package is available; it includes all basic materials needed for the course.
The cost for the starters package, $45.00 is in addition to the course fee.
Contact Stefan at 0431 828402 or info@bigbluedesign.com.au
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