Silk Painting - Newark Buttermarket - Adult Learning

Newark Buttermarket, Newark

Date	9 - 16 June 2023
Sessions	Friday: 9:30am - 12pm
No. sessions	2
Venue	Newark Buttermarket, Newark View venue details View on Google Maps
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 12
Cost	FREE - £15

About this course

Would you like to try your hand at silk painting? In this two-week course for beginners, you will be taught the basics of this textile art. No prior knowledge is required, but an interest in art, drawing and painting is recommended.

By the end of the course learners will have explored and gained confidence in silk painting techniques and will have produced a piece of artwork that can be framed or made into a cushion cover. Skills and topics that we will cover include:

• prepare the silk

• prepare and transfer a design to silk

• use a water-based resist

• apply silk paints correctly

• use different painting techniques (wet-on-wet, salt application, etc.)

• heat set the design

Learners should bring:

• apron

• a soft pencil (B)

• a4 sketch paper

• small brushes – watercolour brushes work well (you will need a variety of fine to medium sized, round tipped)

• paper towel

• palette

• silk paints

• water pot water-based resist (gutta). This sometimes comes in a tube which has an applicator nozzle. If purchasing a small jar or bottle of gutta then you will also need a small applicator bottle with a fine nozzle. Please note that you can use any colour Gutta – black, silver, gold or clear.

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: