Watercolour Christmas Cards - Southwell Library - Adult Learning

About this course

Join us for a joyful and creative journey in our one-day Watercolour Christmas Card course! Whether you are a complete beginner or looking to sharpen your painting skills, this friendly and festive course is the perfect way to get into the Christmas Spirit. Over the course of the day, you’ll learn simple watercolour techniques to create beautiful handmade cards featuring seasonal themes – from vibrant Christmas greenery to snowy scenes, cheerful snowmen and sparkling baubles. You’ll build your skills step by step. We’ll explore how to mix festive greens and reds to paint holly, ivy and mistletoe with delicate brushwork. We will compose a wintery landscape, complete with falling snow, focus on form and shading to produce a charming snowman with a scarf and twig arms and paint shiny baubles with a touch of sparkle and shine Guided along the way, you will explore essential watercolour methods like wet-on-wet blending, layering and adding fine details. By the end of the course you will have a lovely collection of personalized cards, plus the confidence and skills to keep painting on your own. By the end of the course you will be able to: - Produce leaves and flowers utilizing wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, and other methods to capture textures, patterns, and colour variations - Compose a mini—landscape scene integrating elements such as trees, mountains, and snow - Demonstrate control of the brush through exercises involving lines, shapes, and gradients - Apply various watercolour techniques, including glazing, lifting and wax-resist and pen and ink application to create different effects.

Booking your place and fee information

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 Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course. To 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: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Greater London Greater Manchester Liverpool City Region Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Tees Valley West of England West Midlands West Yorkshire