Watercolour Painting for Beginners - Newark Buttermarket - Adult Learning

Newark Buttermarket, Newark

Date	17 April - 22 May 2024
Sessions	Wednesdays: 10am - 12pm
No. sessions	6
Venue	Newark Buttermarket, Newark View venue details View on Google Maps
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £30

About this course

This course aims to give you a good understanding of different processes and techniques to create watercolour paintings. You will develop skills to use a variety of techniques to build confidence and start creating your own unique pieces.

By the end of the course, you will know:

how to prepare for painting: watercolour papers, paint consistency & brushes
colour theory and colour mixing
watercolour techniques: washes, glazes, wet in wet, dry brush, glazing, and more.
elements of composition & perspective
shape, pattern, and texture

Learners should bring:

apron
a pencil and a rubber
a selection of different paintbrushes – flat and round
A4 sized watercolour paper 140lbs/300gsm (The Works, The Range, Wilko, Hobbycraft, Amazon)
watercolour paints (The Works, The Range, Hobbycraft, Amazon)
water pots x2
a palette with wells
wet wipes
paper towel
masking tape

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: