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Watercolour Basics
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Introduction to Watercolours

Course Description

Topics will include:

  • Getting started – basic materials required – palette, brushes
  • How to handle and control your brushes
  • Four basic painting techniques:  flat wash, graded wash, wet-in-wet, and dry brush
  • Value scale
  • Monochrome painting
  • Aerial and linear perspective
  • Composition, light, and shadow
  • Colour, warm and cool colours; advancing and receding colours
  • How to make your paintings sing with colour 
  • How to use photos as reference material – simplify!

Admission RequirementsPrerequisites: none

Registration: To register, phone (506) 869-6994


DurationFebruary 9 to March 8, 2012 (5 weeks). Thursday 6-9 p.m.


Fees and Requirements

Tuition: $110.18

Text cost: none

Additional Fees: none

Materials: Basic watercolour supplies are required.