Watercolour Foundations - Beginners Workshops - Part 2

Develop your watercolour foundation skills further in Part 2 of this 4-part series. About the entire Watercolour Foundation Series: A 4-part series designed to build your watercolour skills progressively. Each one day workshop stands alone and can be taken in any order. Workshops are repeated and staggered throughout the year, allowing time between sessions to practise and develop your skills with guidance tailored to your level. Take your watercolour further in Part 2! Only a little watercolour experience is needed - if you’ve mixed some paint and put it on paper, you’re ready or have completed Foundations Part 1. Not suitable for complete beginners. Explore layering, glazing, shadows and lifting out to create form, light and detail in a still life subject. Discover how 2–3 colours can create beautiful neutral tones using complementary colours and how to make convincing shadows. About Annette Annette is a professional artist and educator with 30 years’ experience teaching watercolour. Her calm, patient approach meets each student at their own level, backed by a wealth of knowledge gained through decades of teaching and painting. Questions? Please contact Annette directly via email [email protected] Watercolour Paints Artist-grade paints are recommended for their stronger pigments, transparency and vibrancy. However, if you’re new to watercolour, unsure whether you’ll continue, or need a more economical option, student-grade paints are a reasonable starting point. Just be aware that the results may differ and colours will be less intense. If you’re buying new paints, Musgrave Art in Southport or Cutters Art Supplies in Currumbin or your local speciality art supplier can help you find suitable colours from this list. If you also have additional brushes or watercolour tools, bring them along and they may be of use too. There’s no need to buy everything at once - you can add to your collection as you continue with the series. You only need a small selection of colours to get started. Option 1 – Artist Grade (recommended) Essential colours - Cool/Neutral Yellow – Transparent Yellow (PY150) - Cool Red/Magenta – Quinacridone Rose (PV19) - Cool Blue/Cyan – Phthalo Blue (PB15) - Neutralising Dark – Neutral Tint - Opaque White – Luma White Optional colours – nice to have, but not essential - Warm Yellow/Gold – Quinacridone Gold - Violet – Dioxazine Violet (PV23) Option 2 – Student Grade (budget-friendly) Essential colours - Cool Yellow - Winsor & Newton Cotman Lemon Yellow Hue - Cool Red/Magenta – Daler Rowney Aquafine Alizarin Crimson Hue - Cool Blue/Cyan – Daler Rowney Aquafine Phthalo Blue - Dark – Daler Rowney Aquafine Payne’s Grey - Opaque White – Daler Rowney Luma White Optional colours – nice to have, but not essential - Violet – Winsor & Newton Cotman Dioxazine Purple