T2 From Go to Whoa - Watercolours

Course Description

Learn all the requirements needed to produce dynamic interest filled watercolour scenes in a friendly fun filled course. Your tutor will take you through the skills required, Drawing Skills, People, Cars, Use of Tone, Perspective. The benefits of using a limited pallet and how to incorporate some more advanced techniques to produce successful watercolour paintings. Some experience in watercolours preferred Tutor: David Conlin Dave is an award winning artist who was born in the UK, in the heavy industrial town of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. At a very early age it was clear that Dave had a gift and passion for art and he drew everyday while dreaming of becoming an artist. However, at only 15 yrs of age Dave was dissuaded from becoming an artist and directed instead into the local engineering industry, He had a varied and interesting career, which involved travelling the World. In 1988 Dave and his family emigrated to Perth, Western Australia In 2008 Dave’s wife pushed him to start painting and as soon as he walked into the art room his passion for art was reignited. In 2012, he started painting seriously in water colours and fell in love with this challenging but most rewarding of mediums. Dave soon realised this was what he truely loved, so he quit engineering and art is now his life. Dave subject matter is eclectic and his paintings are dynamic with plenty of action, interest, people, boats, water, cafe scenes, colour, monotone, sea and country landscapes. Dave works with all the art medias but paints mostly water colours, He loves nothing better than to sit with a drink and people watch, doing quick sketches of people sitting or walking by. Dave has travelled extensively to study and paint with his favourite Internationally renowned artists and whilst admiring their skills and techniques has ensured to develop his own unique style What to bring: DAVE WILL TAKE YOU STEP BY STEP THROUGH WHATS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE SUCCESSFUL WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS 5 STAGES OF A WATERCOLOUR PAINTING LINEAR PERSPECTIVE AERIEL PERSPECTIVE THE IMPORTANCE OF DRAWING SKILLS DRAWING PEOPLE DRAWING CARS IMPORTANCE OF TONE AND HOW IT WILL MAKE OR BREAK YOUR PAINTING CREATING LIGHT BY THE USE OF DARKS HOW NOT TO LOSE THE LIGHT