The Basics of Drawing and Watercolour

Improve your drawing and observation skills. Using a variety of media and subject matter, learn new techniques and skills for drawing and watercolour. Beginners to intermediate level.

What will be covered in this course?

The 8 week course will cover a variety of subject matter and techniques including contour drawing, still life, landscape, figure drawing and portraits. Some concepts covered are perspective, creating depth, contour and tonal drawing. Subject matter covered are basic shapes, still life, animals, landscape and portraits.

By the end of this course students will have learnt?

Students will have learnt the basics of drawing which will help with every other art media such as painting and sculpture. Drawing helps improve hand / eye coordination, stimulates your problem-solving ability and your creative nature. The class will also cover the basic techniques of watercolour and the use of watercolour pencils.

THIS CLASS IS FOR: Adults

LOCATION: Woolgoolga Gallery 73 Turon Parade Woolgoolga

TIME: Thursday afternoons 1-4 pm

DURATION: 8 weeks

WHEN: 23 October - 11 December

TUTOR: Donna Ellwood

COST: Member $170/ Non Member $180

REQUIRED MATERIALS

The media used will include lead pencil, ball point pen, and felt tip pen, charcoal, colour pencil, watercolour pencils and watercolours.

Charcoal: box of willow stick, charcoal pencil, compressed, white pencil and set of lead pencils: 2H – 6B
Erasers: Kneaded, white and gum
Felt tip pens set of colour and black- variety of widths
Set of watercolour colour pencils and watercolour paints, preferably tubes.
Watercolour pad 300 gsm A4
Sketch pad A4 and tracing paper
Folio for carrying drawings
Ruler
Scissors

Donna has been involved in the practice and education of art for a number of years, She enjoys inspiring others to challenge themselves, try new things and to create original art works.

Some of her career highlights related to her arts training are:

· Bachelor of Fine Arts and teaching degree

· High School and TAFE Art Teacher for over 20 years

Senior Teacher in Art Department at Moorabbin College of TAFE
Materials Production Officer for Ministry of Education Victoria
Public Relations and Publicity Officer City of Springvale
Qualified florist

Now she is retired from employment in disability support and is keen to go back to her first interests of teaching and creating art. She is particularly keen on watercolour, drawing and acrylic painting but has experience in a number of art related fields.