In this intro to watercolours class, Emilie will teach the basics of colour mixing and brush work through some fun dinosaur illustrations !

And how cool are dinosaurs?

We’ll learn about mixing our watercolours to make the most of the beautiful textures that watercolour has to offer. We’ll also start to develop more control of the brush with some easy exercises accessible to all.

You'll complete three watercolour dinosaur illustrations and resources to keep leaning more!

What will we cover?

This beginner’s painting class will:

Teach the basic of watercolour paints through a playful approach
Focus on using watercolour and illustration skills
Explore colour mixing and application
Help you achieve watercolour dinosaur illustrations!

What will I need?

Watercolour set (or any water based paint)
Paper (ideally watercolour paper 300GSM, but any thick paper will do)
Water and brushes
Pencils, eraser, paper towel, any drawing material you have
Optional: Waterproof fineliner (UniPin or Sakura Micron for instance)
Optional: gelly roll white pen (Sakura gelly roll for instance)

Accessibility

Closed Captions
Discounted Early Bird Tickets
Free Tickets for First Nation Attendees
Auslan Interpreted Upon Request

Who will be teaching?

Emilie (she/her) is an artist and educator based between Melbourne and Marseille (Fr), working across media with a focus on community-based practice and education. She graduated from her PhD in Fine Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2020 and has been an art resident at Testing Grounds (2020), Making Space (2021) and the Comic Art Workshop (2021).

Emilie has exhibited her works at FortyFive Downstairs gallery, the Abbotsford convent, No Vacancy Gallery, Arcade and George Patton Gallery.

In 2021, Emilie opened Couleur in Collingwood, a printmaking studio focusing on DIY, hand-prints, and experimental printmaking. Since 2023, Couleur Studio has relocated in South of France. Emilie is also a comic book artist and her illustration has been published by the Lifted Brow and she self-published her first graphic novel in 2018 with Tree Paper Comics in Melbourne. In 2023 she is running Glow Comics Trails festival with Laneway Learning, celebrating Melbourne's booming comics scene.

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Questions about the class or other ways we can assist with accessibility? Just email us at melbourne@lanewaylearning.com

Watercolours for Beginners: Watercolour Dinosaurs with Emilie (Online)

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