Watercolour, the complete picture

Owen’s approach to teaching involves a balance between formal learning of the skills of

 sound drawing

 colour mixing

 brush technique for laying washes

 colour theory and practice

 compositional principles

 guidance in presentation of works

and some less formal opportunities to experiment and explore the possibilities of watercolour combined with other media, and to select subjects that are of interest to you.

Students are encouraged to source their own imagery to work from, related to a given theme.

Watercolour paper (300gsm) Cotton rag paper (please, no wood pulp papers), medium texture.

Suggested brands: - Arches, Saunders-Waterford, Fabriano

o 3 or4 full sheets ( tear into smaller sizes) or a watercolour “block” pad (A3)o Drawing) pad A4 for sketching ideas.

Paints. There are various brands and options eg.,o Winsor & Newton student grade (Cottman) watercolours ORo Winsor & Newton / Art Spectrum quality watercolours.

These colours are stronger and go further, but some colours are very expensive. Check series number on the side of tubes – Series 1 are cheapest, Series 4 most expensiveEssential colours

•  Cadmium Yellow  Lemon Yellow, Cadimum Red, Permanent Crimson, Ultramarine or Cobalt Blue, Raw Sienna.

• Burnt Sienna, Viridian Green, Burnt Umber. 

Brushes

Synthetic sable Size 3 round.

Synthetic sable size 10 round.

20mm flat synthetic brush .

Pencils 2B  , sharpner, grey kneadable eraser, waterproof ink and  pen with nib.