LEVEL 1 ONLINE WORKSHOP
From The Seashore
Painting a seashell in watercolours £5
£5
About This Workshop
In this fun workshop, you will learn how using a limited colour palette can bring cohesion to your watercolour painting. Caroline will demonstrate how considered colour placement can be used to bring depth and a 3D effect to your work. She will also cover transferring an image onto watercolour paper, painting texture, and using a reference image. The result will be a pretty, nostalgic watercolour artwork.
Once learnt, the transferring technique can easily be applied to future projects. Caroline will also be covering the fundamental watercolour techniques of wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, lifting, shading and adding detail for texture and depth. You will experience building up your layers, starting with washes and blocks of colour, and finalising your creation with a fine brush to add details.
There is a template sketch for you to trace over, so no drawing skills required!
You can have lots of fun making a gorgeous beginner-friendly shell artwork using watercolour.
FAQs
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Caroline will demonstrate several traditional watercolour techniques in the video, for you to try as you create a pretty nostalgic shell artwork
Techniques include wet on wet, lifting, shading, layering and image transfer.
Caroline has included helpful handouts with an equipment list, reference photo and .shell drawing, ready for you to get started.
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Your tutor will be Caroline Tatham, a qualified lecturer who has a lifetime of experience teaching creativity.
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Not at all. We specialise in supporting and encouraging those with no previous experience. You just need a ‘can do’ attitude!
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There is a full equipment list on our web page and also in the handouts.
Feel free to use your own colour combinations if you prefer, it’s all about play and exploration.
Quality paints are expensive but also have more pigmentation. This will enhance the techniques in this workshop making them more evident.
Quality paper will also produce a better result. 100% cotton paper will give the best results.
It is, of course, fine to start with cheaper materials and invest in more expensive ones as your experience and interest in this wonderful medium grows.
Just be kind to yourself if some of your results are a little more subtle with cheaper materials.
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Do not worry! We are all creative and Caroline specialises in connecting people to their inner creative voice.
You just need to be willing to give it a go. Absolute beginners are most welcome.
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You will gain a greater understanding of some of the tried and tested techniques of watercolour painting.
You will also create a pretty, nostalgic artwork.
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Yes! You are very welcome to join our free online community ‘Creative Space’ where we offer encouragement and feedback to posting members.
In this free group, there is a bank of free archived resources, such as weekly botanical art prompt sheets, designed to inspire your artwork (#CreativeSpaceNatureSpark). As well as reference photos, reference images, sketches and equipment lists, from our archived Fun-Sized Art School FREE art initiative.
There is also the chance to win prizes in the group challenges.
Please see the button below.
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This workshop is suitable for all levels of art experience, but is particularly aimed at beginners.
Whether you are new to watercolour painting or are more experienced and just want to hone your skills, this workshop will get you going!.
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This is an instant access workshop.
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The workshop cost is £5.
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You can complete this workshop at your own pace. The workshop video and handouts are available for you to download for up to three weeks from the date of purchase. Once downloaded, you will have the workshop forever!
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The pre-recorded video is 30 minutes long.
The video tutorial is fully downloadable and accompanied by in-depth handouts.
About Your Tutor
Caroline Tatham is a passionate artist who loves helping people to discover their own innate creativity.
She studied at the Royal College of Art and has taught at a range of colleges and art schools, including Central Saint Martins School of Art in London.
Caroline is a qualified lecturer and has loved running the Cotswold Gardening School since 2010. She specialises in teaching creative design to a professional standard for those with no previous experience, helping them achieve results they never imagined possible. She is proud to have 30+ years of teaching experience under her belt.
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