Sketching the Ordinary in Watercolour and Ink | Stephanie Peppard
Day & Time: Tuesday, 2pm - 5pm
Format: In-studio
Location: Enniskerry
Skill Level: All Levels welcome
Please see detailed class information below
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aBOUT THE CLASS
Would you like to joyfully be able to draw and paint the ordinary everyday objects you see around you? Your morning coffee perhaps, or your favourite teapot? That illicit croissant crumbling on its plate? A kiwi sliced, half an avocado? A glass vase filled with summer blooms? Even a bottle of wine (or do you prefer a gin and tonic?) Maybe with a view of turning your art into cards or gifts for family and friends.
During this course Stephanie will bring you through the process of learning how to draw and use watercolour in an expressive but realistic style to capture the day to day world around you. With her guidance you will explore the process of mark making using different tools including pencil, pen and brush. She will teach techniques to practice drawing with confidence and without fear of making mistakes, and bring you through the joyful use of watercolours to bring your sketches to life.
This course is suitable from complete beginners upwards.
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This class is about finding joy and fun in creating. This will be a hands on course where Stephanie will demonstrate the techniques she uses to create her art but spend most of the time guiding you as you work in a fun relaxed atmosphere.
Learn how to identify the objects around you that would bring you joy to capture, bearing in mind interesting shapes, colour and composition.
Learn how to sketch the object in front of you with confidence. Lose the fear of that first move of putting pen to paper.
Become familiar with different techniques to maximise the impact of the materials you are using including sketching exercises and markmaking using different implements.
Learn expressive watercolour techniques to bring your sketches to life, including wet on wet, wet on dry, glazing, layering, colour and tonal values.
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Paper:A4 pad cartridge paper (for warm up sketching exercises)
Hahnemühle 200 grams watercolour sketchbook A5 (landscape or portrait) or similar in 200grm or more paper
A4 watercolour pad for warm up and experimental play
Pens/Pencils:
Sailor Fude de Mannen Calligraphy Fountain Pen (with sailor standard convertor) or similar
4B pencils
Unipin Fine Line waterproof size 0.5
A Ballpoint pen
Brushes: Artist quality size 6 and 8 pointed watercolour brushes
Inks/Paints:
Rohrer and Klingner sketch ink in ‘Frieda’ and ‘Lilly’ (Petrol and Off Black) or similar waterproof ink compatible with your pen
Artist quality watercolours in the following:
Viridian
Sap Green
Phthalo Blue
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue
Alizarin Crimson
Cadmium Red
Cadmium Yellow
Lemon Yellow
Permanent Mauve or Magenta
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Umber
Paynes Grey
Indigo
Misc:
Plastic mixing palette or white plate
Jar for water
