Art – Watercolour and Drawing (all levels)

We advise booking early to avoid disappointment. You can now book ahead online for all three terms.

You will work at your own pace developing skills in observational and expressive art techniques, from still life to landscape studies. Suitable for beginners or more experienced students.

Learning takes place through tutor explanations, one to one tutorial dialogue and practical demonstrations, as well learning from other class members.

This course is held at Exeter Community Centre – click here for directions.

Demonstrations, instruction and advice will be a central part of the sessions, which will include the following topics:

• Observational drawing
• Expressive mark-making in dry and wet media
• Colour theory and mixing
• Composition
• Perspective
• Watercolour masking
• Wet to wet washes
• Examples of relevant artists

Subjects for study may vary, but will include:

• Landscape from reference photos or from life
• Still life
• Figure studies
• Flowers

In addition, the course will cover technical aspects of watercolour, such as:

• Specialist papers
• Brushes
• Paints
• Paper stretching
• Equipment

Next steps: The course is structured to provide flexible educational opportunities that will meet your needs as your skills develop, so you could return to this course.

None, this course is suitable for beginners and for the more experienced, as everyone will work individually with tutorial support and guidance.

Resources will be provided for the first session, you will then need to build up your own materials