Watercolour Painting - Sydney Course

A course for beginners and those with some experience. Discover the techniques unique to watercolour painting - washes, wet on wet, wet on dry, colour mingling and pen and wash. Learn to master tone, colour, perspective and composition with landscape, still life, animals and floral subjects.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!

Course Outline

This course will involve a combination of teacher demonstrations and student practical work. Students will be guided step by step by tutor though individual projects.

Topics include:

• Introduction to Materials and Equipment
• Washes, Wet on wet, wet on dry, masking
• Colour Mixing and Mingling
• Creating Textures
• Tone
• Perspective
• Sketching the subject
• Landscape
• Still Life
• Flowers
• Animals
• Pen and Wash

Course Outcome

• By the end of the course it is intended that students will be able to create watercolour paintings using traditional wash techniques with a knowledge of colour, tone and perspec-tive.

What to Bring

• Students to bring notebook and pen and any materials they already have.
• A list of materials and equipment will be given and explained at first lesson.
• First lesson - Paint, paper and brushes will be provided if students don’t have their own.

Prerequisite: Desirable

• No prior knowledge necessary. this course is for beginners or for those with some experience wishing to further develop their skills.

Delivery Mode

Classroom based: experienced and engaging trainers will take you through the course material face to face.

Classroom based learning for this course includes:

• Scheduled class times and sessions
• Interaction with your trainer and other students

Please note: Government COVID-19 regulations and recommendations, including appropriate social distancing measures, hand washing and other hygiene protocols will be in place at all times and may result in course delivery changes.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!