Watercolour Painting for Beginners - Next Steps - Southwell Library - Adult Learning

About this course

This course is designed to lead on from the Watercolour for Beginner’s Course. Through attending this course, you will build upon the foundational skills learnt on the first course to extend knowledge and techniques. 

In this course, you will build upon your existing knowledge of essential materials such as brushes, paints, and paper, gaining a deeper understanding of how each element interacts to produce various effects. You will enhance your skills in various watercolour techniques and compositional elements. By the end of the course, you will have refined your skills and techniques and gained greater confidence in painting. 

This course is suitable for beginners who have attended the Watercolour for Beginners course and have some basic knowledge of watercolour painting. It is designed to help improvers refresh and further develop their skills. Each session will include demonstrations, hands-on practice, and constructive feedback to support your progression. 

Resources required:

• apron  
• a pencil 
• a putty rubber 
• a selection of different paintbrushes – flat brushes & round tipped brushes in different sizes. 
• A4 sized watercolour paper 140lbs/300gsm (The Range, Wilko, Hobbycraft, Amazon, The Works) 
• watercolour paints – such as Windsor & Newton, Cotman, Derwent (The Range, Hobbycraft, Amazon) 
• Masking fluid (Amazon, Hobbycraft, The Range) 
• water pot 
• a palette with wells (The Works, The Range) 
• wet wipes 
• paper towel 
• masking tape, washi tape or scotch tape (The Works, The Range, Amazon, Hobbycraft) 

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING, AND
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).  As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

Any questions?

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

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