Skills and techniques learnt will include mixing colours, how to use the brush, light and dark tones, lifting and blotting, shading in a particular direction and how to achieve texture and detail with the pencils. By the end of the course you will have produced two at least one painting and started a second one.

This is an ideal course to learn how to draw and paint people portraits with watercolour and coloured pencil. Each exercise will be demonstrated by the tutor step by step and the course will be run in a friendly, non pressured environment where the tutor will be on hand to encourage and inspire. Ideal for beginners and people with some knowledge of the mediums. This course is an ideal stepping stone to other courses run by Missenden School of Creative Arts where you could develop your drawing and painting skills further.

1 x pad of 'Not' surface watercolour paper 140lb/300gsm 'Not' refers to the surface texture of the paper and is also known as CP (cold pressed) or Bockingford. At least A4 in size (or equivalent)
1 x size 10 or 12 round watercolour brush
1 x size 2 or 4 round watercolour brush
Watercolour paint, either tubes or pans
If bringing tubes then you will need 1 white mixing palette or china plate
I recommend the following basic set of colours: Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Cadmium Yellow Pale, Alizarin Crimson
1 x water receptacle (jam jar or plastic container) Tissues, 2B pencil, eraser and pencil sharpener
Coloured pencils: Any good quality make of pencil such as Derwent, Caran Dache, Faber Castell, Prismacolor. Watercolour pencils can be used but we will not be using them wet. As many different colours as possible especially different browns plus a couple of yellows, reds, blues, a green, white and black.

Jonathan Newey

Jonathan is an award-winning artist with over 20 years of experience in teaching drawing and painting. He specialises in watercolour and coloured pencil drawing.