One day workshop with Kevin Scully
Saturday 16 March 2024 – 10am to 4pm – £70 (plus bring some materials – list below)
This workshop is suitable for adults.
This workshop is for those who like to work in pen and wash, and its aim is to widen your understanding of the two mediums, show how they can be combined in different ways, and experiment with alternative approaches in creating some exciting images.
The subject matter will be varied, and you will have the opportunity to try a number of techniques in which different inks, pens, and watercolour can be used together.
A course for all levels of experience. All reference material will be provided.
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Materials to bring
Here is a list of basic equipment for you to bring with you. Please adjust or amend it as necessary and include any of your favourite materials.
Paper:
Watercolour paper approx. A4/A3 in size. This can be loose sheets, or in a block or a pad. Paper weight 300 g/m2 (140 lb) Not surface. Bockingford, Arches, Fabriano, or Saunders Waterford are all excellent makes.
Paints:
‘Artists Quality’ watercolours in tubes are the best, as these allow you to mix large amounts of colour for washes. If you don’t have these, pans of colour in a watercolour box/palette will be OK, though these are more suitable for smaller paintings and sketches. Winsor & Newton, Schmincke, Jackson’s, or Daniel Smith are among the best quality watercolours.
Suggested colours: This is a fairly comprehensive list for general use. You don’t need to bring all of these so just bring what you have. There will be some colours available for you to use if necessary.
- Cadmium Yellow Light
- Cadmium Red
- Permanent Rose or Magenta
- French Ultramarine
- Cobalt Blue
- Cerulean Blue
- Viridian Green or Phthalo Green
- Hooker’s Green
- Raw Sienna
- Burnt Sienna
- Raw Umber
- Burnt Umber
- Payne’s Grey
- Winsor Violet or Dioxazine Purple
Brushes:
Preferably round, watercolour brushes in sizes 3, 8, and 10 or 12. It’s important that these brushes are of sufficient quality and that they form a point when wet. Sables are expensive, so synthetic ones are a good substitute.
A flat 1” brush for larger washes
Other Materials:
- A couple of waterproof pens – sizes approx. 0.3, 0.5
- A steel dip pen in you have one
- A small bottle of black acrylic ink, or Indian ink
- HB, or 2B pencil and sharpener
- Masking tape
- Tissues/Kitchen towel
- Large palette with several mixing wells
- Jar for water (or paper/plastic cups)
- Putty rubber
- Drawing board if you are using loose sheets of paper
Covid prevention
If you feel unwell please carry out a test and don’t attend if positive to avoid contagion as far as possible of our more vulnerable customers.
Cancellation policy.
Please note that a ticketing fee of £5 is included in the price of this workshop and this is not refundable in any circumstance.
If you are unable to attend the workshop and you cancel your attendance more than two weeks prior to the workshop, the ticketing fee above will be retained. If you cancel less than two weeks before the workshop no fees are refundable.
In the event of City Arts having to cancel the workshop due to participants’ numbers falling below the minimum requirement or government advice changes, we will refund the whole workshop amount.