Practical Drawing and Watercolour Painting for Beginners - Joy Girvin

Course aim

Introduction to drawing and painting techniques (watercolour). Learn to draw with a range of drawing materials including charcoal; brush and watercolour and pen and ink. Start afresh with art or improve your art practice.

Do I need any particular skills or experience?

• You will need to be able to follow links to join our WEA live video learning platform: WEA Zoom. If you’d like to understand more about our video learning platform, Zoom please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline and http://bit.ly/ZoomSpec
• You will need your own personal email address so that you’re able to login to the WEA’s digital learning platform: WEA Canvas. You will need to be able to understand how to follow URL links to pages on the internet. If you want to understand more about Canvas please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline
• No skills or experience needed
• This course is for beginners

By the end of the course I should be able to:

• Start a sketch book journal or portfolio of work and be confident to sketch at home and outdoors
• You will develop skills with watercolour painting techniques and improve use of colour and paint-handling.
• Improve your wellbeing through enjoying an art session working with other people online and socialising online with others interested in art.
• 6. You will develop techniques in showing tonal contrast to show shape and form.
• Start to develop a knowledge of other artists and art movements.

How will I be taught?

• The WEA’s digital learning platform, Canvas will be used to provide resources or to support lessons, enable assessment, provide learner feedback and for other activities for individuals away from the course. If you want to understand more about our digital learning platform please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline
• The WEA tutor will use a range of different teaching and learning methods and encourage you and the group to be actively involved in your learning

What kind of feedback can I expect?

• Your tutor will provide written, text and audio feedback recorded in WEA Canvas, WEA’s digital learning platform.
• A range of informal activities will be used by the tutor to see what you are learning which may include quizzes, question and answer, small projects and discussion
• You will have opportunities to discuss your progress with your tutor
• You will be encouraged to share your work with the group and discuss your learning

What else do I need to know?

• What you need: You will need an internet connection, speakers, a microphone and a webcam so that you can use our video learning platform, Zoom. If you’d like to understand more Zoom please visit: http://bit.ly/ZoomSpec
• You will need a personal email address to join the WEA’s digital learning platform, Canvas so that you can receive resources, record your progress and achievement and to work with others and share ideas. If you want to understand more about our digital learning platform please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline
• A4 or A3 sketch pads one of pastel or sugar paper and another of watercolour paper 300gms. Pencils HB, 2b, 5B. An eraser Charcoal or Conte Pencil Pen & Ink, pen. Watercolours; a palette Synthetic or nylon watercolour brushes of different sizes. Kitchen roll, sponge. Fixative

Pre-course work, reading and information sources

• You will have access to course resources and links to wider learning through the WEA’s digital learning platform, Canvas: http://bit.ly/WEAonline

What can I do next?

• Progress to another WEA course
• Progress to a course with another provider
• Become involved with the WEA in a range of voluntary work and other activities including campaigning as a WEA member
• You could progress to Higher Education courses. Follow link to the PEARL website for information http://pearl.open.ac.uk/
• Access the WEA What Next? booklet here http://www.wea.org.uk/learn-wea/what-can-i-do-next