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Botanical Illustration with a Twist!
Sunday 19th November 2023, 10-4, £75 Tutor: Betty Adamou Get a new view of nature by zooming in for close-ups, and paint the weird and wonderful ‘microverses’ you’ll see. Using a clip-on macro lens (provided by the tutor for the session) we’ll… First take super-close ups of natural objects on our phones, trying to capture the elements of nature we don’t normally notice Then draw and paint from the close-up photos, and explore the abstract patterns, colours, and details of feathers, leaves, seeds, flowers, rocks, shells, and even lichens and fungi. Your painting may show natural objects in an entirely new way! Will a close-up photo of an Iris look like a hairy caterpillar? Will the inside of a foxglove look like an alien? We’ll find out! |
Bring...
• A few thin paintbrushes for detail work e.g. sizes 0,1, 2 and 3
• Fatter brushes for larger stokes e.g. backgrounds e.g. sizes 5 or 6
• A light pencil, eraser and sharpener
• A selection of watercolours and/or acrylics
• A5 multi-technique or watercolour paper pad, around 200 to 250gsm. We can then cut down to smaller sheets during the day where needed.
Students are also welcome to bring (optional)...
• any of your own natural objects to draw from, including natural objects of sentimental value
• your own macro-lens, if you wish to buy one. Macro-lenses can be bought online from Amazon and similar sites for around £6.
However the tutor will have enough macro-lenses for every student on the day so it is not necessary to bring your own, unless you wish to!
This course is suitable for...anyone interested in seeing the natural world in a new way; from complete beginners, as well as those with more experienced in ‘traditional’ botanical illustration and/or botanical photography.
• A few thin paintbrushes for detail work e.g. sizes 0,1, 2 and 3
• Fatter brushes for larger stokes e.g. backgrounds e.g. sizes 5 or 6
• A light pencil, eraser and sharpener
• A selection of watercolours and/or acrylics
• A5 multi-technique or watercolour paper pad, around 200 to 250gsm. We can then cut down to smaller sheets during the day where needed.
Students are also welcome to bring (optional)...
• any of your own natural objects to draw from, including natural objects of sentimental value
• your own macro-lens, if you wish to buy one. Macro-lenses can be bought online from Amazon and similar sites for around £6.
However the tutor will have enough macro-lenses for every student on the day so it is not necessary to bring your own, unless you wish to!
This course is suitable for...anyone interested in seeing the natural world in a new way; from complete beginners, as well as those with more experienced in ‘traditional’ botanical illustration and/or botanical photography.