Coastal Watercolours
Light & Colour by the Sea
Watercolour Zoom Demonstration with Tom Shepherd
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Monday 2nd August 2021
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7pm - 9pm (UK time)
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10 minute break halfway through
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£12 per person
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Re-watch for 10 days (whether you watch live or not)
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PDF teaching notes with photos

The Demo
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Atmosphere, light and mood. Three things that the coastline so often offers us, and three things that area joy to paint in watercolour!​
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We will look at two paintings. One of a coastline where we can focus on creating depth, recession and light. The other of boats in a setting which allows us to use some of the previous elements but also combine it with more solid objects.
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2 paintings; one slightly longer and larger format, the second a shorter, slightly different approach
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How to analyse our subject
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How to look for and exaggerate distance and aerial perspective using both colour and tone
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How to create a variety of edges
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Picking a focal point and drawing attention to it
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Breaking the subject into shapes and "shape stacking"
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How to look for and capture the light and mood
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Stepping away from literal colours
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Plus:
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All the materials - including colours and their properties
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Techniques of watercolour from wet into wet to dry brush and everything in between
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Paint consistency: the one thing above all else that I believe is the "secret" to watercolour - we will look at the "watercolour clock" and it's applications
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Colour mixing
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Creating big bold brushstrokes
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Where to let loose a little and where to bring in more refinement
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How to interpret our subject - what to put in, what to leave out
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What to do with backgrounds
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I very much welcome questions typed into the chat throughout the demo. I do my best to answer as we go but I will also open up the floor to "Questions and Answers" if people want to un-mute (at the end of the first half and the end of the demo)
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Sit back and watch, or paint along with me! You will be sent a link afterwards if you would like re-watch the demo at a later date for up to 10 days, plus a PDF document of typed up notes and photos. (Or if you can't make it live)
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Tickets are paid in full and non-refundable. You will be emailed a PDF document on how to use Zoom and a reminder of the overall format of the demonstration, along with the reference photo and the meeting ID and password.
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You will need to be able to run or download Zoom on your device.
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These demos are always a great fun and I do my absolute best to jam pack them with lots of useful information and hopefully leave you feeling inspired to go and pick up those brushes!!!
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