Watercolour Portraits with Susie Murphie / 1 Day Workshop
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Suitable for intermediate students or those have already completed Susie’s Watercolour Bootcamp
Channel your watercolour skills into portraiture!
Learn to construct a beautiful portrait in this fun step by step watercolour workshop for intermediate students. Susie will teach you how to tackle drawing a face using her tried and tested simple approach. Using a limited palette of six colours, you will learn how to mix lovely skin tones, hair colour, lip and eye colours and how to control paint to create simplified transparent watercolour portraits. A variety of images will be provided to work from. Even if you have never attempted a portrait before Susie’s tricks will have you constructing a successful one in no time.
Materials List [updated April 2024]
Windsor and Newton tubes (not pans) of:
- Ultramarine Blue
- Cerulean Blue
- Quinacridone Magenta
- Quinacridone Gold OR Transparent Gold Deep
- Raw Sienna
- Burnt Sienna
Other brands are tempting however their colours can vary a bit. Daniel Smith makes very different Siennas and cerulean. Avoid. Also, don’t believe art shop staff when they tell you that a similar colour will do.
- Brushes-sizes 12-18…round pointed brushes from Bunnings (craft department) are pretty good when they’re available. You can also buy them online from Atelier Art Supplies under the brand ‘Renoir’. They are all under $5 each.
- Paper- A4 or A3 coldpressed (medium) surface pads. Eclersley’s sells Reeves paper around $30 and other brands which are good. Don’t buy from a $2 shop or similar. What they call watercolour paper is not that at all.
- Pencil and rubber
- White plates in melamine or china for mixing
- Palette for holding the paint
- Cloth rag or old tea towel
- Large water container that won’t topple over…old yoghurt or ice cream tub etc
Terms & Conditions
Please choose carefully as fees are non-refundable. Refunds of course fees will only be given if the course is cancelled or a place is not available in the course.
Payment of course fees implies that you have read and agree to the WAC Terms & Conditions.