Places Available: 12

Umbrella Studio Administration Fee: $50 per participant*
*Two sponsored positions available upon application to Umbrella Studio (please note these have been filled)

This hands on workshop with demonstrations by the instructor explores techniques that artists may not have encountered previously. The class introduces
the following approaches to watercolour (as time permits):

• Use of intaglio line in watercolour;
• Use of raw pigment in washes;
• Use of solvents to create line;
• Watercolour techniques using resists;
• Grisaille watercolour techniques;
• Techniques of hatching with watercolour;
• Controlled techniques for wet-on-wet watercolour

Participants should bring the following:

• Basic watercolour kit (i.e. watercolour tubes/pans in a range of colours; several sheets/a small block of watercolour paper; a small range of watercolour brushes; a watercolour palette/plate)
• A sharp pointed tool that can scratch lines into paper (e.g. an etching needle/knife/nail)
• 2 large garbage bin liners or a drop sheet to protect the tables
• 1 bucket
• 1 hair-dryer, plus extension lead
• 5 small bottles (preferably with lids) for mixing and holding liquids and pigments
• An old toothbrush for rubbing paper
• A roll of paper towel
• 1 clean and dried egg shell (it will be mashed so don’t worry if it’s broken)
• A towel that has no embroidered textures or tears that will be thoroughly soaked with water and may gather splashes of watercolour on it.
• A happy, relaxed attitude and willingness to help fellow participants
• Something for lunch