Botanical Illustration using Coloured Pencils

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Thank you for your interest in this course. There are places still available on the course but unfortunately the accommodation in the Centre is now fully booked. If you would consider attending as a non-resident, staying in a local B&B, please follow to this link for a list of local B&Bs in the Flatford area. If one of the providers has availability for you, please contact us to reserve your place on the course and then confirm with the B&B.

Discover the wonderful world of coloured pencils and learn how to create rich and colourful drawings of all things botanical - flowers, fruit and vegetables - all without adding water to the painting!

This course is for all levels and is designed to show the simplicity and the effectiveness of using wax and oil based coloured pencils (not watercolour pencils) to create beautiful botanical drawings.

During the weekend we will dedicate time to the actual drawing of the chosen subject, the composition of the picture and the basics of using coloured pencils. This will include:

- observation of the basic shape of the subject
- how to re-create it on paper
- how to make the subject 'interesting'
- using coloured pencils correctly
- learning how to blend colours
- how to create different textures and surface areas
- how to make the subject look 'real'.

We will also look at paper types and the way the pencils behave on them, together with other 'aids' useful to the coloured pencil artist.

Janie Pirie is one of the leading coloured pencil artists in the UK. She is member of the Society of Botanical Artists and has been awarded their Gold Medal for her work.

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