NOTES FOR JUNE CLASSES

NOTES FOR JUNE CLASSES

Zanne has given us a challenge to think about for the duration of the month of June. She would like us to produce a painting based on the following quote from Winston Churchill. There will be an entrance fee for the challenge of R20 which will be placed in a tin for a lucky draw.

'Happy are the painters for they shall not be lonely. Light, colour, peace and hope will keep them company to the end, or almost to the end of day.'

Also in June we are asked to develop a theme around which we can base our paintings. It is a good idea to collect your thoughts, ideas, sketches and put them together in one note book. Zanne showed us an example in class of what Alma has done so far. She has chosen the theme of 'HANDS' and all her ideas have been organised together in a file.

The Rules for your work during June!!!

A. You must produce a thumbnail of you proposed work. This will help you to clarify composition and tonal values in your final painting.

B. Think about the 5 steps in watercolour methodology
1.Leave whites
2.Work from top to bottom of the page
3.Work from big bruhes to small.
4.Work from light and dark
5.Add detail last.

C. When applying glazes you will always work from light to dark and transparents to opaques. When in doubt work using the following order of colours
Yellows
Reds
Blues

Variations on your personal theme:-Choose 3 primaries to paint your picture.
Consider the temperature of the primaries and do the following
WEEK 1: Use 2 hot colours and one cold
WEEK 2: Use 2 cold colours and one hot
WEEK 3: Use cold muted colours
WEEK 4; Use hot muted colours

REMEMBER JUNE 16TH IS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY. WORK HARD!!!