Sycamore Shoals Fall Watermedia Painting Workshop

Sycamore Shoals Fall Watermedia Painting Workshop
Instructor: Barbara Jernigan
Saturday, October 21                                                                 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sunday, October 22                                                                   1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Cost:  $40 (bring your own supplies) or $50 (supplies furnished)  Min:  5      Max: 15
All Students bring a sketch book or plain paper, pencil, eraser, & digital camera, if available.
On Saturday we will be planning the painting by taking a photo of the subject (weather permitting) or choosing from some printed ones, preparing a thumbnail and a value sketch,  and setting up the composition.  Initial preparations in the afternoon will include transferring the sketch to the larger size paper (minimum size is a quarter sheet of watercolor paper or a 9×12 stock size, though a half sheet (11×22) would be preferable.)  We will then proceed with laying in the background and starting on the basic washes of color for the subject while focusing on saving the whites (even if using acrylic). Students will need to print their photos after the class for use at home and on Sunday. Sunday will be finishing the composition and a critique