Composition and the Principles of Design

Nymphea - oil on canvas 910mm x 610mm ©2013 Carol Lee Beckx

This one day workshop will be held at the Hamilton Road Studio on the following dates:

Saturday 24^th August;

OR

Thursday 29^th August Please note this workshop has been postponed until September - date to be confirmed

OR

Friday 30^th August - Fully Booked 

9.30am to 3.30pm

$60 for the day.

Morning tea/coffee and Veg soup for lunch will be provided. (If you have any special dietary needs please BYO)

Mastering composition & design is an essential skill for all artists.

The course will include:

• Elements of composition
• How to apply these to your art work
• Format selection
• Notan drawings
• Drawing to scale - enlarging preparatory drawings

Participants are also welcome to bring paintings or drawings for help with composition.

Materials list

The aim of the workshop is to do a number of smaller compositions, working towards a number of working sketches for future paintings/drawings

• VISUAL ART JOURNAL 200gsm or more to take paint and for notes
• PENCILS e.g.2B and 6B, Eraser; Ruler, set square; Black felt tip pen for Notan drawings
• A selection of any of the following: Coloured pencils; Inktense pencils; watercolour pencils - these will be used to make a number of small colour sketches, Derwent sketching or Graphitint pencils.
• Reference Photographs and /or drawings to use as a basis for the exercises.(I will have some but it’s better to work from your own ideas)
• Tracing paper - a couple of sheets
• White Card +/- 35cm square to make your own “L” shaped angles for cropping images. (I will have some for purchase)