Open to all adults – ideal for those who have some drawing and painting experience and enjoy creating detailed depictions. This 2-day course will give you tips for the accurate depiction of a butterfly using pen and ink, watercolour, and gouache paints. Observation and accurate drawing methods will also be covered. You will learn how to draw a butterfly in pencil and to increase its size to scale. The next step will be to explore using ink and watercolour paints to add colour, texture, and patterns in an accurate and artistic way. Gouache paints will also be used as they can add an extra dimension and help capture the different textures, hairs, and patterns you will see when looking closely at a butterfly.

Skills Developed:

• How to draw a butterfly to scale and capture its markings
• How to use ink pens and/or watercolour paints to colour your butterfly
• How to use gouache for certain textures

Materials Provided: Sketch paper, H and HB pencils, sharpeners, erasers, rulers, tracing paper, Micron pens, watercolour paper, synthetic watercolour brushes (size 4). You are welcome to bring your own materials if you prefer. The tutor will provide photos of butterflies and some pinned specimens, but students are welcome to bring their own reference pictures. If you prefer moths, you can bring a picture of a moth to paint.

Materials Required: You will need to provide your own set of watercolour paints. Please contact the tutor if you need advice on this. Please bring your own watercolour brushes if you have some and are accustomed to using them. If you have your own sketchbook, you may wish to use it instead of the sketch paper provided.

Tutor: Hazel Wilks, studied Zoology in South Africa and is a professional botanical artist.

Times: 10am - 4pm

Course Fee: £145

Online Booking: https://www.landmarkartscentre.org/class/creating-beautiful-butterflies-2-day/