Online Lessons

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4 Week Courses

I have two concurrent classes suit a Beginner or an intermediate to advanced students
  • Beginning Watercolour - Online Course (6 Weeks)
  •  Advancing with watercolour (4 Weeks) Online Course
Duration :  4 Weeks Wednesdays Time : 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT (Australian Eastern Standard Time) Tuesdays Time : 10:30 am - 1:30 pm AEDT (Australian Eastern Standard Time) Course Fee : $ 230.00 Lessons: The lessons will be hosted using Zoom, you do not need a Zoom account, just access to internet, laptop microphone and camera is sufficient **Limited Seats**

Time Zones for Classes

Canberra 10:30 AM AEDT

  • London, 9:30AM
  • Madrid, 8:30PM
  • Paris, 10:30AM
  • Tokyo, 5:30PM
  • Barcelona, 10:30AM
  • Singapore, 4:30PM
  • Seoul, 5:30PM
  • Dublin, 9:30AM
  • Lisbon, 9:30AM
  • Cardiff, :9:30AM
 

Canberra 6:30 PM AEDT

  • Tokyo, 9:30 AM
  • Wellington, 12:30 PM
  • Singapore, 8:30 AM
  • Seoul, 9:30 AM
  • Denver, 6:30 PM
  • Dallas, TX, 7:30 PM
  • Phoenix, 5:30PM
  • Santa Fe : 6:30 PM
  • Chicago, 7:30 PM
  • Austin, TX, : 7:30 PM
 

Information

1.Beginning Watercolour - Online Course (6 Weeks)

Description

This course is designed to suit a beginner student who wants to experience the joys of the watercolour medium and learn the essential technical skills in producing successful paintings. Learning the fundamentals is the key to unrevealing the magic of this illusive medium. This well-structured course with many demonstrations, hands-on exercises and good guidance; the student will gain a wider appreciation and understanding of the medium of watercolour, which will help them build their confidence to express with greater freedom. At the start of each lesson the students will be taken through a thorough discussion and explanation on the day’s topic including slide presentations and demonstrations. Then a demonstration of a simple painting will be completed based to the techniques discussed. Stopping at each stage for the students to catch-up. Tutor will offer online one-on-one assistance to each student as they complete their painting. This online class will be led by Chan Dissanayake, who is highly knowledgeable teacher in the field of watercolour.
  • Week 1 - Introduction to Watercolour and Materials and Properties of Colour
  • Week 2 - Wash and Glazing techniques
  • Week 3 - Wet-into-Wet Technique
  • Week 4 - Understanding Timing in Watercolour
  • Week 5 - Tonal Values
  • Week 6 – Planning & Composition

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, you should:
  • Become familiar with the medium and watercolour techniques
  • Be able to plan an approach and method to complete a painting
  • Learn how to paint different subjects
  • Create fresh and lively paintings
  • Complete a series of paintings.

Who should enrol?

This course is best suited beginner students willing to learn the medium of watercolour

2. Advancing with watercolour (4 Weeks) Online Course

 

Description

If you have worked with watercolours and enjoy the challenge of producing loose, bold and free watercolours, then this is for you. Learn how to create depth, incorporate figures, connect shapes, and control edges as you discover how to exploit the medium to create wonderful atmospheric effects such as mists, rain and fog.

Course outline

These workshops will suit students who have been exposed to the medium of watercolour and want to extend their knowledge to the next level. Each week we will complete a new painting from start to finish. The course will begin with simple subjects and proceed to more challenging subjects. Each week students will be taken through the stages of design, drawing and painting in an easy follow step-by-step process. Students with be able to join the class online and interact with the tutor as well as other students. They will be able to view the tutor’s demonstrations simultaneously using multiple cameras. Students will be given time to complete their own work at each stage. Each week the class will be tackling a different subject matter offering variety of subjects from rural landscapes, urban cityscapes to coastal seascapes. Chan will dispel myths in watercolour and share his valuable insights and experiences. Each student will receive personal attention and encouragement.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you should walk away with a sound understanding of the medium of watercolour and gain practical insights into the intuitive use of watercolour to express your own impressions.

Who should enrol?

This course is best suited to intermediate to advanced students.  
 

3 Week Refresher Class *NEW*

I'm offering a NEW 3 week Refresher Course, focusing on 3 specialized topics, these would be very useful to students who are intermediate to advanced who would not need to revisit fundamentals, and beginners who want to extend their knowledge.Over the last 10 years of teaching watercolour, I have come across most common areas of knowledge gaps in students. To paint effectively in watercolour, there are some essential skills that the students must acquire. It will take years if not decades to acquire these skills through trial and error. I have designed these specialised set of classes to fill these gaps, where I feel is important.

Week 1

SHADOWS and Reflections

There are times that the form or shape of an object is revealed more by its shadow than the object itself. Learn about

SHADOWS

  • Different types of shadows
  • The three most important types of light
  • Warm and Cool light
  • How to observe reflected light
  • How local colour is affected.
  • How the transparency of watercolour is important in painting shadows, which is distinctly different in opaque mediums like oil and acrylics

REFLECTIONS

  • How to observe reflections
  • Rules of Reflections
  • Soft, Mirror or Broken

Week 2

WET into WET Technique

The magic of watercolour is often portrayed using the wet-into-wet technique.
  • Understand the stages of wetness on the paper
  • Paint/Water consistency ratio
  • Timing
  • Which brushes for which purpose
  • Learn how to produce different types of Edges
  • Which types/Textured paper produces the desired effects.

Week 3

COMPOSITION

Success to any painting relies on a good composition. It is believed that 60% of painting is composition, yet most of us ignore this and rush in without a clear plan.
  • What makes a good composition
  • Elements and Principles of Design
  • Rules or Guides of good Composition
  • What tools can be used including software.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, you should walk away with a very sound understating of how to paint Shadows and Reflections, with advanced knowledge of Wet-in-Wet Technique and an in-depth knowledge on composition and design.

Demonstrations

Each week we will complete a small demonstration based on the topics discussed.

Who should enrol?

This course is suited for students at any level. Duration : 3 Weeks Time (Tuesdays) : 10:30 am - 1:30 pm AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time ) Time (Wednesdays): 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time ) Course Fee : $ 165.00 Lessons: The lessons will be hosted using Zoom, you do not need a Zoom account, just access to internet, laptop microphone and camera is sufficient

**Limited Seats**