Painting with Pencils - Birds

Online workshop with Linda Kemshall

Learn to paint with water soluble coloured pencils (such as Derwent Inktense) and make a small painting of birds with foliage.

Three video lessons:

1. Inspiration, Reference Materials, Composition 
2. Drawing and Wash 
3. Finishing and Display 

Plus downloadable images of some of Linda's example paintings that you can print for inspiration and reference.

You will also have access to:

• message board
• community 

You can watch as often as you like and work entirely at your own pace - no deadlines! If you have questions as you work you'll be able to message us within the class either on the course Message Board, or by email if you prefer. If you want to, you can also share photos of your quilt with the other students on the Message Board or in the Community.

More information

Join Linda to explore the techniques of drawing with water-soluble pencils before adding water to creative beautiful painterly washes indistinguishable from pure watercolour paintings.

Linda features her favourite garden birds and places them in context with foliage and fruits but the technique lends itself to a wide range of subjects.

She’ll cover the materials and equipment you’ll need and a variety of techniques for painting your chosen bird including:

• finding suitable reference material
• composition
• drawing
• working with water-soluble pencils
• mounting your work to a panel

During the course of three videos you will learn how to achieve the best results from a few water-soluble pencils. These are an incredibly versatile medium that can be layered to create lovely effects. You’ll discover how to source inspiration for your painting and Linda will give her ideas for achieving a successful composition. She will discuss the importance of scale when working in a small format.

Next she’ll demonstrate, step by step, how to make the drawing/painting onto watercolour paper and will show exactly how to mount the finished work onto a wooden panel. The final touch is how to seal the paint surface with wax to protect it for display. The beauty of this technique is the finished painting is ready to hang with no frame or glass required.

The course is suitable for beginners and those with some previous art experience who wish to explore the potential of the medium of water-soluble pencils. The lessons will guide you through all the steps needed to create a finished painting mounted on a wooden panel ready for display.