BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6548@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211106T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211106T160000 DTSTAMP:20210827T173745Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/the-reader-dot-art-illustrating- inspiring-quotes/ SUMMARY:The Reader Gallery: The Reader: dot-art: Illustrating Inspiring Quo tes DESCRIPTION:This course will enable you to develop observational and expres sive drawing techniques and skills\, using nature and organic patterns as inspiration. Suitable for beginners with more challenging exercises for th e more confident person wishing to explore aspects of their own practice.\ n\nBOOK HERE\n\n***To avoid a booking fee and pay by card\, cheque or cash \, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660***\n\n3 Satur days from 6th-20th November\, 11am - 4pm(£125 for 3 day course)\n\n------ -----------------------------------------------------\n\nProgramme\n\nDay 1\n\nThe first session will begin with a look at how the natural world has influenced art and design throughout history. You will look at examples f rom Celtic Art\, William Morris\, Art Nouveau and Gaudi.\n\nYou will do a series of simple guided drawing exercises looking at:\n\n- Trees and tree branches\n\n- Leaves\, buds and growth shapes\n\n- Climbing roses\, focusi ng on intertwining stems\n\nWeather-permitting\, we will go outside to ske tch from life\, choosing your own subject matter from the garden and groun ds at the Reader.\n\nWe will look at examples of Celtic\, Victorian and bo tanical lettering. We will choose one letter or number to illustrate with our interweaving\, organic lines\, demonstrated by the teacher. First\, we will draw in pencil\, then go over it with a fine-nibbed pen\, with the o ption of adding watercolour.\n\nPreparation for next session: find/compose and decide upon two or three potential encouraging/inspiring quotes you c an use for your illustration piece. Research fonts you like (no need to be Celtic/medieval – whatever style that appeals to you and suits your quo te) – and bring to the next session.\n\nDay 2\n\nThe first part of the s ession will look at various composition options for our final piece. We wi ll all do an exercise in composing and illustrating a border of our choice \, exploring symmetry and repeated patterns.\n\nWe will look at examples o f animals\, birds and insects in Art Nouveau\, fantasy/fairy tale illustra tion and Celtic art. We will choose something to sketch from printed mater ial and decide if we want a motif like this to incorporate into our final piece with the quote.\n\nWe will look at lettering and decide whether we w ant to keep the lettering simple in our final piece or to use a certain fo nt or design our own.\n\nWe will all choose an alphabet from printed mater ial and practise writing a word from our chosen quote.\n\nWe will look at composition ideas and see examples of different ways to arrange them. We w ill look at the teacher’s own work and draw ideas about how to arrange o ur letters\, making a rough copy.\n\nWhen we have decided how to proceed\, we will draw borders and measurements on A3 watercolour paper to arrange our letters and make sure each word has the correct spacing.\n\nDay 3\n\nT he third session will focus on finishing our inspiring quote\, adding deta ils and assessing each other’s work as we go. We will learn watercolour techniques and adding background colours\, understanding how negative spac e helps our letters and illustrations stand out.\n\nWe will explore differ ent ways of adding gold to our work\, if desired\, like the manuscript art ists used to. We will look at examples using gold paint and gold leaf\, an d there may be a demonstration of gilding if there is sufficient interest. \n\nTo end the course\, we will discuss what we learned and what we found easy/difficult. We will talk about what elements make a successful illustr ation. We will discuss the power of art to encourage and inspire people ar ound us.\n\nWe will discuss how these skills can be used to make beautiful gifts such as house/door signs\, coasters\, greeting cards\, prints etc a nd the practicalities of such endeavours.\n\nQuestion/Answer session.\n\nT utor: Madeleine Pires\n\nMadeleine Pires is an experienced tutor and arti st\, who has taught drawing and painting to children and adults for many y ears.\n\nDates:\n\nSaturdays from11am - 4pm\n\n6th\, 13th\, 20th Nov\n\nVe nue:\n\nCalderstones Mansion House\,\n\nCalderstones Road\,\n\nLiverpool L 18 3JB\n\nCost\n\n£125 for 3 day workshop\n\nMaterials\n\nStudents are as ked to bring the following materials to make the most out of the course:\n \n· Sketchbook – A3 or A4\, medium or heavy cartridge paper\n\n· A4/A3 watercolour paper and small postcard watercolour pad if possible\n\n· Dr awing pencils – very thin point necessary\, can be a mechanical pencil\n \n· Selection of drawing pens\, Uni pin Fineline or Faber Castell PITT ar tist pens recommended (0.5\, 0.3 essential)\n\n· Ruler\n\n· Pencil erase r\n\n· Brushes – supple\, small and medium for detailed work\n\nOptiona l extras:\n\n· Watercolour box\n\n· Watercolour pencils/coloured pencils \n\n· Acrylic paint – white\, red\, magenta\, blue\, yellow\n\n· Black card or paper\n\n· White pencil\n\n· Any other drawing medium you wish to explore\n\n____________________________________________________________ ________________________\n\nNotes:\n\nThere are a maximum of 15 places ava ilable on each session\, so early booking is essential.\n\nTo avoid a book ing fee and pay by card\, cheque or cash\, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660.\n\nCancellations / Refunds\n\nOnce you have ma de your course booking you are committed to it. This is because our course s have very small student numbers\, and often sell-out and are unavailable to others. Therefore any cancellations may result in a place not being fi lled\, or a course not being able to run.\n\nCancellations are permitted u p to 30 days before the start of a course\, and a full refund will be issu ed. Refunds will not be made for cancellations less than 30 days before th e start of a course. If you are unable to attend due to illness\, personal or professional commitments you do not have the right to a refund.\n\nIf you wish to cancel your place on a course that has not yet started and you have a friend or colleague who can take your place we can accommodate thi s substitution.\n\ndot-art and The Reader may use your details to contact you about forthcoming events\, classes or developments that may be of inte rest. For full details of the Reader's privacy policy\, please follow this  link. 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