Workshop
Winter Workshops 2023
14 Feb 2023 – 25 Feb 2023
RBSA Gallery
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Workshop
Colourful Pastels Workshop
18 Feb 2023
Regular hours
- Sat, 18 Feb
- 11:00 – 16:00
Cost of entry
£65
£60 for RBSA Friends, Members, Associates, Graduate Artists, and students.
Address
- 4 Brook Street
- Birmingham
England - B3 1SA
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- The 101 bus runs from Birmingham City Centre down Newhall Street. For timetables and bus stops, please check National Express West Midlands.
- The RBSA Gallery is in walking distance from St Paul's Metro tram stop
- The RBSA Gallery is in walking distance from Snow Hill and Birmingham New Street train stations
Event map
This workshop is designed to equip you with the confidence to use colour in your work. Using soft pastels students will be investigating colour relationships, pastel techniques, and different qualities of paper, the combination of which will result in exciting and imaginative paintings.
About
Course aims and skills/knowledge to be taught
- To dispel the myth that colour is difficult to use
- Pastel techniques
- How to use different grounds to shape and influence the drawing
- A basic understanding of colour principles and relationships
Course outline for the day
Morning activity
- Through a series of studies participants will explore various pastel techniques, working on different grounds (e.g. mounting board, watercolour paper, cartridge paper, coloured pastel paper) to create exciting and vibrant paintings
- Soft pastel gives immediate results so the student can concentrate solely on the exploration of colour
Afternoon activity
- The afternoon will be spent putting into practice what has been learnt in the morning, to work up a finished painting, using images supplied by the student
- The group will discuss their work together
After you book a place you will be emailed the full workshop outline which includes the material list and a list of the materials provided by the workshop.
To book a place, either visit the RBSA Gallery website or call us directly on 0121 236 4353.
