Watercolour Painting Course: Botanical Art

Capture the joy of plants in watercolour at this Sydney art class.


Shipra Shah
Sydney Community College
Sydney Community College
4.8 (279)
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7 x 3 hours Class size 1 to 10 guests       $449

Are you a lover of all things botanical? Experience the colourful world of watercolour paint and immortalise your favourite botanicals in this watercolour painting class in Sydney!
Botanical art is a unique and specialised art form that captures the colour, precision, and detail of plants to realistically represent their natural beauty.
Starting with a brief introduction, you will discover or deepen your understanding of watercolour application as you learn new watercolour techniques and develop the skills to prepare and complete a beautifully detailed artwork. With tutor guidance, you will have plenty of opportunities to practise your watercolour application for botanical art with various specimens including flowers, vegetables, and other plants.
What you'll learn
  • Principles of botanical art
  • Watercolour and colour mixing techniques
  • Problem-solving for watercolour application
  • Atmospheric perspective and composition
  • Illusion of three dimensions
Materials
A complete material kit is available for purchase through the course supplier, SCC. Please contact us to place your order at least five business days before the course begins.
All students must be over 18+ years of age.
What you'll get
Professional painting tuition.
Knowledge required
This course is open to beginners and students who have some watercolour painting experience.
What to bring
Materials can be purchased through Sydney Community College as an add-on at least five business days before the course begins. Alternatively, you can choose to purchase or use your own materials based on the list provided by contacting SCC.
  • Closed-in shoes required.
  • Please wear old clothes and/or bring an apron.
  • Long hair must be tied back.
Session repeats

This class series runs over 7 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

Location

Sydney Community College - 2A Gordon St, Rozelle NSW

Watercolour Painting Course: Botanical Art location
More about this class

This class is new, and this teacher has 279 reviews for their other experiences - which you can see here.

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Your teacher

Shipra Shah

Shipra Shah


Shipra trained for five years at a premier art institute, and has a Degree in Fine Arts and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

She has worked as a Visual Merchandiser and Set Designer for many years and has gained extensive experience in Store Planning and Graphic Art. Throughout this period, Shipra has continued her love for drawing and watercolor painting.
Over the years her works include detailed watercolour paintings, participating and selling in several exhibitions, doing illustration works and above all conducting workshops and teaching watercolour and botanical art at various institutions.




Your host

Sydney Community College
Sydney Community College

4.8 (279)
5k likes

Sydney Community College is a social enterprise with a mission to offer innovative continuing adult education programmes that support individual efforts and facilitate sustainable social change.
Our mission is to enrich lives, to strengthen adult individuals and to build communities through innovative high quality continuing education and training.

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