FREE Watercolour Demo with Yuria Okamura | SAT 26 October 2019

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In this demo, Yuria Okamura will give you an insight into her art practice, followed by a demonstration on working with watercolours.

Okamura will show you how to employ different staining techniques, including layering and detailing, with a focus on producing geometric shapes and organic forms. She will also briefly explain different oulining techinques, using pencil and carbon paper.

Participants will learn how to set up priliminary sketches, working with primary colours. There will be time for participants to try some of the different techniques during the demo.

So Excited About Our New Da Vinci Budget Synthetic Art Brushes!

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Adam Lee – Getting The Balance In Art

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Madeline Kidd Watercolour Demo

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New! Michael Harding (UK) Demonstrating Michael Harding Paints in February

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Preparation Counts – Tony Lloyd on Oil Painting

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Free June Demos @ C&B Melbourne Artshop

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Don’t miss out on these great workshops! This month we will be having demos covering artist brushes, techniques in acrylic painting, and will be repeating our fantastic Schmincke pastels demonstration. Artist Julia Gorman will be continuing to demonstrate their wonderful possibilities. Be sure to get in early as the numbers are strictly limited. Looking forward…