Virtual Programme

During the pandemic we have been sending out suggestions of free tutorials found on the web as well as some suggested by members.

These tutorials are listed below including links to the websites and YouTube videos (click a title to activate the link)

Remember - if you want to share your work you can join the Facebook group Pedas At Home or if you prefer you can email a photograph of any of your current/new artwork and we will put them on Facebook on your behalf.
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This week:
29-10-20
Drawing exercise
Heather MacGregor

22-10-20
'Laundry', semi-abstract

15-10-20
Black & white mixed media
Idea by Sarah Macdonald

8-10-20
Tracing paper quick compositional studies

​​1 -10-20
Tangams
Penny Wilton (PEDAS Member)

​24-9-20
Bottles & wine glasses still life study

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​Archived exercises below

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Thursday
26-03-20
Watercolour Anemone
Anna Mason Art

02-04-20
Starry Night Sky in Acrylic
EmptyEasel.com

09-04-20
Magnolia Blossom - Chinese style
EmptyEasel.com

16-04-20
How to Draw Realistic Eyes 
EmptyEasel.com

23-04-20
Watercolour Tiger
KenBromley.com

30-04-20
Stencils from Nature

• Draw a selection of leaves and cones or acorns or a climbing plant. Make your drawing clear and simple. You could draw around actual leaves. Make some colour notes. 
• Decide how you might use the designs. I painted a cupboard using oils, I used fabric paint for applique stitched on the edges of a mat and stencilled a wall using emulsion. It would be good to paint a box for which acrylic would be suitable.
• I cut stencils from cereal packets. A stencil requires some planning to allow for the joins required to hold the stencil together, and one for each colour. For the cones I made a darker main shape then small highlights on top. You can adjust the design to suit the shape of your object.

Carol Cox (PEDAS membership secretary)

07-05-20
Ocean Scene in Soft Pastel
EmptyEasel.com

14-05-20
Lighthouse in Line and Wash
​TheVirtualInstructor.com

21-05-20
How to Draw Hands
​TheVirtualInstructor.com


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​28-5-20
Kitchen Items Composition

• Take 4 small pieces of paper.. about 6in sq.
• On each one quickly ( max 5 mins) draw/paint something in your kitchen in its surroundings.. fill the paper, the surrounding items may spill over the edges, be cut off.
• Take your 4 images, enjoy them.
• Now use these 4 scenarios to feed into a larger painting/drawing. Use all 4 original items, Try changing the scale make one or more ( smaller or larger). Try overlapping. Change orientation Use the shapes etc to create a work specific to your home. But it isn’t a view of the room.

Heather MacGregor (PEDAS member)

04-06-20
Bird in Gouache and Watercolour
Dee at PrintSpring.com

11-6-20
Seeing Things Differently
​​Sally Holland (Committee member)

18-6-20
Scratch & Sniff
You might like to follow this demonstration which uses coffee granules instead of paint (any subject of your choice). What other household items can you find to use instead of traditional art materials?

25-6-20 
Fashion Illustration
Using any media, do your own version from a magazine photo.  Carol says “The best artist of the genre in my view is David Downton”

2-7-20
​How to draw portraits in Ballpoint Pen
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​Ballpoint pen examples

9-7-20
Scraperboard Art
katesamworth.com

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Sunday
​​03-05-20
Matthew Palmer Waterscape
​WatercolourTV.com

07-06-20
Drawing Folds in Fabric
Drawing-Made-Easy.com