Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
In the course you will get to know the creative possibilities in the expression of the water colour painting
Credits: 4
Schedule: 09.08.2021 - 20.08.2021
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Sini Vihma
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Hanna Westerberg-Aboularoih, Sini Vihma
Contact information for the course (valid 07.06.2021-21.12.2112):
hanna.westerberg@aalto.fi
CEFR level (applies in this implementation):
Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):
Teaching language: English
Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
You will get aquainted with traditional watercolour techniques that you will apply to contemporary watercolour painting scene and its current creative possibilities.
Applies in this implementation:
Welcome to the Watercolor worksop 9th of Aug-20th of Aug!
Here comes the schedule of the course:Mon 9.8
-At 9.15-12 Course starts
Introductions + introductory lecture on watercolor painting and more detailed course content.
Initiation of the task of the day.
-At 13-17 a´clock start of the first painting task: “Impressions” part 1: several small-scale watercolor sketches of various things / objects / impressions you find in nature.
The aim is to record observations related to color and light and to test the expressive possibilities of watercolors in relation to them.
Tue 10.8
-From 9.15-10.30
Introduction to the task and technique of the day
-10.30-17 Independent work on the day's task, which is "Impressions" part 2 .:
Choose a nature object that you want to make one or two watercolor paintings that you work on in layers a little longer. Practice wet-on-wet, as well as wet-on-dry techniques, as well as different ways to mix colors. Individual guidance during the painting process.
Wed 11.8
-From 9.15-10.30
Introduction to the task and technique of the day
-For 10.30-17 Independent work on the day's task, which is: "Blue-red-stilleben" :
Realize the painting with the help of either a still life, or a still life created by the world. Paint with a limited palette, in this case blue, red and white.
Combine both cold and warm shades of these colors in layers to make the most of the different nuances of these colors. We learn the technique of layer paint, the optical mixing of color, and the utilization of the audibility of color in watercolor work. Individual guidance.
Thu 12.8
-From 9.15-10.30
Introduction to the task and technique of the day
-10.30-17 Independent work on the task of the day, which is: “Reflections”.
Paint perceptually, something like that, or an object that reflects or mirrors light in an interesting way. Concrete examples could be, for example, the sea, a swimming pool, crystal glass, an aquarium, etc ... (References could be, for example, David Hockney's pool paintings, Monet's ponds, or Susanne Gottberg's paintings of drinking glasses.)
Practice utilizing the audibility characteristic of watercolor technology in describing light and the feel of material. Testing the expressive possibilities of layer painting techniques and embossing techniques within the theme of the day. Individual guidance.
Fri 13.8
-From 9.15-10.30
Introduction to the task and technique of the day
-At 10.30-15 Independent work on the day's task, which is: "Fragment".
Paint something you choose, or an object (e.g. a cress flower, or a doll’s face, just to name a few examples) in as much detail as you can. Take advantage of the tools you learn during the week, such as layer painting, optical mixing, and wet-dry variation in your detailed painting. Depending on your own rhythm, make either one or more paintings rich in detail. Individual guidance.
-At 3 to 5 p.m.
Write a work plan with your next week’s work in mind. Make a written presentation of your own artistic process and the theme and approach I want to take advantage of in your second week of work on the course. How are you going to vary your theme? What is your relationship to perception, or to the material possibilities of watercolor? Also, make concrete daily goals for your work, that is, write down a kind of reading order; what do you paint and where? Think about what the outcome of your work will be next week and how you want to present it? Maybe you’re making a little book about your watercolor paintings, or is the end result a series of paintings? Send me the text no later than during friday 13th of Aug by e-mail: hanna.westerberg@aalto.fi
Second week of the course 16.8-20.8:
Mon 16.8
-9.15-10 a.m. Introduction to the working method of the week
-10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Independent work according to your own work plan. During the day, I will meet you and we can talk in more detail about each’s own work plan. I will also be happy to give feedback and we can discuss ways you could take each of your own painting projects forward. We talk about both the contents of individual projects and how they could best be implemented with watercolor technique.
Tue 17.8
9.15 am-7pm: Independent work on your own project. Individual guidance.
Wed 18.8
We will have a small discussions about how your own painting project has progressed.You can also choose to show the paintings created during this week to the whole group.
-10.30 - 17: Independent work on your own project and guidance.
Thu 19.8
9.15 am-5pm: Independent work on your own project & individual guidance.
Fri 20.8
9.15 am -2 pm: Independent work and completion of your own painting project.
14 pm -17 pm: Final inspection. Everyone can present the results of their own painting project and get feedback, both from me and the whole group.
W E L C O M E to the Watercolor workshop! T. Hanna Westerberg
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
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Applies in this implementation:
Assessment criteria: Personal progress of the student and the ability to express and utilize what he or she has learned.
Workload
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
76h contact teaching 32h independent work
Applies in this implementation:
76h contact teaching 32h independent work
DETAILS
Study Material
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Will be announced separately at the start of the course
Applies in this implementation:
THESE ARE THE MATERIALS, YOU NEED TO BUY BY YOURSELF FOR THIS COURSE:
COLORS: main colors, i.e. yellow, red and blue both cold and warm. In addition to this, I hope you buy ocher, viridian green (note that this shade may appear under different characters with different names), and magenta.
Good artist-quality brands include Schminke, Sennelier, or Winsor & Newton. The so-called Leningrad watercolors, i.e. the Russian watercolors sometimes sold under the name White nights, are good enough aswell. They are most often sold in boxes that contain twenty-four colors.
Brushing:
-At least one brush with a round tip and a sufficiently large size (eg size 8-12). I have hair brushes are good, but often a little expensive and they wear out. Synthetic brushes can also be good today. In the material distribution of the Finnish Painters' Association, for example, you can find brushes of the following brands that are good enough: Hanart 700, Lineo Colinski, and Saphire (half sable and half nylon).
-One wider flat brush, which can be, for example, goat hair or synthetic fiber. If the brush is slightly wider (e.g., 1.8 inches in goat hair brushes), then it is suitable for wetting paper, or if it is thinner, then it is suitable for painting. In addition to this, a spray bottle for spraying flowers is also well suited for wetting paper, i.e. either one or a flat brush sufficiently wide is also necessary for wetting the paper.
Optionally, you can also purchase a masking mask (its other names also include masking fluid, or liguid masking film). It is a colorless liquid substance obtained from artist supply stores. Pigment has often been added to it to blend on paper. If you want to leave the bottom of the paper exposed when you are afraid it will discolor during painting, you can paint these areas using overlay.
PAPERS: The school offers Arches roll paper approx. 2 m / students. If you want to buy watercolor paper in loose sheets, or pads (eg Fabriano, or Hahnemuhle), you can of course do so.
In addition to this, the school provides trays for attaching papers and adhesive papers.
My recommended material stores:
-Material of the Finnish Painters' Union, opens 3th of Aug, Address: Erottajankatu 9 B, 00130 Helsinki. Attention: you will get 20 % discount when you show your student card!-Tempera
-Aaltopahvi, Aalto-Yliopisto Library, Harald Herlin Learning center, Otaniementie 9, 02150 Espoo
Substitutes for Courses
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
01279 Akvarellityöpaja
Prerequisites
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
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Registration for Courses
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
WebOodi
Minimum amount of participants is 8 students.
The order of priority for admitting students:
1. Exchange students in Aalto ARTS, 2 places (applies to courses taught in English)
2. Minor students (applies to compulsory courses in the minor)
3. Degree students in Aalto ARTSApplies in this implementation:
Safe working on campus requires that all of us comply with the shared
rules and restrictions. You may come to campus only if you are
symptom-free. Remember that meticulous hand hygiene and keeping safe
distances is crucial. You should get tested immediately if you have any
suspicion of being infected with coronavirus.In the course you will get to know the creative possibilities in the expression of the water colour painting
You will get aquainted with traditional watercolour techniques that you will apply to contemporary watercolour painting scene and its current creative possibilities.
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
5 Gender Equality
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Minimum amount of participants is 8 students.
Two places are reserved for exchange students.Applies in this implementation:
Safe working on campus requires that all of us comply with the shared
rules and restrictions. You may come to campus only if you are
symptom-free. Remember that meticulous hand hygiene and keeping safe
distances is crucial. You should get tested immediately if you have any
suspicion of being infected with coronavirus.In the course you will get to know the creative possibilities in the expression of the water colour painting
You will get aquainted with traditional watercolour techniques that you will apply to contemporary watercolour painting scene and its current creative possibilities.
- Teacher: Vihma Sini
- Teacher: Westerberg-Aboularoih Hanna