This workshop is a great way to learn the fundamental techniques of paint and pencil. Using plants as our core subject, this course is an ideal starting point for anyone who wants to become a botanical illustrator. The techniques you learn are valuable across all areas of illustration and are seldom taught in art colleges or university art departments, making it well suited to any developing artist. The focus is on fundamental skills, and the course is designed to be delivered and assessed through a predominantly practical approach. For the majority of your time in the studio, you will be practising skills and techniques. This body of work will show your progression and help develop your skills, leading to a final painted composition.
Dates: 30 June and 1, 2, 3, 4 July 2014 (Monday–Friday)
Time: 9:00 – 14:00
Tutor: Işık Güner
Location: Masía del Jardín Botánico Histórico de Barcelona, Avda. dels Muntanyas s/n (Montjuïc), Barcelona
Price: €225 per person
Materials: Once you apply for the course, you will receive a detailed material list.
Info: Maximum number of students is 12. This course is suitable for everyone, regardless of experience.
Contact: [email protected] www.amicsjbb.org Telephone: (0034) 93 256 41 70
For many years I have been organising botanical illustration courses in Turkey and many different countries. Although I lived in Barcelona for a period of time, I had never previously attempted to organise courses there. This year, due to growing interest, we decided to organise one week of beginner classes in Barcelona — and ended up organising three weeks of courses! One week was held at the Barcelona Botanic Garden and two weeks at the Associació Professional d'Il·lustradors de Catalunya. The response to these courses was amazing and hugely exciting for me, as it was also my first time teaching in Spanish! Participants came from many different parts of Spain — including Seville, Madrid, the Canary Islands, Mallorca and Figueres — and even from Portugal. There were 36 participants in total. It was brilliant!
Christina Losa, one of the participants, wrote about the course on her blog — if you would like to read it: Ilustracion botanica con Işık Güner
Hope to see you again, Barcelona!
