Tucson Botanical Gardens: Botanical Art in Watercolor & Pencil – Cacti Collection

This class is a great introduction to mixed media, watercolor, and pencil. We will explore an assortment of Cacti as our subject but with a relaxed and creative approach. In the first 20 min of the workshop, we will explore basic drawing & watercolor techniques to get us warmed up. The remaining portion of the class will focus on creating a variety of common cacti with leaning into the watercolor and pencil applications we learn.

Main Concepts: Basics in drawing and watercolor color application, techniques, and composition.

Please provide your own art materials. Recommended art supplies:

• 2H, 4H, 2B or Color pencil w/ eraser
• Eraser (Streader), kneaded eraser & ruler
• Plain paper, printer paper, or sketchbook for drawing warmups
• Any Size, 140lb. cold press watercolor paper. Can cut down to small square sizes for final illustration: 5”x7”
• Watercolors – Winsor & Newton Assorted Colors 6-12pk (Any variety of watercolor brand and colors are okay)
• Paint Brushes: #4 Long Round, #6 Long Round, & Synthetic inexpensive brush for mixing.
• 2 water jars/cups, towel, or paper towel
• Mixing palette
• A few reference photos will be sent out before class begins
• Optional: colored Pencils, small spray bottle or eye-dropper