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

This class is a great introduction to mixed media, watercolor, and pencil. We will explore Cacti Florals 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 be focused on creating a variety of common cacti florals with leaning into the watercolor and pencil applications we learn.

Main Concepts: Basics in drawing and watercolor color application & techniques

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 be cut down to small square sizes for final illustration: 5”x5”, 4”x4” etc.
• 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 eyedropper