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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

■ Learn basic elements of proportion that will assist in painting convincing small figures

■ Confidently paint natural-looking and lively small figures in watercolour

You wiII need

■ Surface

• A few sheets of watercolour paper in any size

• I use 140lb Arches Bright White Cold-pressed (NOT) paper

■ Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolour (tubes)

• Cadmium yellow

• Yellow ochre

• Burnt aienna

• Cadmium red

• Alizarin crimson

• Ultramarine blue

• Prussian blue

• Cerulean blue

• Viridian

• Burnt umber

■ Miscellaneous

• Round watercolour brush (medium)

• Watercolour palette with a large enough space for mixing

• 2 x small containers for holding water

• Board to lean on and tape paper to

• Paper towels

• A soft pencil and an eraser