SHEFFIELD
WATERCOLOUR
GROUP

Upcoming Events

Watercolor Skies & Clouds

Watercolor Skies & Clouds

Saturday 11 July
South Manchester park - 10am - 2.0 Hours
Ansa Muhammad
From dreamy pastel sunsets to moody storm clouds, explore techniques for capturing the atmosphere in watercolour. Participants bring their own materials.
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£28      
Portrait Watercolour Painting

Portrait Watercolour Painting

Saturday 08 August
South Manchester park - 10am - 2.0 Hours
Ansa Muhammad
This meetup is perfect for art enthusiasts of all skill levels who are passionate about capturing portraits in watercolour. Participants bring their own materials.
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£28      
Beginner's Watercolour Class

Beginner's Watercolour Class

Saturday 22 August
South Manchester park - 10am - 2.0 Hours
Ansa Muhammad
Join us for a relaxed Beginner's Watercolour Class at Whitworth Park. Learn basic watercolour techniques and create your own painting to take home. Suitable for complete beginners.
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£28      

Floral and Nature Painting

Floral and Nature Painting

Saturday 05 September
South Manchester park - 10am - 2.0 Hours
Ansa Muhammad
Join us for a Floral and Nature Painting watercolour meetup at Whitworth Park. Paint beautiful flowers and natural scenes with guidance from your host. Suitable for all skill levels.
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£28      
Urban Sketching with Watercolours

Urban Sketching with Watercolours

Saturday 19 September
South Manchester park - 10am - 2.0 Hours
Ansa Muhammad
Join us for an Urban Sketching with Watercolours meetup at Whitworth Park. Explore cityscape sketching techniques and capture the scenery around you. Suitable for all skill levels.
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£28      
Still Life Watercolor Painting

Still Life Watercolor Painting

Saturday 03 October
South Manchester park - 10am - 2.0 Hours
Ansa Muhammad
Join us for a Still Life Watercolor Painting meetup at Whitworth Park. Learn to capture everyday objects with watercolours in a relaxed, creative setting. Suitable for all skill levels.
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£28      

Sunset Watercolour Painting

Sunset Watercolour Painting

Saturday 17 October
South Manchester park - 10am - 2.0 Hours
Ansa Muhammad
Join us for a Sunset Watercolour Painting meetup at Whitworth Park. Learn techniques for capturing beautiful sunset skies and colours with watercolours. Suitable for all skill levels.
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£28      
Botanical Watercolour Workshop

Botanical Watercolour Workshop

Saturday 31 October
South Manchester park - 10am - 2.0 Hours
Ansa Muhammad
Join us for a Botanical Watercolour Workshop at Whitworth Park. Learn to paint beautiful botanical illustrations with watercolours in a relaxed outdoor setting. Suitable for all skill levels.
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£28      
Watercolour Techniques Workshop

Watercolour Techniques Workshop

Saturday 14 November
South Manchester park - 10am - 2.0 Hours
Ansa Muhammad
Join us for a Watercolour Techniques Workshop at Whitworth Park. Explore essential watercolour techniques including wet-on-dry, washes, and layering. Suitable for all skill levels.
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£28      

Mixed Media Watercolour Painting

Mixed Media Watercolour Painting

Saturday 28 November
South Manchester park - 10am - 2.0 Hours
Ansa Muhammad
Join us for a Mixed Media Watercolour Painting meetup at Whitworth Park. Explore combining watercolour with other media to create unique artistic effects. Suitable for all skill levels.
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£28      

Nearby Watercolour Groups

Mandala Art Meetup

Mandala Art Meetup

Saturday 25 July
Broomhall - 11am - 2 Hours
Sheffield Art Group
Neha Shinde
Immerse yourself in the meditative world of mandala art during this relaxing meetup at the Sheffield Botanical Garden. Guided by Neha, you'll learn step-by-step techniques to create intricate, symmetrical designs. Perfect for beginners seeking mindfulness through art - bring your materials for this 2-hour creative journey.
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£28      

Other Nearby Groups

Natural Abstractions

Natural Abstractions

Saturday 27 June
Clarkehouse Rd, Broomhall - 10am - 2 Hours
Sheffield Photography Group
David Stones
Using the plants in the surrounding environment we will be looking to create a set of images which have abstract qualities. We will consider the importance of framing ,composition and focus. . We will explore how the 'formal' elements of light, colour, shape, texture, pattern and line can be manipulated to create intriguing images.
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£28      
Exploring Depth of Field

Exploring Depth of Field

Saturday 04 July
Sheffield City Centre - 10am - 2 Hours
Sheffield Photography Group
David Stones
In this session we will explore different approaches to using depth of field in our images using the city as our stimulus. We will look at examples from the past to see how photographers have used depth of field and focus to convey ideas. We will look at the relationship between foreground and background and consider how this can be manipulated in our own images.
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£28      
Industrial Landscape Photography

Industrial Landscape Photography

Saturday 25 July
Savile Street - 10am - 2 Hours
Sheffield Photography Group
David Stones
Industrial Landscape - You can use buildings and other human-made structures compositionally in the same way other landscape photographers use trees and rolling hills. Sheffield has a rich industrial heritage -Whilst not considered traditionally 'picturesque' places like factories, cement works, power stations, warehouses, pylons and building sites can be interesting subject matter. As well as documenting the world we live in today you will hone your skills in composition and selecting different viewpoints to create effective images.
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£28.00      

Mandala Art Meetup

Mandala Art Meetup

Saturday 25 July
Broomhall - 11am - 2 Hours
Sheffield Art Group
Neha Shinde
Immerse yourself in the meditative world of mandala art during this relaxing meetup at the Sheffield Botanical Garden. Guided by Neha, you'll learn step-by-step techniques to create intricate, symmetrical designs. Perfect for beginners seeking mindfulness through art - bring your materials for this 2-hour creative journey.
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£28      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 08 August
Clarkehouse Rd, Broomhall - 10am - 3 Hours
Sheffield Photography Group
David Stones
Time to finally get around to learning the basics about DSLR photography! Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure ? Now is your chance! Join us as we break down the functions of your camera to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and how these settings all affect your exposure enabling you to select the best settings for the job. All without too much jargon and 'tech' overkill ! We will also look at basic ideas of composition and analyse examples of work from other photographers. We will then put your new knowledge to the test with a series of creative tasks - All with the guidance of a experienced educator and photographer.
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£72.00       5 places left
ABOUT SHEFFIELD
WATERCOLOUR
GROUP
Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials. If you are a complete beginner all you need to start is a set of watercolour paints, brushes, and water container.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

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PHOTOS
Brisbane Watercolour Group
2026-06-15
Title or Location: Brisbane
After being a potter for many decades, arthritis has decided it?s time to do something less strenuous, so now I?ve fallen in love with watercolour and it?s special magic. I?ve spent many hours fiddling with granulating paints, mainly DS lunar black, trying to get it to make rivulets. These eerie trees and rocks are the closest I?ve managed so far,
Credit: Gillian Warry
Facebook: Gillian Warry
Instagram: @gillianwarry

Brisbane Watercolour Group
2026-06-08
Title or Location: Cultural aesthetics of a family portrait
This watercolor painting features a celebration of a father and daughter: the father is in a refined Western formalwear, and the daughter through a stylised Chinese-inspired dress, blending two cultural aesthetics into a single elegant family portrait.
Credit: Gary Zhai
Nottingham Watercolour Group
2026-06-07
Title or Location: Photo was taken by myself of a painting I created.
This is titled I?ll forget you not, Ron.Inspired by my late grandfather and the roses that are in his garden planted with his ashes.
Credit: Lorna Simpson
Facebook: Lorna Simpson
Instagram: Lorna_simpson88

Adelaide Watercolour Group
2026-06-07
Title or Location: Just for fun
Illustration is my favourite style of painting. I did this one just for fun. That?s why it?s the tile of the artwork. Would love to illustrate children?s books. I paint just as a hobby though.
Credit: SJ?s Artwork

Liverpool Watercolour Group
2026-06-03
Title or Location: Bromborough, Wirral, UK
A morning with the Wirral Urban Sketchers. A quick 2hr sketch of Victorian School building in pen and watercolour, in A3 sketch book.
Credit: Richard Oldfield
Facebook: richard.oldfield.752
Instagram: @richardmo55
Newcastle Watercolour Group
2026-06-02
Title or Location: Newcastle Thunder
This painting was created for a charity rugby event in Newcastle and will be featured on their warm up kit, it features landmarks of Newcastle/Northumberland and includes a stormy sky with lightning as a nod to the clubs name. It will be auctioned to raise funds for the Royal British Legion on the day of the charity match.
Credit: Shelley Johnson

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