"Painting to Pattern" Art Retreat with Georgie Forbes (Lordy Dordie) & Rachael King | 14-15 June

"Painting to Pattern" Art Retreat with Georgie Forbes (Lordy Dordie) & Rachael King | 14-15 June @ QT Hotel, Gold Coast

Come join us for a creative weekend at QT Gold Coast! Let your artistic side shine with the guidance of talented artists Georgie Forbes (Lordy Dordie) and Rachael King. This retreat is perfect for the passionate creative and those interested in colour, art licensing and surface pattern design. Rachael & Georgie wanted to create a course that would help inspire any creative, at any level of expertise, to take their artwork into another dimension, without needing complex software to get started!

Rachael and Georgie will guide you in discovering your unique artistic style, learning about key pattern design techniques by experimenting with Winsor & Newton Watercolours, playing with acrylic paint pens, choosing colour palettes, mastering the fundamentals of motif development, balance and contrast when creating patterns, pattern placement, print layout and hand creating repeat patterns. You will be given an introduction in how to capture and digitize your artwork, exploring and unlocking new possibilities for your designs.

Rachael and Georgie love inspiring passionate creatives to explore the wonderful world of surface pattern design. Unleash your creativity in a friendly and supportive environment suitable for all experience levels, especially beginners. The retreat will be a great opportunity to learn from two experienced artists and also connect with fellow art enthusiasts.

We are excited to announce that we have a wonderful line up of guest speakers for this Art Retreat, including the Gold Coast local, Ellie Whittaker an illustrator and Surface Pattern designer who's has worked with some of Australia's biggest retailers, including Target and Cotton On and gained widespread repute with licensed 'Ellie Whittaker' ranges for Streets Ice Cream, Big W, Best&Less and Spotlight Stores.

inclusions

What's included in your Art Retreat ticket?

• All art supplies – All materials required for workshops are included in your retreat fee, though you are very welcome to BYO your favourite art supplies as well!
• Finding inspiration and your own unique creative style
• More than 10 hours of inspiring, supportive creative instruction and guidance from Georgie & Rachael
• Understanding the foundations of the elements and principles of design, and how to apply them to patterns
• Intro to using Winsor & Newston Watercolours and other art supplies products that we use/recommend
• Watercolour sessions with directed guidance and tuition from Rachael & Georgie
• Working towards creating repeatable designs using your watercolour artworks
• How to capture your artworks professionally for digitising (photos & scanning)
• Turning your watercolour artworks into a repeatable pattern design that can be showcased on products (fabric, stationary: using print-on-demand sites for example)
• Demonstrations of artwork pattern repeats (using various
  programs) from beginner level to intermediate
• How to prepare your artwork/patterns for a range of different products
• Advice on launching your artwork into the world of surface pattern design
• Inspiration for how to apply your own surface designs to textiles, homeware and stationery

Other retreat Inclusions:

• Delicious Morning Tea & Lunch each day of the retreat (Friday & Saturday)
• Raffle prizes (drawn on Saturday afternoon)
• Goodie bags with lots of creative surprises inside!
• Celebratory glass of bubbles on Friday night (5-6pm)
• All day Coffee and Tea making facilities in the retreat room (9am till 4pm)
  

What's not included?

• Overnight accommodation - discounted accommodation can be booked directly with the hotel - these details will be provided once Retreat ticket is purchased
• Transport to and from the hotel
• Extra drinks or food outside of those listed above

Retreat Timing: Workshops doors open each day from 8:45am for a 9am sharp start, then finish at 4pm each day. Morning tea & Lunch are provided both days along with all day coffee & tea making facilities in the Workshop room. Rachael and Georgie welcome all the Retreat attendees to a celebratory drink & nibbles on Friday night of the retreat.

We're delighted to partner with Winsor & Newton Australia as our event sponsor and are eagerly anticipating showcasing their incredible products at the retreat!