Ever wandered through a charming street or visited a stunning locale and wished you could capture its essence in a painting? This new class, Capturing Charm and Character, is your gateway to bringing those scenes to life with emotion and personality. Dive into the techniques of loose urban sketches starting with shadow use and perspective to add depth. Progress to incorporating vibrant colors through unique linework with ink and flowing watercolors, creating magical urban scenes.
This class is ideal if you're looking to step outside of perfection, embrace a playful approach to art, and maybe even create a delightful mess! Designed for both beginners and intermediate artists, you'll learn through a simple, step-by-step process that emphasizes freedom and creativity.
What You’ll Learn in Class…
BASIC PERSPECTIVE
Master the fundamental principles of perspective in this essential warmup lesson. Discover how to create depth and dimension in your sketches, bringing your scenes to vivid life with accurate spatial rendering.
THE MAGIC OF COLOUR
In our main lesson we will use what we learnt in our warm-ups and add glorious colour to our urban scene. We’ll use wonky messy linework with ink, and then loose flowing watercolours. It all combines to create a special kind of magic.
SUPPLY LIST
This is a list of what we’ll be using in the class. They always suggest watching the video first and then deciding if the art supply is something that would work for you. We encourage you to work with what you already have. Unless you feel like a shopping spree, of course. We understand.
Watercolour paper hot press – A4 and A5 size
Tracing paper – A4 size
Black Fine line pen (waterproof) – Staedtler pigment liner or similar – size 0.2-0.6
Watersoluble fountain pens – I use Sailor Fude de Mannen and Pilot Prera or Kakuno medium nib.
Black ink (use the ink that comes with your pen or I use Parker Quink Black)
Watercolour brush – round medium sized quill/mop/calligraphy or similar
Watercolours – Sepia Brown, Magenta Pink, Red/Orange, Titanium White
Paint palette, ruler, water jar, paper towels
Join us and transform the way you see and sketch the world around you. Start your journey to becoming a master of urban sketching!