Watercolor Sketchbook - Autumn Beauty
360 Online Class | Registration closed 10/25/2024
Perfect for beginning and intermediate students, or anyone plagued by perfectionism. In this five-week, online course, Kathleen will guide you in quickly and expressively capturing your environment in graphite, ink, and watercolor! You will build your sketchbook practice through weekly, self-paced study of instructional videos and exercises and using drawing prompts to develop the habit of daily sketching. Then, each week, the class will come together, over Zoom, for instructor-led critiques and Q&A. Prompts for Watercolor Sketchbook – Autumn Beauty will include colorful trees and shrubs, vibrant leaves, and fascinating gourds! During this course, we will focus on exercises to help you learn how to handle graphite and ink to create lively sketches and control your watercolors to achieve vibrant, rich color.
Required Supplies & Materials for this Program
Any specific products listed below are for your reference. If you already have similar items, please use what you have!
o Sketching pouch - a tote bag, backpack, purse, or other container for your sketching supplies.
o Pencil bag/box - to keep your tools handy.
o Sketchbook - Choose one with thick, durable paper that will tolerate erasing and stay flat if you use watercolor. The size is up to you - but think about what size is easy for you to handle and fit in your sketching pouch.
o Grumbacher Mixed Media is a good, less expensive choice for pencil, pen & ink, and light applications of watercolor – great if you’re just getting started with sketchbooking.
o OR a watercolor sketchbook, such as Pentalic Aqua Journal, is more expensive but better for heavier watercolor washes.
o Graphite pencils - your choice, drawing pencils, mechanical pencils, or a No. 2 school pencil, whatever you prefer to work with.
o Erasers - 1 kneaded eraser and 1 white vinyl eraser
o Pens - Pigma Micron 03 (waterproof ink) is a good choice. Other pens with waterproof ink are fine (ballpoint, fountain pens, etc)
o Small watercolor travel palette – a Winsor & Newton travel kit is a good choice. Note that there are two grades of Winsor & Newton travel watercolor kits - “Cotman'' is their less expensive kit ($20) and “Professional” ($90). You could also use watercolor pencils if you wish. NOTE: inexpensive “school” watercolors seldom have strong enough pigments and can be frustrating to work with.
o White Gouache – and/or a POSCA pin-type, 0.7mm tip, white pen.
o Water brush - this brush holds water in the handle eliminating the need for a water bucket! Pentel - Aquash Water Brush - Medium Point is a good choice.
o Or watercolor brushes of your choice, along with a water container.
o Paper towels or rag – for dabbing your brush - fold some up and keep in your sketching pouch.
o Binder clips – to keep pages from blowing
• The Art Spot Phone: (425) 640-6408, 408 Main Street, Edmonds, WA 98020
• Blick Art Materials Phone: (206) 324-0750, 1600 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
• University Book Store Phone: (206) 634-3400, 4450 University Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
• Artist & Craftsman Supply Phone: (206) 545-0091, 4350 8th Avenue NE, Seattle