On Tuesdays we inspire each other while we learn the fundamentals of a continued drawing practice.
These lessons are granular, non-linear and based in the essential principles of art: form, line, composition, value, texture, light and shadow. The focus of every exercise is practice – start where you are and learn something new!
Each session will include a review of materials, a demonstration of a technique, a warm-up exercise and guidance through making a small-format drawing. You are invited to ask questions, share your work and participate fully in the workshop. You can use this series as a starting point or as inspiration for your continued creative practice.
The garage is equipped with 'Zoom-in-the-room,' so you will get to meet friends from other places who join us in our practice.
If you register early, you will receive an email containing a list of the specific materials we will use for the lesson and inspirational images to spur your imagination for the evening's project. You can print them out or make them available on another device to use them as reference.
Suggested supply list:
- Graphite pencils – 2H, 2B, 4B, EBONY
- Water-soluble graphite pencil [General's Sketch & Wash]
- Mechanical pencil with 2B leads
- Graphite crayon [Lyra] in a variety of hardness - 2B, 6B, 9B
- Charcoal sticks set [Blick]
- White chalk pencil [General's Chalk White]
- Prismacolor Colorless Blender pencil
- Set of 24 (or more) watercolor pencils OR set of 36 (or more) colored pencils [Prismacolor, Derwent, Faber-Castell, Arteza]
- Set of 12 (or more) Oil Pastels [Cray-Pas, Pentel, Crayola Portfolio Series]
- Waterproof ink pens in black [Micron]
- 2 round brushes [sizes 3-6] appropriate for watercolor
- Drawing ink or India ink [Higgins, Daley-Rowney, Winsor & Newton, Talens]
- Dip pen and nibs OR a cartridge style drawing pen
- Kneadable eraser
- White plastic eraser
- Pencil sharpener
- Container for water
- 9x12 Drawing paper OR a tablet of same [Strathmore, Canson]
- 9x12 Toned and Black drawing paper OR a tablet of same [Strathmore, Canson]
- 9x12 Watercolor paper OR a tablet of same [Strathmore, Canson]
- Kraft paper cut from grocery bags, flattened
- Gamsol odorless mineral spirits
- Cloth rag or paper towels
- Lo-tack masking tape
- Smooth board, clipboard or surface where you can tape down your paper if you are not using a tablet
The greenwater garage online workshops are casual, conversational and interactive. If you are joining online, you are encouraged to join with your mic and video on in order to interact with the instructor and the other members of the workshop. This is a great way to try out a new technique!
*THESE SESSIONS ARE NEVER RECORDED. There will be no recording of this workshop distributed after the event.
