The Sketchbook Journalist: Drawing and Writing on the Spot
Learn how to become a fearless and prolific urban sketcher with a small sketchbook, using drawing tips to develop a sustainable practice.
Join Gabriel "Gabi" Campanario, the founder of Urban Sketchers for a workshop on drawing tips for advancing your urban sketching skills. Gabi is a Spanish-American journalist and Illustrator, best known for his storytelling sketches of the Seattle area, which appeared in the Seattle Times from 2009 to 2021. He is the author of Seattle Sketcher: An Illustrated Journal and The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing on Location Around the World. In 2022 he launched Sketcher Press (https://www.sketcherpress.com), a publishing imprint to amplify the work of urban sketchers and reportage artists. Links to his work can be found at his website: http://gabicampanario.com; and at http://instagram.com/gabicampanario; and http://facebook.com/seattlesketcher.
We will meet at the arch in Washington Square Park.
Topics to be covered in this workshop include:
1. How to hold the sketchbook and draw standing up
2. Basic layout principles
3. Drawing across the fold
4. How to make big scenes fit into small pages
5. Capturing moments and people within a scene
6. Line, Tome and Color: How much is necessary?
7. Storytelling: adding notes and writing
Recommended Supply List:
Small Sketchbook
H2 pencil
Ink pen or ballpoint pen
Water brush or small brush (optional)
Small watercolor kit (optional)
Water container and small rag or paper towel (optional)
Learn how to become a fearless and prolific urban sketcher with a small sketchbook, using drawing tips to develop a sustainable practice.
Join Gabriel "Gabi" Campanario, the founder of Urban Sketchers for a workshop on drawing tips for advancing your urban sketching skills. Gabi is a Spanish-American journalist and Illustrator, best known for his storytelling sketches of the Seattle area, which appeared in the Seattle Times from 2009 to 2021. He is the author of Seattle Sketcher: An Illustrated Journal and The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing on Location Around the World. In 2022 he launched Sketcher Press (https://www.sketcherpress.com), a publishing imprint to amplify the work of urban sketchers and reportage artists. Links to his work can be found at his website: http://gabicampanario.com; and at http://instagram.com/gabicampanario; and http://facebook.com/seattlesketcher.
We will meet at the arch in Washington Square Park.
Topics to be covered in this workshop include:
1. How to hold the sketchbook and draw standing up
2. Basic layout principles
3. Drawing across the fold
4. How to make big scenes fit into small pages
5. Capturing moments and people within a scene
6. Line, Tome and Color: How much is necessary?
7. Storytelling: adding notes and writing
Recommended Supply List:
Small Sketchbook
H2 pencil
Ink pen or ballpoint pen
Water brush or small brush (optional)
Small watercolor kit (optional)
Water container and small rag or paper towel (optional)