Watercolor Sketchbook - Autumn Beauty - Online Class
Fridays, Oct 25-Nov 22, 1:30-3:30
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, as well as 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 how to control your watercolors to achieve vibrant, rich color.
Planning – to learn how to start your sketches with simple shapes and work toward just enough detail to make your sketches exciting, and how to apply watercolor in a logical order.
Shading – to understand value and how to achieve maximum 3-D effect, an indispensable skill that you will be able to apply to anything you sketch!
Contrast – to understand what contrast is and how to artistically apply it to create space and beautiful edges. Contrast is every artist’s best friend, and you’ll be amazed how it improves your work.
Individuality – to give your sketches dimension and lively personality, you will learn to look beyond what you think you see and look for the gesture and individuality of your subject and give yourself freedom to add your own personality and artistic flare to your sketches.
What recent sketchbook students are saying:
Kathleen’s enthusiasm for sketching is contagious. She’s very organized, fun, and supportive, and you’ll wish the course was 15 weeks long instead of just 5.
-recent student
I have never learned so much from any art teacher I've had. And, the things I learned applied to any kind of drawing or painting I did. I've taken two classes from Kathleen and will continue to take more.
- Connie K
If you need confidence in trying a new skill, or improving what you already know about sketching and watercolor, Kathleen Moore is the person to do it.
- Brandi Lozano
I really appreciated the exercises such as doing a sketch in different media and the exercise in quick observation and sketching.
- Jan G