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Searching Shapes: Building up a Sketch from Basic Shapes

Registrations: education@urbansketchers.org

March 14th, 2018

Searching Shapes: Building up a Sketch from Basic Shapes

Instructor: Linda Toolsema [from Netherlands USk]

Location: Praça dos Restauradores, Lisbon

Date: Wednesday, March 14th, 2018, from 6.30pm to 9pm

Workshop description

When sketching a complicated scene, we often don’t know where to start, or feel like we need to measure everything and plan ahead before we put pen to paper. This workshop will teach you how to start your sketch with basic shapes and build up from there. 

In this workshop…

• We will learn how to use basic shapes to improve our sketches.

• We will learn to use layering to sketch with confidence, fast, and loosely. 

• We will learn a different way of looking at our subject that will allow us to get placement and proportions right, without the need for extensive measuring.

Learning goals

1. To be able to see basic shapes in your subject and use these to build up your sketch.
2. To feel confident that you can draw any subject on location.
3. To sketch fast and loosely.

Workshop schedule

• Quick exercises to see basic shapes

We will practice finding basic shapes in our subject and transferring them to paper. The aim here is to loosely block in the main shapes, to obtain a good structure to work from. We will work fast, focusing on the essence.

• Exercises using layering to build up a sketch

Based on a quick sketch of the main shapes, we will proceed to build up the sketch by working in layers. Each layer allows for making adjustments and improving placement and proportions. Also, with each layer we add more detail. 

• Final drawing

The final drawing brings it all together. The multi-coloured layering can be used purely as practice, but we will see that it can also produce nice finished pieces, where only some of the lines remain visible and add interest. You combine all that you have learned to set up your sketch quickly, build up layers, and continue with ink lines, colour, or whatever you prefer to turn it into a finished piece.

• Sharing & discussion

We end by sharing our finished drawings and seeing how we all produce unique results, even when using a similar approach or materials.

Supply list

Sketchbook/paper

• A sketchbook or loose sheets of cheaper paper for the first two exercises (you may use a lot of pages).
• Your favorite sketchbook or paper for the final sketch.
• Recommended size: A4 or A5.

Tools

For linework we will work with different colors, building up from light to dark. I often use light flesh, yellow, red, and black. The darkest color (my black) should stand out from the next darkest (my red).

• Recommended tools: coloured pencils in four colours from light to dark.
• If you like to sketch with pen, you can replace the darkest colour by a black pen (not too fine).
• Alternative tools: markers, watercolor pencils, crayons. If you want to use watercolor or other wet media for the final sketch, use waterproof tools for the linework.

For finishing the final drawing please bring your favorite sketching materials: paints, mixed media, whatever you prefer welcomed and encouraged! Suggestions: 

• portable watercolour palette, (water)brushes, paper towels, and water container,
• broad markers,
• or you could use the same pencils/crayons as for the linework.

Optional:

• Drawing board and bulldog clips if you work with loose sheets of paper.
• A small stool for sitting, if you prefer. [If we go to a cafe/inside location, this may not be relevant.]

Workshop cost

Standard: 30,00€

Reduced (students): 15,00€

Registration

education@urbansketchers.org

About the instructor

Linda Toolsema (1975) is an economist and sketchbook artist based near Groningen in the Netherlands. She draws and paints in a wide range of media and styles but almost exclusively in books. These include big, messy mixed media art journals used in the studio as well as more portable sketchbooks for sketching on location, with relatively ‘clean’ materials (often fountain pen and watercolors). Linda is active in Urban Sketchers Netherlands and co-organizer of Urban Sketchers Groningen.
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