Recharge Your Creativity: 5 Techniques to Grow Your Sketching Skills with Markers
Offered By: Skillshare
Course Description
Overview
In this class, we'll be working with alcohol-based markers. I'll show you the basic principles of creating a convincing sketch and we'll get inspired by the narrow streets of Paris* visiting the same places as Van Gogh, Degas, Matisse, and Picasso. We'll explore five carefully selected styles while mastering five techniques and growing our skills. PDF class link is here.
Key lessons include:
- Sketching Materials
- What to Sketch & Resources
- Sketchbooks types with pros & cons
- Drawing Through method
- Sketchbook Layout Ideas & emotional impact
- How to draw with alcohol-based markers
- Warm-Up exercises
- 5 Demos including flowers, urban sketching, animals, fashion, and jewelry
This class is perfect for all kinds of creatives who want to experiment with sketching and find an additional source of creativity while learning new skills. Also if you have alcohol-based markers and have no idea how to use them this class is for you :D
Join me in this virtual sketching journey in The City of ART!**
Can't wait to see your artworks!
Find more of my classes here....and don't forget to say hi on Instagram.
*The class was filmed before the recent events. Let's enjoy virtual sketching. Stay home and stay safe! <3
Syllabus
- Intro
- Materials ° Paris café
- What to Sketch?
- Sketchbooks Types
- Now it's Your Turn!
- Sketchbook Layout Ideas
- How to Draw with Markers
- Warm°Up
- Drawing Through Method
- Style n°1 Tulip
- Style n°2 Moulin Rouge
- Style n°3 Jewelry
- Style n°4 Fabric and Fashion
- Style n°5 Red Panda
- Your Task
- Final Thoughts
Taught by
Anna Sokolova
Related Courses
The Art of Drawing and PaintingOpen2Study Art & Activity: Interactive Strategies for Engaging with Art
The Museum of Modern Art via Coursera Social Issues Through Comic Books
Canvas Network Introduction to Programming for the Visual Arts with p5.js
University of California, Los Angeles via Kadenze 2D Game Development with libGDX
Amazon via Udacity