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Recharge Your Creativity: 5 Techniques to Grow Your Sketching Skills with Markers

Offered By: Skillshare

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Drawing Courses Sketching Courses

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

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