WORKSHOP

When traveling, sometimes you have limited time or patience from your travel partner to sketch for a long timeframe at great locations. Instead, what if you could capture a series that tells the story of a journey rather than one detailed sketch from a single point of view?

This workshop will teach strategies to prioritize and capture the journey through a series of quick sketches using simplification, picking and choosing of details, and employing fast color washes. Don’t get hung up or overwhelmed when you only have a few minutes to sketch, let the pressure of the moment help capture the essence of what you are seeing on your journey.

We will create a series of 5 to 10-minute sketches as we walk through Edmonds on Main Street from Graphite to Café Louvre.

• Creating a visual story of your journey with quick sketches
• Using multiple pages in a small sketchbook or a larger single sheet with multiple sketches
• Adding a plan diagram to show the journey path.

Supply list

• PAPER MEDIA: Any paper that can take watercolors i.e. water color paper, 130 lb or sketchbook
• PEN with waterproof ink: Favorites are Pigma Micron (Size 08) Staedtler Lumocolor (Size F) or Fountain Pen with waterproof ink
• PENCIL (needed only for basic layout)
• WATERCOLOR BRUSH: ¾” Oval Brush (larger brush size)
• WATERCOLOR PALETTE with a variety of colors Cerulean Blue; Cadmium Yellow; Sepia or Raw Umber; Chinese White; Rose Madder; Prussian Blue; Yellow Ochre; Hookers Green
• OTHER OPTIONAL SUPPLIES: Blue Tape (3/4”-1” width); 11” X 17” Foam Core or Gator Board (surface to tape on your paper); Water Bottle and Cup; Paper Towels (couple of sheets); Stool or Chair (portable)