Stretch your Sketching Skills with Panoramas
An on location sketching and watercolor painting workshop
with Michele Cooper, Instructor
Follow Michele’s simple lessons on how to draw and paint an exciting panoramic sketch in line and wash. Meet at ARTspot at 9:00. After a brief review of the art materials and the painting strategy, join Michele on location as she simplifies this complicated subject. You’ll start by finding and drawing your key landmarks so you know everything is in the right place.
FEATURES included in this on location workshop:
- Learn how to simplify your sketch and paint a panoramic format
- Use continuous lines to draw lively sketches in ink
- Watercolor techniques for spontaneous effects
- Quick drills on how to draw and paint water, trees, sky, buildings
Get drawing tips on how to quickly establish an accurate composition, how to add notes of interest with pen, and how to pull your painting together with watercolor tinting.
Location: ARTspot & outdoor location TBA
Date: Saturday, August 31 rain or shine
Time: 9:00-12:30PDT
Tuition: $140
Register through ARTspot. Students can sign up via the website (ARTspot Edmonds | Art Supply Store ) in person or can call at 425-640-6408.
Materials:
Sketchbook: Particularly for this workshop as we are sketching panoramic views:
A sketchbook designed for multimedia. Takes ink, pencil, marker, and watercolor equally well.
Hardbound books help support your drawing while standing or sitting with it in your lap.
- I like *Pentalic Aqua Journal 5" x 8", Watercolor OR
- Handbook Journal Co. Artist Watercolor Sketchbook Journal, Pocket Panorama 3.5 x 8.25 Inches, 140lb CP
- or Choose your own preferred paper and make an accordion or maze book.
- Binder clips. To hold the pages open.
Choose from the options in the rest of the materials list here.
Please call ARTspot or contact me through Instagram or Facebook to let me know if you have any questions.
About the artist:
Michele Cooper was recently one of the guest artist instructors at Sketcher Fest Edmonds. She has been associated with USk Seattle since 2014 and was a Seattle 10×10 instructor for the tenth anniversary series of urban sketchers workshops. Michele has two new books on travel sketching as well as three sets of greeting cards. One set is especially about Edmonds. Drawing, painting and anything to do with art has always been Michele Cooper’s passion. She loves sharing her discoveries and has taught adult watercolor workshops both internationally and locally from Anacortes to Seattle since 1979.
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