- £75 or 3 monthly payments of £26
Sketchbook Play - Draw Mixed Media
Create your own dynamic sketchbook pages and designs. It is not about accurate drawing but about looking for shapes and marks so you can find your creative flow and create pages that you can then develop in whatever art project you choose.
Over time I have developed my own drawing style, or perhaps I just found confidence in putting marks on paper. Drawing is a process of research, a process of editing and decision making. Being able to turn off the negative chatter about what the page looks like, to lean in to the practice of drawing, to accept myself for where I am at - all helps the journey of interpreting the world around me. Over time drawing gets easier - but the questions around art-making stay. Learning to put one foot in front of the other, one mark at a time on the page keeps the practice alive and so vital to my creativity.
Here is a little more information about the course. If you have any questions, you can ask me by using the links at the foot of the page.
This course includes footage from 'Fearless Drawing' and builds upon what you learned there. If you have already completed 'Fearless Drawing', there is a discount code for this course - contact me via the link at the foot of this page to receive the code.
This course includes footage from 'Fearless Drawing' and builds upon what you learned there. If you have already completed 'Fearless Drawing', there is a discount code for this course - contact me via the link at the foot of this page to receive the code.
If you want to draw looser and bolder, then this course is for you!
If you enjoy sketchbook play, then this course is for you!
If you gather and collect but are not sure how to move your ideas into drawings and marks, this course is for you!
My sketchbooks are a meeting place for texture, mark, drawings and pattern, usually inspired by nature. I love to build the pages with these different elements.
In this online class I will show you how I draw from a flat-lay/still -life studio set up. It's a satisfying way to start to process ideas and inspiration, to gain confidence drawing. If you've lost your creative rhythm, I will guide you through ideas to quieten the voices and move you into creative flow.
You will end the course with a sketchbook of bold drawings, ideas to introduce colour and collage and techniques that you can use again and again to create exciting mixed-media sketchbooks.
For this workshop you are going to need:
- Emulsion paints (interior wall paint tester pots) - or use chalk paint
- A sketchbook (A4ish)
- Loose sheets of paper - brown paper/drawing paper/coloured paper/old envelopes/book pages
- Some basic drawing equipment - pencils, fineliner, posca pen, biro, coloured pen
- Paper scissors
- strong glue
- inks, acrylics or paints
- small objects to draw
Draw Student 2020
"Your guidance through creating different drawings and collage pictures was very inspiring and you have given me lots of creative ideas to work on. Loved your video and examples plus the helpful feedback"
Draw Online Student
"Well explained and demonstrated. The tasks were challenging but offered in an inviting manner that encouraged me to have a go. Feedback was both supportive and stretching - a very worthwhile experience which I would thoroughly recommend"
Online Student 2022
"I really enjoyed creating the flat still life elements & exploring the way different elements influenced each other, and making myself explore different mark making techniques."
What you will learn on this course:
- How to work in a series
- Drawing confidently
- Creating enticing set ups to draw
- using different media
- Sketchbook building
- Working on a theme
- Finding your creative flow
I've planned the content to give you a full weekend of creativity or you can spread it over a a week of evenings.
You will be invited to join my Facebook group so that you can share your ideas and receive feedback from myself and others. It will help keep you inspired, motivated and accountable for getting started and fulfilling your create aspirations.
This course consists of:
- Welcome session
- 6 video tutorials allowing you to follow me as I develop a mixed media sketchbook
- Set tasks for you to go through the processes and become more confident at drawing loosely and boldly
- A concluding session
- Access to my ongoing Facebook community to continue your creative journey in a supportive, like-minded community
What you will need to have:
- The materials on the materials list (see above)
- Access via a PC or laptop to my website where you can access the password protected pages
- Broadband wifi with sufficient speed to watch video content
- You will also need a willingness to have a go and try new ways of working - not focussed on the outcomes, but on devloping a creative flow and adapting new techniques
- Time - a weekend that you can set aside for yourself
What to expect:
- You can access the course immediately. Delivery is via video tutorials that you can start, stop and repeat as you wish.
- There are tasks set for you to try what you have been shown in the videos.
- You are encouraged to take photos of what you create and upload them to the Facebook Group.
- You can ask questions in the group, or by email.
- You will have ongoing access to the course.
Contents
Welcome to Draw Mixed-Media Sketchbooks
Hello!
Sessions
Session 1 - Waking up your sketchbook
Session 2 - Setting up to Draw
Session 3 - What is a drawing?
Session 4 - Being brave and confident
Session 5 - Layering and embellishing
Session 6 - A look back at the course
Next steps
How to build on what you have learned
Feedback Form