- £60
Sketchbook Play - Print Mixed-Media
On this workshop, you will make your own printing blocks, to add narrative and colour to your sketchbooks! You will make stamps and print blocks based upon a mood-board of ideas. You will print onto various papers. You will end the course with ideas for building exciting multi-layered drawings and sketchbooks.
I have always loved pattern making. As a textile maker it's in my blood! I love the handmade blocks used to print Indian cloth and the nuances of mark as each block is applied with different amounts of pressure. I'm inspired by patterns of the 1950's and collect old end papers from books and book jackets of that time. I love how the layers are slightly offset and the depth that creates.
If you love pattern and playful, mixed-media discovery, 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 designs 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 create pattern using stamps and blocks, inspired by nature's motifs. It's a satisfying way to start to process ideas and inspiration that you gather. I also find this process and these techniques an excellent way to kickstart your creative flow if you've lost your rhythm.
You will end the course with a set of hand crafted printing blocks, a mood-board of ideas that you can develop and a way to start building exciting mixed-media sketchbooks.
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.
Materials you will need for the class:
- magazines or photos
- pencils or pens to draw with
- plain and coloured papers/book papers/repurposed papers
- lino-cutting tool (or scalpel but the tool is easier to use)
- ink pads (I use Tim Holtz distress inks)
- 6-8 erasers
- craft foam
- card (like mountboard or similar)
What you will learn on this course:
- How to make a moodboard
- Turning ideas into marks
- Simplifying motifs
- pattern making
- shape based drawing skills
- Working on a theme
- layering techniques
- Finding your creative flow
- adding pattern and joy to your sketchbook
I've planned the content to give you a full weekend of creativity or you can spread it over a few 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 create pattern blocks for printing
- Set tasks for you to go through the processes and create your own pattern blocks
- 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 developing a creative flow and adapting new techniques
- Time - a weekend that you can set aside for yourself
- Commitment to fulfil the tasks and share with others in the group so that we can nurture each other.
What to expect:
- 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 my Facebook Group.
- You can ask questions in the group, or by email.
- You will have ongoing access to the course.
Print online student 2020
"I loved doing the course at home as it gave me time to root around in my supplies and change my mind as I went along which isn't always possible in a class setting."
Print student
"A hugely inspiring course. I now have a wealth of ideas to explore. I'm so pleased I took the plunge and signed up"
Print student
"This was a wonderful course with a generous amount of information. Your quality and website are great"
Contents
Welcome to Print - Mixed Media Sketchbooks
Hello!
Sessions
Session 1 - Moodboards
Session 2 - Backgrounds
Session 3 - Drawing
Session 4 - Making pattern
Session 5 - Shape and scale
Session 6 - Conclusion
Next steps
How to build on what you have learned
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