Workshops

An Urban Sketching Workshop

One of the things I love about drawing people is the energy and vitality of the human form especially in a crowd. In this workshop we will first focus on groups of people by playing with different ways to depict people individually, then by watching and drawing as people gather in groups – twosomes, threesomes, queues, and crowds. Then we’ll put people in their place by drawing the scene around them.

Learning goals:

After taking this workshop students will be able to:

● Paint figures using simple brush strokes.

● Focus on basic form to make impressions of people.

● Place people in context with believable proportions with believable perspective. 

● Use values to distinguish people from context.

● Blend shapes to create groups, then add distinctions as desired.

The outcome will be more confidence and inclination to include people in urban sketches. Students will learn to use different approaches in different sketching situations.

Supply list:

● Sketchbook

● Watercolor set

● 1 waterbrush and/or 1 watercolor paintbrush, size 10 or larger

● Water and water container

● Paper towels for dabbing brushes

Bio

Jane started sketching on location in 2009 when she joined the fledgling Urban Sketchers Seattle group at a sketch outing in Volunteer Park. Since then, she has been sketching non-stop and volunteering with Urban Sketchers in Seattle and internationally. She served seven years on the staff of the quarterly newsletter, Drawing Attention. The practice of sketching on location for over 15 years has given her the nerve to pull out her sketchbook and start sketching just about anywhere. “Travel sketching is the best! It’s not only inspiring, memorable, and endlessly entertaining, it also provides the best souvenirs!”

Payment Options:

PayPal: @JaneWingfield

Venmo: @Jane-Wingfield

Zelle: 360-402-4902

janewingfield@gmail.com