Sketchbook Adventures Starts June 29!
Sketchbook Adventures:
Discovering Your Inner Artist Without Learning To Draw
Five Online Classes
Begins June 29, 2024 Online in Zoom
Every Saturday from 4:30-5 pm Pacific.
What You’ll Learn
A lot of people think of sketching as drawing. And that you have to be able to draw realistically to create a sketch. But that’s not really true. Sketching can be as simple as abstract shapes and color. You can create imaginary animals, plants and houses if you like. Sketching can include collage, lettering, stenciling, and just about anything you like. The joy of working in a sketchbook is open to everyone - even if you are intimidated by the idea of “drawing.” If you already know how to draw, you’ll have plenty of fun creating with some of the sketchbook prompts I have in store for you. So join me on Sketchbook Adventures. I promise you won’t have to learn to draw!
Working intuitively with shape and color.
Weekly prompts to get your creativity flowing.
Technical help with materials.
No drawing experience necessary!
Mixing color efficiently.
Creating more paintings in less time.
BONUS1: Turn your sketches into products!
BONUS2: A PDF booklet with shapes and prompts.
LIFETIME access to replays of each week’s class.
About Your Instructor
Tesia Blackburn has been a Certified Working Artist for Golden Artist Colors for over 20 years. She has been helping people unlock their creative passions as a teacher for 30 years. She received her BFA from the Academy of Art in San Francisco and her Master’s degree from JFK in Orinda, CA. Her work is collected worldwide.
What Students Say
“Couldn’t wait to fire up the computer to email you… thank you, thank you, thank you!” Kritika
“I tried watching Youtube videos and taking classes on craftsy, but it was kind of boring and lonely. Then I found you. So thank you. Thank you for sharing your talent, and being funny, kind, and gracious.” Jill
“Your classes are so much fun, no pressure, very affordable, good people, and fun subjects." Beth
“You have made my days brighter too... I appreciate all the work, not to mention all the learning on your part, that goes into bringing the courses to mature art students in their homes or home studios. Thank you for all you do and for doing it so well." Alayne
Materials List
Here are the recommended materials for this workshop:
Paints, brushes, paper, etc. are all listed in my Amazon store here.
We will be using acrylic gouache because of its matte surface. Your sketchbook pages will be less likely to stick together. I use both Golden SoFlat and Liquitex Acrylic Gouache
You’ll need TWO sketchbooks for the class. This is the one I use. One will be drying while we work on the other. I work in 7”x10” but any size is fine.
Paint pens are a necessity too. Posca are the best!
Soft smallish brushes. This is the set I use. One larger brush for backgrounds.
Optional:
Miscellaneous decorative papers for collage.** optional
Glue stick. ** optional
Decorative stencils. ** optional
A table covering.
Water container.
Paper towels.
An apron or an old shirt. If you get paint on your clothes, rinse immediately in cold water.