You’ll find resources and information art supplies for this workshop here.
Some people like to brush up on your skills and prep in advance of the live session. This is optional, you can show up to the live session without looking at these resources.
There is an *asterix near resources that I think are the most helpful.
For supplies, you can use anything you want! We provide options if you need them.
thumbnails
art Alongs with Thumbnail Demos
Prompts
- Listed below are prompts you can choose from if you don’t already have an idea for the live session.
- You can stick with 1 prompt, or do more.
- You can choose your own references, nursery rhymes, etc.
- You can use our free reference photo collection.
Combining 2+ reference photos
- 3+ humans in the composition
- 5+ dogs in the composition
- 1+ building(s) + 1 landscape
- 3+ landscapes to create 1 landscape
Nursery Rhymes
Abstract Composition
- Anxious
- Soft and subtle
- Child like
- Aggressive
famous person portrait
- Full figure or head & neck
- Include objects related to the person
- Show the person in a space
- Show the time period
Drawing media
- A sketchbook that is about 8” x 10” (or larger)
- Tracing paper is great to have. (optional)
- Painted thumbnails are best with gouache and acrylic, which fast and easy to clean up.
- Markers, colored pencil, pencil, and pen are all good options.
Surfaces
- Be sure to use a surface that is rigid enough to handle wet media.
- In general paper for drawing is too thin.
- Some mixed media papers can work, but they should be on the thick side.
- Mat board is nice and sturdy, and you can try colored mat boards too.
- Watercolor blocks: cold press is rough, hot press is smooth.
- Canvas boards and artist panels work well. Note that canvas boards can warp sometimes.
