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More Sketchbook Explorations: A 4-Part Series
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Are you ready to dive back into your sketchbook? Lisa Congdon is back with even more mixed media exercises to explore within the pages of your sketchbook. Using an assortment of colorful mediums, Lisa guides you through the process of developing your own personal voice and style in this four-part course. You will learn the basics of creating well-balanced backgrounds as well as lessons on adding dimension with flowers, animal figures and abstract designs.
Learn how to:
What you’ll get:
Here’s what you’ll need:
More Sketchbook Explorations: Brush Marker Background and Botanical Drawings
- 8 ½" x 5"watercolor sketchbook (Lisa uses one by Strathmore)
- Sakura Koi Brush Pens in five or six complementary colors (Lisa uses a light, neutral palette of greys, yellows, and peachy tones)
- Micron 05 Pens
- Micron Graphic 1 pen for filling in
- Black Pigma Brush Pen by Sakura
- White Gelly Roll Pen by Sakura
More Sketchbook Explorations: Flora and Fauna Patterns
- 8 ½" x 5" watercolor sketchbook (Lisa uses one by Strathmore)
- Sakura Koi Brush Pens in five or six complementary colors (Lisa uses a light, neutral palette of greys, yellows, and peachy tones)
- Micron 05 Pens
- Black Pigma Brush Pen by Sakura
More Sketchbook Explorations: Color Blocking with Watercolor
- 8 ½" x 5" watercolor sketchbook (Lisa uses one by Strathmore)
- Watercolor set with palette for mixing
- White Gelly Roll Pen
- Micron 05 Pen
- Jar of clean water
- Paper towel or rag
- 1 or 2 flat-tipped small-to-medium watercolor paintbrushes
More Sketchbook Explorations: Gel Pen Drawings on Colored Paper
- Notebook with a kraft paper cover (Lisa uses brown-paper Scout books but these come in a variety of other colors you might want to use)
- One or two colored Gelly Roll Pens that will show on the paper color you’ve selected
- White Gelly Roll Pen
- Black paper (Lisa uses a 9” x 12” sketchbook filled with black paper by Strathmore)
- White paint (Lisa suggests using watercolor from a tube, gouache, or acrylic white)
- Small paintbrush
Downloads:
- Create a complementary color palette
- Use brush pens and Micron pens
- Balance color in your composition
- Develop your own style for drawing a floral print while maintaining a balanced composition
- Draw floral designs in your own style
- Draw animal figures in your own style
- Create a balanced composition that is aesthetically pleasing to the eye
- Work with watercolor paints
- Create a balanced background of watercolor blocks
- Draw abstract and complementary designs over your color blocks to create texture and depth
- Use gel pens to adorn the cover of kraft paper notebooks
- Create a wave motif across an entire page of black paper using white gel pens and white paint
What you’ll get:
- Step-by-step expert instruction from Lisa Congdon on sketchbook explorations
- Quick video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Detailed supplies list
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students
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More Sketchbook Explorations: A 4-Part Series Reviews
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Liz S
I love Lisa's classes. Working with line and pattern repetition has been such a meditative experience. Watching her create the intricate patterns in her sketchbook is so inspiring. I love all the detail.
More than 3 months ago
wray Aldridge
I love all of Lisa's classes. They are very informative, fun and they inspire me to go out of my comfort zone and try new ways of looking at art.
More than 3 months ago