Quick & Easy Thumbnails
What you'll learn
Design a page layout for small thumbnail sketches
Draw close-up and pulled-back scenes at a small scale
Use watercolor, colored pencil, or marker to add color
Add notes, lettering, or collage to your page
Requirements
Basic, beginner drawing and watercolor skills
Description
Thumbnail sketches are tiny sketches, maybe only a couple inches tall, that you can draw in just a minute or two.Art students learn how to do this as a way of working up some ideas for larger paintings.But they're also a great way to very quickly capture your travels when you're on the move. This is especially helpful when you're traveling with a group, and they don't want to wait while you settle down to draw for an hour or two!In this class, I'll show you how to fill a sketchbook with lively, interesting thumbnails, filled with personality.Design: I'll give you a template for designing a page layoutDrawing: Discover how quickly you can draw a basic scene in just a minute or two.Watercolor: Use an ultralight watercolor kit to add a few brushstrokes.Writing: Add some lettering, captions, or notes to make your pages more personal.Collage: Work in stickers, maps, ticket stubs, and more.The result will be a rich and varied tapestry of images that truly took only a few minute per sketch! This class is perfect for urban sketching, travel sketching, nature journaling, and anyone keeping a visual diary or illustrated journal.If you're a beginner, this class is a great place to start. For more experienced artists, this class is a fun way to loosen up and try a different approach to travel sketching.
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Class Project
Lecture 3 Supplies
Section 2: Landscape Thumbnails
Lecture 4 Landscape Pencil Sketch
Lecture 5 Landscape Watercolor
Section 3: Cityscape Thumbnails
Lecture 6 Cityscape pencil sketch
Lecture 7 Cityscape watercolor
Section 4: Botanical Garden
Lecture 8 Botanical Garden pencil sketch
Lecture 9 Botanical Garden watercolor
Section 5: Food and Drink Thumbnails
Lecture 10 Food and Drink pencil sketch
Lecture 11 Food and Drink watercolor
Section 6: Wrapping Up
Lecture 12 Wrapping Up
Beginning and intermediate artists who love to travel and sketch
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