Travel Sketching In New Zealand

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