13TH URBAN SKETCHERS SYMPOSIUM
SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
WS15
Peter Rush Australia
Boxes of Energy WORKSHOP LEVEL: Suitable for all levels1 Learn More Here
Workshop Description In this workshop we will put our sketchbooks aside and do our best not to be possessive about our work. The intention is to draw freely and release some inhibitions to reflect all the dynamics of city life. We will be sketching urban spaces on loose paper and the reverse side of found cardboard packaging. The tone and texture of these boxes enhances color pencil drawing. Also the mechanical form of the box perfectly expresses our urban world. We will let our hands go free, do our best to get away from the carefully rendered line. With pen and pencil we will quickly draw the busy urban spaces we encounter. We will observe urban space and draw everything in it. - more energy, more lines, to allow your spirit and character to show in your sketching - the intention is not to look at objects in isolation, it is to see that everything is interconnected. To capture the mood and energy of a place. I will emphasis how layering objects directly in the foreground will make the drawing immersive and establish depth and scale no matter how many mistakes! Allow yourself to get caught in the juxtaposition of busy streets, capture the moment. Draw all the mess, the signs, traffic lights, the ornate facades, wires, people, bikes and cars in one glorious energetic whole.
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Beginner - Little or no prior sketching experience Intermediate - some sketching experience and understanding of basic techniques Advanced - confident sketcher with experience in a wide range of mediums 42