Journaler’s Drawing Lab

Let’s draw in those journals!

For the first hour I’ll set you to working directly in your art journals with a series of easy and non-threatening drawing exercises. (Even if you’ve never drawn before, you will be able to do these - I promise!)

Once you’ve filled about five or six spreads, we’ll take a look at the drawings and decide which ones you will leave as is, and which ones you would like to embellish, paint, enhance, or (in many cases) completely obscure.

I have several mixed media tricks to show you, including my "no-fail, completely-forgiving layered watercolor technique" and my "gesso-and-watercolor polishing method." We’ll also work with acrylic ink and collage, and talk about white space, design, and layout of your pages.

If you want to start adding drawing to your journal work, start here!

Supply List

• Your art journal (the pages should be a heavier weight that can take gesso, collage, etc. Practice journals will also be available for sale if you’d rather work in those.)
• Set of watercolors (cake or tube)
• #12 round watercolor brush
• Extra fine point black Sharpie
• Mechanical Pencil
• Scissors, glue stick
  
  Teacher will provide:
• gesso
• ink
• charcoal
• rags
• anything else needed