Sony Life Drawing Workshop - Summer 2013

SONY 

Life Drawing Workshop

SUMMER 2013  8 weeks. Tuesday 6-9 pm: May 21 - July 16. 

8929 Terman Court. 92121

This Summer, we will be alternating short pose workouts with longer poses each week.

Materials:

A big drawing board, at least 18 x 24.

18 x 24 paper - your choice

                smooth newsprint - erases easier

                rough newsprint - nice grainy texture

                sketch paper - white (Canson Biggie Sketch or Strathmore sketch)

               

Drawing implements - one or many of the following:

                charcoal pencil's, soft -  General

                woodless graphite pencils - 6b

                graphite sticks - 6b

                conte crayons

                pastels

                colored pencils - get the cheap ones made by Blick.

                colored pencil sticks - the size of a small french fry, all color, no wood.

                pens - ball point

Pencil sharpener - get a good one, or a razor blade.

kneaded eraser 

Small eraser -  like the Tuff Stick, the mechanical pencil of erasers.

Optional:

                Brush pens: Tombo, one end like a brush, the other end like a felt tip marker.

                watercolors

                oil pastels

                crayons

                markers - bring half dried up ones too, they make a nice texture

                other kinds of paper - toned or color

                sketchbooks

Is there something you've always wanted to try? Experimentation is part of the workshop. Bring a few things to see what you like. 

Blick Art Materials

www.dickblick.com

1844 India St.

San Diego, CA 92101

(619) 687-0050

Artist and Craftsman Supply

http://www.artistcraftsman.com

San Diego, CA
3804 Fourth Ave.
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: 619.688.1911

Pen and ink portraits

The Graham Project: Featurette

The Graham Project: Featurette from Graham Smith on Vimeo.

"The guys from Filmtone stopped by the old studio a while back, asking questions about sketchbooks and the artists process, for their video, The Graham Project.

I was working on Sketchbook 30 when this was filmed, having started the sketchbook project a few years earlier.

During the interview, I suddenly realize the importance of the fourth dimension, time, to the sketchbook project. Each sketchbook encapsulates the current events, and the minutia of the day, and over time, a journey.  Below are a few images. 

For the art nerds: The paper I used to make Sketchbook 30 is Neenah Environment Paper. It is recycled, and great to draw or paint on. Click the link. They give free samples!

G.