July 15-16, 2023
Sketching Buildings for the Fearful
Workshop Description
This course is designed for absolute beginners who have no architectural background and have trouble finding angles when drawing a building.
Sketchers who are having difficulties understanding the concepts of the vanishing point and perspective drawing can easily find the angle of a building using a viewfinder called the Non-Architect Clock. The Clock will be used to determine angles of a building by using the numbers on the clock, such as the angle of the roof, the base of the structure, or the curb of the sidewalk or the street.
There will be 3 exercises on how to sketch buildings from a simple structure to a complex scene:
- Exercise 1: Using the Non-Architect Clock to look for angles on a simple building.
- Exercise 2: Directly using paint by using big shapes before drawing with a pen
- Exercise 3: A complex building or scene will be pulled together using the Jigsaw Puzzle approach by sketching one block at a time
Learning Goals
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to draw buildings, no matter how simple or complex they are. Using the methods from the three exercises, they will be confident in their approach to their subject.
Workshop Schedule
Introduction (5 min) - Removing Fear
Introduce the Non-Architect Clock as a Sketching Tool (10 minutes)
- Exercise 1 - Sketching a Simple Building at an angle (15 min)
- Exercise 2 - Blocking big shapes using direct watercolors and a big brush (30 min)
- Exercise 3 - The Complex Scene
The Complex Scene:
- Demo on how to tackle a complex scene using the jigsaw approach (30 min)
- Participants sketch on their own using what they learned (1.5 hours)
- I will go around each participants to respond to any questions
Final Thoughts and Group Photo
- Participants discuss their take-away from the workshop and how it helped them be fearless in drawing complex buildings.
- Remaining time will be for final thoughts and group photo.
Supply List
- Sketchbook, no specific size
- Watercolor brushes, any size is ok
- Fine liner pens or fountain pen with waterproof ink (NOT India Ink nor Calligraphy Ink)
- Pencil
- Watercolors, any existing palette will do
- Water container
- Water for painting
- Water for internal use
- Paper towels
- Folding chair
- Courage
- Open mind
- Your inner child
Meet Your Instructor
Isabel is the artist behind Modellatura Arts. As a business graduate, she uses the left side of her brain for work and the right side of her brain to create art primarily in pen and ink with watercolors. Historic buildings, landscapes, and nature inspire her to draw. Aside from her involvement with the USk Toronto Chapter, she is part of the Urban Sketchers Org Membership Committee as the Regional Leader for North America. She mentors groups in the US and Canada who wish to become Official USk chapters.
She is an Etchr Studio Instructor and has conducted numerous demos for Derwent both online and in person. She recently taught an in-person class at USk Jacksonville and will be teaching at USk Chicago in July 2023.
In partnership with the St. Lawrence Market Neighborhood BIA in Old Town Toronto
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