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    This is an intermediate level class aimed at developing your existing drawing knowledge and skills with a view to sketching - outside, in public without any photographs or visual aids. At the end of this class you will understand better how to apply your existing knowledge to help you: draw more quickly so you can sketch within time constraints sketch outside sketch in public this class will not teach you to draw. The class instruction assumes that people have existing drawing skills acquired through study elsewhere.

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    This is an intermediate level class aimed at developing your existing drawing knowledge and skills with a view to sketching - outside, in public without any photographs or visual aids. At the end of this class you will understand better how to apply your existing knowledge to help you: draw more quickly so you can sketch within time constraints sketch outside sketch in public this class will not teach you to draw. The class instruction assumes that people have existing drawing skills acquired through study elsewhere.

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    Making A Mark - Sketching For Real - Introduction v1.2

    Enviado por

    Cristiano Borges
    This is an intermediate level class aimed at developing your existing drawing knowledge and skills with a view to sketching - outside, in public without any photographs or visual aids. At the end of this class you will understand better how to apply your existing knowledge to help you: draw more quickly so you can sketch within time constraints sketch outside sketch in public this class will not teach you to draw. The class instruction assumes that people have existing drawing skills acquired through study elsewhere.

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    AMAKINGAMARKGUIDE

    SKETCHINGFORREAL INTRODUCTION
    BYKATHERINETYRRELL

    2008

    [ThisisaneditedversionofaclassthatIfirstdevelopedandtaughtontheInternetin2006.]

    INTRODUCTION
    Youcan'tdosketchesenough.Sketcheverythingandkeepyourcuriosityfresh. JohnSingerSargent "Itisonlybydrawingoften,drawingeverything,drawingincessantly,thatonefinedayyoudiscoverto yoursurprisethatyouhaverenderedsomethinginitstruecharacter." CamillePissarro Itsamazinghowloosesomepeoplebecomeintheirsketchbookdrawingsimplybecausetheyhaveacarefree approachanddontbecomelockeddownintryingtomakefinishedworks RobertWade Thisisanintermediatelevelclassaimedatdevelopingyourexistingdrawingknowledgeandskillswitha viewtosketchingoutside,inpublicwithoutanyphotographsorvisualaids.Wellmaybetheoddoneor twobuttherearedefinitelynoreferencephotographsinthisclass! Attheendofthisclassyouwillunderstandbetterhowtoapplyyourexistingknowledgetohelpyouto: Drawmorequicklysoyoucansketchwithintimeconstraints Sketchoutside Sketchinpublic

    Thisclasswillnotteachyoutodraw.Theclassinstructionassumesthatpeoplehaveexistingdrawingskills acquiredthroughstudyelsewhere. Thereisalottoreadpleasetakeyourtime.

    CopyrightKatherineTyrrellallrightsreservedforcommercialpurposes. Youmayusethisguideforeducationalpurposesonly.YoumayNOTcopyuseitcommerciallyinaworkshoporotherfeepayingcontext withoutthewrittenprioragreementofandalicensebeinggrantedbyKatherineTyrrell MAKINGAMARKthebloghttp://makingamark.blogspot.com MAKINGAMARKPUBLICATIONShttp://www.makingamark.co.uk

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    AMAKINGAMARKGUIDE

    SKETCHINGFORREAL INTRODUCTION
    BYKATHERINETYRRELL

    2008

    SOWHYSHOULDIDOTHISCLASS?
    Drawingfromlife,sketchingoutsideandsketchinginpublicmaybeyouveneverdoneatleastoneofthose thingsbefore?Whynot?Herearesomeoftheexplanationsofferedbysomepeople: Youdontsketchoratleastyoudontthinkyoudo;youremaybenotevenverysurewhatsketching is(seeWhatisaSketch). Maybeyoudontdrawveryquickly.YoujustKNOWyoudneverbeabletogetfinishedintime whateverthatis. Maybeyoureabitafraid.Theyhavepeopleinpublicplaces! Theydaskyoutodotheirportraits. Theymightcreepupbehindyou/lookoveryourshoulderandgiveyouafright! Ormaybethedreadedcritiquecritterswillbeoutinforcesayingreallyrudethingsabout yourdrawing(becauseyouredrawingwhatsinfrontofyouanddonthaveareference photograph). Ormaybeyouhadanotsohappyexperienceonce,alongtimeagoandyourescaredof startingagain Allinallitsjusttoonervewracking!Youlackconfidenceandthatswhyyouveneverhadago.

    Ifthisisyou,letslookattheexperienceofotherswhichmighthelptomakeyouthinkagain. Apollin2006ofnearly600artistsandwouldbeartistssuggeststhatonly2%ofpeoplehaveactually hadabadexperiencewhichstoppedthemsketchinginpublicandafurther60%alreadysketchin public. AsimilarpollDoYouEverSketchinPublic?(ofmembersofWetCanvas)indicatesthatthemajority alsosketchinpublic.

    Thisclasscanonlybeajumpingoffpoint.Peoplewhobecomegoodatsketchingdoitonaregularbasis. However,thisclasswillhelpyoutoaddressmanytypicalconcernsandyouwillstarttolearnhowto: sketchobjectsorsceneswithinatimeconstraint sketchoutside,fromlife(withoutphotographs)andinpublic.

    Imaginethereisawaytodraweveryday.Youknowyoushouldbedoingthisasyouknowhowmuchitis reputedtoimproveyourdrawingskills.Buttheresaproblemyouknowyoujustdonthavethetime,not withallyourothercommitments. Imaginenowthatyoucanlearntodrawmorequicklysothateven5minutesor10minutesoutofthedaycan beusedtosketchsomethingnewimaginehowmuchyoumightgainfromthis. Imagineyoureonaholiday.Youdliketobeabletosketchwhatyousee.Peopletellyouthatifyoudoyouwill alwayshaveamuchbettermemoryofthescene,amuchbetterrecordofthetruecoloursandvaluesthanany photocanprovideandthatanypaintingyoudowillbeimprovedbyhavingdoneapreliminarystudyfromlife. Buttheresaproblem.Youknowyourequiteaccomplishedatdrawingbecauseeverybodybackinyour drawingcommunity/forumisverycomplimentaryaboutyourdrawings.However,youknowhowlongthey takeandyouonlyknowhowtodrawfromphotographs.
    CopyrightKatherineTyrrellallrightsreservedforcommercialpurposes. Youmayusethisguideforeducationalpurposesonly.YoumayNOTcopyuseitcommerciallyinaworkshoporotherfeepayingcontext withoutthewrittenprioragreementofandalicensebeinggrantedbyKatherineTyrrell MAKINGAMARKthebloghttp://makingamark.blogspot.com MAKINGAMARKPUBLICATIONShttp://www.makingamark.co.uk

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    AMAKINGAMARKGUIDE

    SKETCHINGFORREAL INTRODUCTION
    BYKATHERINETYRRELL

    2008

    Sodoyouwanttotackletheseproblems?Areyoureadytohaveagoatsketching? Assignment1willhelpyouwithcapturingthingsquickly. Ifyouwanttosketchinpublicthenassignments2and3willhelpyoutodothis.

    Andwhatsmore,beforeyouknowit,youllbehavingsuchagoodtimeyoullwonderwhyyouneverdidthis before;youllhavestartedyourdailysketchingblog,bemakinglotsofnewfriendsandgoingonsketchcrawls!

    WHATISASKETCH?
    Asketch,inartterms,canbe: awayofpractisingandrefiningyourskillsindrawingandmarkmarking anexploratorydrawingexploringhowsomethingworks/mightwork aquickdrawinge.g.sketchinginpublictendstobetimelimitedratherthanopenended aroughdescriptionitsOKiftheylackdetail;dontfillthepageorarenotevencompleted arecordofsomethingyouveseen arecordofoneormoreaspectsofsomethingyouwanttodevelopintoapaintinge.g.acolourstudy apreliminarystudyforalaterpainting(donebeforeyoustarttocheckhowyourpaintingwillwork ratherthanasanunderdrawingonyourfinalsupport)

    Asketchmaybeanimaginativeoracreativeinterpretationofreferencematerialbutitdoesnotinvolve meticulouscopyingofareferencephoto. Veryoftenasketchisastudyofasubjectthattheartistcanseeandconsequentlyinvolvesworkingand drawingfromlife.Thisisthesortofsketchwewillfocusoninthislesson.

    WHYSKETCH?
    Sketchingbroadensandenhancesyourbasicskillbase. Asyoupracticeandprogress,sketchingwillalsohelpyouto: Developyourfreehanddrawing,markmakingandobservationalskills Drawsomethingeverydayanexercisewhichwillbringfluencyandconfidencetoyourdrawing Getabetterrecordofthecoloursandtonesyousee Practicehowtocropasceneandcomposeapicture Page Developfinishedartworkwithoutrelyingtotallyonareferencephoto

    CopyrightKatherineTyrrellallrightsreservedforcommercialpurposes. Youmayusethisguideforeducationalpurposesonly.YoumayNOTcopyuseitcommerciallyinaworkshoporotherfeepayingcontext withoutthewrittenprioragreementofandalicensebeinggrantedbyKatherineTyrrell MAKINGAMARKthebloghttp://makingamark.blogspot.com MAKINGAMARKPUBLICATIONShttp://www.makingamark.co.uk

    AMAKINGAMARKGUIDE

    SKETCHINGFORREAL INTRODUCTION
    BYKATHERINETYRRELL

    2008

    PEOPLEWHOSKETCHGAINVALUEFROMTHEFOLLOWINGACTIVITIES:
    Practicingfreehanddrawingskillstracingreferenceimagesandusinggridscanmeanthatsome artistslosetheirfluencyinfreehanddrawingskillsorfailtodevelopthematall.Sketchingimproves freehanddrawing.Withpracticecomesfluencyandtheabilitytodrawmorequicklyandmakemore creativeandinterestingmarks. Drawingwithminimalaidswhentheonlydrawingsaidsyouhaveareyourpencilsandmaybea viewfinder,yousoonlearntodevelopyourobservationalskills.Lookingmorecarefullymeansyouget betteratmeasuringjudgingbyeyealone.Youalsounderstandmuchbetterhowaviewworksyou understandthearchitecturalperspective,theaerialperspectiveandgrasptherecessionwhichoften getsflattenedinaphotograph. Improvingtheirabilitytoseevaluesandcoloursunlessyouareanexpertphotographer,onceyou starttosketchandcompareyoursketchwithphotosyoutookatthesametime,youwilllearnvery quicklyjusthowpoorphotographsareatcapturingthetruerangeoftonalvaluesthatyouhaveseen. Inaddition,becauseyoulearntolookmorecarefullyatcolours,youwillalsobegintounderstand howmostphotographscandistortbothcontrastandcolour,particularlyonverybrightdays.Take photographstorecorddetailsandcheckdrawingandsketchtogetvaluesandcolourscorrect. DevelopingtheirabilitytoseepicturesOnceyoustarttosketchandpracticelookingatyour environmentmore,youwillstarttoseepictureseverywhereyougo.Formanypeoplethismarks thepointwhentheyknowtheyarebeginningtothinklikeanartist.Youllfindyouwillstartusing yourveryownfingersandthumbstoconstructaviewfindertocheckoutpotentialimagestosketch. (Dotrytoavoiddrivingthecaratthesametime!)Youwillsoonfindyourselfwantingtolearnmore aboutaboutthedesignandcompositionofyourdrawingsandpaintings.Youwillwanttopractice sketchingtodevelopyourskillsinmakingchoicesinthisarea.

    ASSIGNMENTSTHEBASICAPPROACH

    THEBASICAPPROACHPRINCIPLESRECOMMENTS,CRITICISMANDASSISTANCE
    Selfassessmentisthenameofthegame.Outoftheclassroomandinthefield,youreonyourown soyouneedtodevelopskillsinselfassessment.Sowitheveryassignment,postyourworkandthen saywhatyouthinkyoudidwell,whatyoulearnedandwhatyouthinkyoucanimprove. Nobodyshouldidentifyandcommentonweaknessesinanybodyssketchunlesstheyhaveavery goodunderstanding,throughexperience,ofthedifferencesbetweendrawingfromareference photoandsketchingfromlife.Sketchingfromlifeisavery,verydifferentexperiencefromdrawing fromreferencephotos.Whatyoucanachieveinyourownpersonalcomfortzoneandwhatyou mightproduceinthefieldarealwaysgoingtobetwoverydifferentresultsforeveryartist,notjust thoselearninghowtosketch.Sotheyshouldntbecompared.Peoplealsotendtofeelmuchmore sensitiveabouttheirsketchesastheywonthavethedegreeoffinishtheyknowtheycanachieve whenworkinginotherways.Itsimportanttobepositiveaboutwhathasbeenachieved. Inanonlinecontext,Iwontevercriticiseyoursketchesas(1)Icantcompareittoaphoto;and(2) nophotocanpossiblyportrayexactlywhatyouwillhavebeenabletoseeinfrontofyou.

    CopyrightKatherineTyrrellallrightsreservedforcommercialpurposes. Youmayusethisguideforeducationalpurposesonly.YoumayNOTcopyuseitcommerciallyinaworkshoporotherfeepayingcontext withoutthewrittenprioragreementofandalicensebeinggrantedbyKatherineTyrrell MAKINGAMARKthebloghttp://makingamark.blogspot.com MAKINGAMARKPUBLICATIONShttp://www.makingamark.co.uk

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    AMAKINGAMARKGUIDE

    SKETCHINGFORREAL INTRODUCTION
    BYKATHERINETYRRELL

    2008

    Seeifyoucanworkoutwhatyouneedhelpwithifyouidentifyaweaknessandhowthismightbe addressed.Veryoften,drawingmoreofthesameenablesprogresstobemade.Iwillalsotrytohelp withsomeconstructivesuggestionsandrespondtoanyqueriesyouhaveandanydifficultiesyou encounter.HoweverIwontknowalltheanswersbutwecantryandworkitouttogether.

    THREEASSIGNMENTS
    Therearethreeassignments Assignment1:SoYouWanttoSketch Assignment2:TheFirstFieldTripsketchingthefamiliarfromlifeandoutside Assignment3:GettingOutofYourComfortZoneSketchinginPublic

    Thereferencethreads(orfieldtrips)foreachassignmentarepostedafterthedetailsofallthree assignments.

    LEARNINGTHEMOSTIMPORTANTRESULTS
    Theresultsofthisclasswillinclude:
    KATHERINETYRRELLALLRIGHTSRESERVED. PortfolioWebsite: PublicationsWebsite: ArtBlog: Travelsketchbookblog: http://www.pastelsandpencils.com/ http://www.makingamark.co.uk http://makingamark.blogspot.com/ http://travelsketch.blogspot.com YoucanfindmoreMakingAMarkGuideswith adviceonsketching,bloggingandtheartbusiness ontheportfolioorpublicationswebsiteslistedopposite

    Youwilllearnhowtomaketimeforyoursketching Youwillfeelcomfortableaboutsketchingandhowtosketchinawaywhichsuitsyou Youwilllearnaboutwhatyourpersonalsignaturestylemightlooklikewhensketching;and Ifyoualsogettosketchinpublicandthoroughlyenjoyit,thatsabonus.

    CopyrightKatherineTyrrellallrightsreservedforcommercialpurposes. Youmayusethisguideforeducationalpurposesonly.YoumayNOTcopyuseitcommerciallyinaworkshoporotherfeepayingcontext withoutthewrittenprioragreementofandalicensebeinggrantedbyKatherineTyrrell MAKINGAMARKthebloghttp://makingamark.blogspot.com MAKINGAMARKPUBLICATIONShttp://www.makingamark.co.uk

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