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- Teacher: Charity Baker
- Class Length: 8 Weeks
- Class Days: Sundays, beginning
April 19May 3 - Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm PDT
Material Workshop: NATURE
Material Workshop: NATURE – an 8-week journey exploring pencil, charcoal, ink, and watercolor, with focus on drawing the natural world.
Designed for all levels, this course invites you to slow down, play, and connect with your materials. Over 8 weeks, we’ll focus on each medium—pencil, charcoal, ink, and watercolor—exploring their unique qualities and learning approachable techniques. We’ll draw inspiration from nature, observing plants, flowers, landscapes, and natural forms as we experiment with line, texture, and tone.
The focus is on the process: creating art as a mindful, exploratory practice, free from pressure or expectations of finished pieces. Each session ends with a supportive group reflection, celebrating discoveries, progress, and the shared joy of making.
SET UP
● access to a wall or table / drawing board
● access to a computer or smartphone
● reliable WiFi
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
● PENCILS – 2H through 6B
● Pencil sharpener
● Eraser (I like Staedtler Mars Plastic Eraser)
● CHARCOAL (soft vine) – 1 box
● CHARCOAL (hard compressed) – 1 box
**Chamois cloth optional
● Black ink
● 3 round brushes one of each (small, med, large) for ink and watercolor
● Rags or paper towel and small jars or cups for water
WATERCOLOR: a split-primary set containing six colors—a warm and cool
version of red, blue, and yellow—is the best starting point because it allows you
to mix almost any hue while maintaining color clarity. *
**Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor Tubes and Sets is an example, sold at Blick.
● Large plate or palette to mix colors
● Multi Purpose Drawing Paper, suitable for pencil, charcoal
● Watercolor paper.
NOTE: paper size can be cut down to make smaller or taped together to make larger . If you
have to choose one pad of paper go bigger so you can cut it down to a smaller size if you need.
●-9”x12”
●-18”x24”
●-22”x30”
