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Creative sketchbooks

£145.00

Weekend course 2-days

Sketchbooks play a key part in developing and transforming creative ideas and techniques. This course will teach you sketchbook skills to enable your creativity and artistic vision to flourish.
Sketchbooks can be the powerhouse of your creativity. They have a logic and methodology to how they work. Learn how sketchbooks help artists collect ideas, experiment with techniques, and develop a creative vision.  Discover exciting creative possibilities not previously considered.

Suitable for: Adult, beginners, improvers, intermediate

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Course Structure

This course shows you the difference between an artist’s sketchbook, a journal, scrapbook or diary?

Students learn to develop themed ideas that link across multiple pages allowing creativity to flourish and new ideas to germinate. Students will work with mixed media techniques, learn how to deconstruct, and re-make their sketchbook into a personal response.

Personalising a sketchbook

Session 1
Students will explore the differences between keeping an artist’s sketchbook, journals and scrap books.  Learn techniques about annotation, background textures, and clever ways of making structural changes to sketchbooks that reflect individual personality.

Developing a sketchbook attitude

Session 2
Observational drawing is key to exciting art and allowing drawings to ‘fail’ without feeling a failure. This attitude is the key to embracing experimentation within a sketchbook and will allow work to develop and progress.

Story telling in sketchbooks

Session 3
Learn techniques to enable imagery and ideas to thread and flow between pages developing visual stories through a sketchbook.  Students learn about page composition and mixed-media techniques that encourage quality observational drawings.

Outside influence in a sketchbook

Session 4
Incorporating other artists work into a sketchbook has the power to transform existing ideas in unexpected directions.  Students will work on a mini project developing their ideas towards an outcome of their choice – painting, sculpture, craft object, or design.

By the end of the course…

Students will have ideas and skills to transform their sketchbooks into the ‘engine of their creativity’ and understand how an artist’s sketchbook is the go-to place to play and generate new ideas.

Book now...

Help + Guidance

  • Course info

    Days: Sat + Sun
    Times: 10-4pm, both days
    Materials: Includes most materials, other than the materials students are asked to bring

    Suitable for: Adults
    Teaching Level: Beginners, Improvers, Intermediate

    Group Size: Min 6 – Max 10
    Your tutor: Brian Raymond  biography >

    Refreshments:
    Course includes tea, coffee & biscuits. Please provide your own lunch on full day courses, workshops and classes.

  • Materials to bring

    Essential items to bring

    • Pencil: 4B, 6B, 8B or 9B
    • Plastic eraser
    • Kneadable ‘putty’ rubber
    • Drawing paper –
      • Sketchbook – size A4 or A5
        hardback cover
        thick cartridge paper
        spiral bound if possible

    Optional items to bring
    Cloth for cleaning your hands
    Rag (old cloth) for smudging charcoal or paint
    Wear old clothes or bring an apron
    Pen and notebook for taking notes

  • What level course is right for me?

    To help you answer the question,

    “What level course is right for me?”

    To help you decide what level course is most suited, you will see Teaching Levels explained within the Course Info tab.

    Students will always benefit from clear instructions, lots of one-to-one tuition, guidance and supportive encouragement on all of my courses.

    Level 0: Absolute-beginner 
    For absolute-beginners to start learning art for the first time. Teaching focuses on core skills with step-by-step instructions.

    Level 1: Beginner
    For beginners looking to establish, refresh and gain confidence in fundamental core techniques.

    Level 2: Improver
    For improvers who already have the basics and wish to develop and enhance their skills and techniques further.

    Level 3: Intermediate
    For those students with a growing, but limited, amount of art experience who feel confident in their art knowledge and skills yet recognise the need for further creative learning to take their art to the next level.

    Level 4: Experienced
    For those students with creative experience who feel confident in their abilities and techniques, who are looking to challenge themselves further, to create a coherent body of work, possibly to exhibit and sell. 

  • What course should I do next?

    To help you answer the question,

    “What course should I do next?”

    There are 2 approaches to deciding what to do next.

    1. Treat my courses as a Mix + Match Patchwork
      All my courses can be booked as single stand-alone courses on whichever topic takes your interest.
      Just book whichever course you want when it suits you.
    2. Choose one of the linked courses at the bottom of this page
      These courses are suggestions that will help you develop and progress your art in a more focused direction.

    Whichever approach you choose, remember to check the Teaching Levels to decide if the course is appropriate for you. Contact me if you’re not sure and I’ll be happy to help.

Student Quotes

“If you want to find inspiration for unlocking your ideas, this course is perfect.  Brian takes you through using different materials, techniques and research and development to ensure that you always know where to take an idea to next.  I loved everything!” Kieran D
“A very good introduction to a range of drawing and painting techniques, ideal for someone like me who has not picked up a pencil or brush for 40 years.” Steve J
“It was a really enjoyable course which offered me a good understanding of the tools and techniques that I needed to learn to draw.  I would highly recommend Brian as a teacher.” James E

More reviews >

Lets book it now ...

 

 

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.

Course Structure

This course shows you the difference between an artist’s sketchbook, a journal, scrapbook or diary?

Students learn to develop themed ideas that link across multiple pages allowing creativity to flourish and new ideas to germinate. Students will work with mixed media techniques, learn how to deconstruct, and re-make their sketchbook into a personal response.

Personalising a sketchbook

Session 1
Students will explore the differences between keeping an artist’s sketchbook, journals and scrap books.  Learn techniques about annotation, background textures, and clever ways of making structural changes to sketchbooks that reflect individual personality.

Developing a sketchbook attitude

Session 2
Observational drawing is key to exciting art and allowing drawings to ‘fail’ without feeling a failure. This attitude is the key to embracing experimentation within a sketchbook and will allow work to develop and progress.

Story telling in sketchbooks

Session 3
Learn techniques to enable imagery and ideas to thread and flow between pages developing visual stories through a sketchbook.  Students learn about page composition and mixed-media techniques that encourage quality observational drawings.

Outside influence in a sketchbook

Session 4
Incorporating other artists work into a sketchbook has the power to transform existing ideas in unexpected directions.  Students will work on a mini project developing their ideas towards an outcome of their choice – painting, sculpture, craft object, or design.

By the end of the course…

Students will have ideas and skills to transform their sketchbooks into the ‘engine of their creativity’ and understand how an artist’s sketchbook is the go-to place to play and generate new ideas.

Book now...

Help + Guidance

  • Course info

    Days: Sat + Sun
    Times: 10-4pm, both days
    Materials: Includes most materials, other than the materials students are asked to bring

    Suitable for: Adults
    Teaching Level: Beginners, Improvers, Intermediate

    Group Size: Min 6 – Max 10
    Your tutor: Brian Raymond  biography >

    Refreshments:
    Course includes tea, coffee & biscuits. Please provide your own lunch on full day courses, workshops and classes.

  • Materials to bring

    Essential items to bring

    • Pencil: 4B, 6B, 8B or 9B
    • Plastic eraser
    • Kneadable ‘putty’ rubber
    • Drawing paper –
      • Sketchbook – size A4 or A5
        hardback cover
        thick cartridge paper
        spiral bound if possible

    Optional items to bring
    Cloth for cleaning your hands
    Rag (old cloth) for smudging charcoal or paint
    Wear old clothes or bring an apron
    Pen and notebook for taking notes

  • What level course is right for me?

    To help you answer the question,

    “What level course is right for me?”

    To help you decide what level course is most suited, you will see Teaching Levels explained within the Course Info tab.

    Students will always benefit from clear instructions, lots of one-to-one tuition, guidance and supportive encouragement on all of my courses.

    Level 0: Absolute-beginner 
    For absolute-beginners to start learning art for the first time. Teaching focuses on core skills with step-by-step instructions.

    Level 1: Beginner
    For beginners looking to establish, refresh and gain confidence in fundamental core techniques.

    Level 2: Improver
    For improvers who already have the basics and wish to develop and enhance their skills and techniques further.

    Level 3: Intermediate
    For those students with a growing, but limited, amount of art experience who feel confident in their art knowledge and skills yet recognise the need for further creative learning to take their art to the next level.

    Level 4: Experienced
    For those students with creative experience who feel confident in their abilities and techniques, who are looking to challenge themselves further, to create a coherent body of work, possibly to exhibit and sell. 

  • What course should I do next?

    To help you answer the question,

    “What course should I do next?”

    There are 2 approaches to deciding what to do next.

    1. Treat my courses as a Mix + Match Patchwork
      All my courses can be booked as single stand-alone courses on whichever topic takes your interest.
      Just book whichever course you want when it suits you.
    2. Choose one of the linked courses at the bottom of this page
      These courses are suggestions that will help you develop and progress your art in a more focused direction.

    Whichever approach you choose, remember to check the Teaching Levels to decide if the course is appropriate for you. Contact me if you’re not sure and I’ll be happy to help.

Student Quotes

“If you want to find inspiration for unlocking your ideas, this course is perfect.  Brian takes you through using different materials, techniques and research and development to ensure that you always know where to take an idea to next.  I loved everything!” Kieran D
“A very good introduction to a range of drawing and painting techniques, ideal for someone like me who has not picked up a pencil or brush for 40 years.” Steve J
“It was a really enjoyable course which offered me a good understanding of the tools and techniques that I needed to learn to draw.  I would highly recommend Brian as a teacher.” James E

More reviews >

Lets book it now ...

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