All through the fall last year, I found myself carrying my watercolor supplies EVERYwhere I went. I mean everywhere. I would sketch and paint and doodle everything I saw. One day I happened to come across this adorable picture of a girl I follow on Instagram..
and I knew immediately I wanted to sketch and paint my version of her. So I got out my pencil, my watercolor paper and started to sketch.. and this is what came of that fun inspirational picture.
The next day my friend Margie posted a selfie of herself on Instagram.. and again, was so inspired by the picture, I sketched and painted her. Over the course of the next week I came across several pictures of girls in boots (tis was the season) and just couldn't help but sketch and paint each one that inspired me!
After posting a series of them on Instagram.. I started calling them my 'boot series" girls. So it was natural as winter came.. then valentines I painted and sketched girls in different types of boots. Some I sketched just from my head but most of them were sketched off real life pictures of friends, or followers on Instagram. Pictures I saw on Pinterest and pictures sent to me by friends and family.
It has become such a fun passion for me and a way for me to re-connect to my roots! Going back to my first She Art Workshop when I painted lots of girls in boots using acrylics and paper and mixed media... BUT this time using new mediums.. more simple challenging medium.. watercolors!
hence was born my
My Boot Series Workshop!
This workshop is a 3 part online workshop on sketching, creating and painting
my boot series girls using watercolors!
In Part one, we go over my inspiration process. I will share with you where I find inspiration and how to sketch them! Boots in particular can be hard and tricky to sketch, because you have to make sure you capture the depth of the foot in the drawing. I will share with you the right and wrong way to this process, so you can see both!
I will show you how to sketch with a simply mechanical pencil, but also how to sketch using a stabilo which gives a cool shading affect when wet! The results are very different, but both are very fun!
I will share with you my process for sketching, boots and clothing of ALL kinds! I will go over ideas for digging into your own closest to find inspiration for sketching as well! We will sketch several girls from lots of different seasons including spring, summer, winter, fall and even special holidays! It's going to be so much fun!
Part Two we will start the week by going over the basics of watercolors and brushes. I will share with you my techniques on what are my favorite watercolor mediums to use (as there are several options out there) and what works best for the techniques I do!
We will go over watercolor brushes, how different brushes & watercolors give you different looks and different results. THEN we will paint our sketches using the knowledge we have learned! I will go in depth on how I paint, shade, and highlight my girls and make the sketches start to come to life!
Part 3 I will share with you the final details on how I make my watercolors come to life! I will share with you my techniques on doodling using several different types of pen. Different pens to create different affects including using both black and white pens! I will also show you a extra fun twist by adding texture to watercolors with the use of stamps, Rubons and patterns. I will show you how to add the detail that is what makes it truly YOU and whimsical and fun.
I will share with you my favorite pens for doodling and my favorite pens for adding additional shading and even highlighting.
I will also share you with some quick ideas for taking your watercolor supplies on the go!
It will be a SUPER fun week!