Sketchbook Magic:
Mark Making
An experimental, playful online art class to help you unearth and discover the unique marks and ‘handwriting’ of your own art…
This class is about giving you ideas and techniques to explore mark making in your sketchbook.
We’ll be drawing, using watercolour and exploring different ways to develop your own personal approach to mark making.
A sketchbook is a brilliant place to experiment, gather and curate a library of your own marks and a place to find out the types of marks you love to make. A sketchbook is both a playground and a safe gathering place…it’s where you can meet yourself as a artist and let your own vocabulary of marks unfurl and evolve.
If you’re looking for some new art processes to help you develop your own personal approach to mark making, gestures and lines then this class is just for you.
HERE’S EXACTLY WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS ONLINE CLASS:
In this class we’ll explore how a variety of artists have used mark making and we’ll use two very different playful experimental exercises to develop our own sketchbook pages imbued with personal marks.
We’ll be drawing, mark making, using watercolour and I will share oodles of inspiration and ideas from my personal sketchbooks. I’ll share the processes I use in my own art practice and sketchbook.
This one hour video class (56 minutes) is packed full of tips, demonstrations and insight to help you develop a sketchbook practice which feels exciting, interesting and personal. This is a bite-sized wisdom-packed class to help you develop and enjoy your own sketchbook practice.
INSTANT ACCESS ONLINE CLASS
Testimonial
“I love the class! Such wonderful tips and hints and you have such an exuberant and joyful style of teaching! I've seen it in all your YouTube videos but the class was even more so.
Definitely will watch over and over!”
Monica
This class includes:
An introduction to mark making and why it is important
Exploration of a variety of artists who have an interesting approach to mark making
Two demonstrations of exactly how to go about creating sketchbook pages from start to finish
Mark making techniques and ways to develop pages which explore and showcase marks
Ways you may like to combine materials and approaches to create diverse and dynamic pages
Processes which offer lots of opportunity to make them your own
A look inside my personal collection of sketchbooks to share ideas and wisdom
The emphasis of this class is on experimentation, discovery and play
I’ll take you through the two processes step by step, sharing lots of advice and lots of art making insights so you’ll learn how to start and develop pages in your sketchbook. The class is one hour, but the two examples would happily fill an afternoon of art making or even a whole sketchbook…. I like to share processes which you can explore again and again.
The class consists of a one hour video in English. English subtitles are included and can be turned on or off.
WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?
This class is aimed at folk who want to create semi-abstract pages in their sketchbooks full of their own personal marks. It is for folk who want ideas, techniques and inspiration to help them to fully explore mark making in their sketchbook in a fun accessible way.
In this class we will predominantly be using drawing materials (either fine liner pens, pencils, coloured pencils or felt tip pens) and watercolour paint.
INSTANT ACCESS ONLINE CLASS
PAYMENT
The class costs £20. You can pay via credit card, debit card or Paypal. The currency of my store is British Pounds (GBP) but the class is available to anyone in or outside of the United Kingdom.
I have been lucky enough to welcome hundreds of students to my classes from America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and beyond.
If you are paying in a currency that isn’t GBP the conversion will be handled by your payment provider and the currency conversion rate will be set by them (ie Paypal or your card).
14 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
If you’re not satisfied with Sketchbook Magic for whatever reason, you're covered by my no-questions-asked 14 day 100% money back guarantee.
TESTIMONIAL
“Thank you for a brilliant class. You’re a very gifted teacher and your enthusiasm is infectious”
Mary
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
A sketchbook
Drawing materials, I use a black brush pen (Pentel Pocket Brush pen), a fine liner pen and coloured pencils. This is a flexible and adaptable class, this exact combination of materials is not necessary you can use any drawing materials you have.
In this class we will also be using watercolour paint and a paint brush
You may find some scrap paper useful
THIS CLASS MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR YOU:
This class is not for you if:
You want to know exactly how something will turn out before you have started creating it
If you want to copy an instructor verbatim. I will provide clear instructions and demonstrations, but this is not the type of class where you just copy exactly what I’m doing and we all create art that looks exactly the same. I want your art to look like you made it.
If abstract art is not your thing
If you want bespoke and personalised feedback on your work
If you want to only work within a community of folk, this class does not come with a Facebook Group or community group.
TESTIMONIAL
“I am just loving the Mark Making Course. It is brilliant. It is a fantastic video and will keep me going back to the ideas for a long time as every time is just so different.”
Janice
HOW DOES THIS CLASS WORK?
Once you have signed up you will receive a link to our classroom with instant access to the class video. It is hosted here on my website. You are able to log in at any time from my website.
You decide upon your own password and will have access to all the content immediately.
This is a self paced class so you you can binge watch or come back and dip in to re-visit and re-watch it as you like, when you like. You will have complete access to the video for TWELVE MONTHS.
ABOUT YOUR TEACHER
I am a full time artist and the author of Expressive Sketchbooks: Developing Creative Skills, Courage and Confidence which was published by Quarry Books in 2020. I am passionate about sketchbooks and art journals as a creative tool for expression and discovery. My greatest hope is that I can help inspire and encourage others to find their own creative voice by experimenting and sharing knowledge.