Nature Illustration Series
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Learn to illustrate your nature finds! Classes begin September 10th at 2pm.
Scientific illustrator Julia Morgan Scott will teach students to how to make careful, detailed drawings of found natural objects for their own nature notebooks, using pencil, ink, and gouache. Students will improve their observational skills and learn basic realistic drawing techniques inspired by artists of the Renaissance. This 6 week course will take you step-by-step into the world of nature illustration. Each week you'll leave with a completed or mostly completed piece of art for your nature journal. Each class will be 2 hours long. This class is for all skill levels and anyone over the age of 12. There are no prerequisites, just an interest in drawing! Students will be responsible for their own supplies. Necessary materials are listed below Classes are 9/10, 10/15, 11/5,12/3, 1/7, and 2/11 from 2pm-4pm.
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Registration for all 6 classes is $100 for non-members and $80 for members. *This class has a 6 student minimum. If we do not have 6 signups, this class will unfortunately be cancelled. So tell your friends!
For any questions, reach out to enull@chattaudubon.org or call 423-892-1499 |
Student Supply List |
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(Art Creations will supply a 20% off coupon for students so please let them know that you are in the class. All the supplies except for the binders and page protectors will be available there)
Paper: Strathmore 400 Series 8x10 drawing pads which should be in Art Creations in July. You may also use any heavy, smooth (hot press) white or cream drawing paper or Bristol Board. We are going to put our drawings into a loose-leaf notebook with plastic page protectors, suitable for 8x10 pages, so larger paper will have to be cut down to approximately 8x10 to fit.
Notebook: Any loose-leaf notebook or binder, along with 6 or 8 plastic sheet protectors.
Note: You may substitute a ready-made sketching book as long as it will lie completely flat and the paper is smooth and heavy enough to withstand erasing. This would take the place of the loose-leaf binder, page protectors, and the paper pad.
Pigma Micron pens: 2 size 005, and 1 or 2 sizes 01 to 10, your choice.
Erasers: Staedtler Mars white eraser and a large gray kneaded eraser – any brand. Faber Castell and Prismacolor are both good. Please don’t get the colored ones as they get sticky. Optional: Derwent Battery Operated eraser
Pencils (required): HB, 4B, and Ebony; get 1 or 2 of each. Any others you like are fine but optional, including ArtGraf Water Soluble Graphite, Cretacolor Water Soluble pencils, or colored pencils. Most of our work, however, will concentrate on black and white.
Brushes (good quality synthetic or natural hair, but moisten the tip and make sure it comes to a good point): get 1 small #000-0 round plus a 1 or 2 round.
Paper stumps for blending, including a small and a large one.
Paint: White gouache or a jar of process white paint. You could also use Chinese white watercolor or even white acrylic paint, but acrylic dries very quickly. You will need a small plastic paint dish or you may use a bit of aluminum foil or even a jar lid.
Paper: Strathmore 400 Series 8x10 drawing pads which should be in Art Creations in July. You may also use any heavy, smooth (hot press) white or cream drawing paper or Bristol Board. We are going to put our drawings into a loose-leaf notebook with plastic page protectors, suitable for 8x10 pages, so larger paper will have to be cut down to approximately 8x10 to fit.
Notebook: Any loose-leaf notebook or binder, along with 6 or 8 plastic sheet protectors.
Note: You may substitute a ready-made sketching book as long as it will lie completely flat and the paper is smooth and heavy enough to withstand erasing. This would take the place of the loose-leaf binder, page protectors, and the paper pad.
Pigma Micron pens: 2 size 005, and 1 or 2 sizes 01 to 10, your choice.
Erasers: Staedtler Mars white eraser and a large gray kneaded eraser – any brand. Faber Castell and Prismacolor are both good. Please don’t get the colored ones as they get sticky. Optional: Derwent Battery Operated eraser
Pencils (required): HB, 4B, and Ebony; get 1 or 2 of each. Any others you like are fine but optional, including ArtGraf Water Soluble Graphite, Cretacolor Water Soluble pencils, or colored pencils. Most of our work, however, will concentrate on black and white.
Brushes (good quality synthetic or natural hair, but moisten the tip and make sure it comes to a good point): get 1 small #000-0 round plus a 1 or 2 round.
Paper stumps for blending, including a small and a large one.
Paint: White gouache or a jar of process white paint. You could also use Chinese white watercolor or even white acrylic paint, but acrylic dries very quickly. You will need a small plastic paint dish or you may use a bit of aluminum foil or even a jar lid.