DATE: THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2026
TIME: 4:00 PM TO 7:00 PM
INSTRUCTOR: NATHALIA VELÁSQUEZ
LEVEL: NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
PRICE: MEMBERS: €15, NON-MEMBERS: €20
WHO IT IS FOR
THIS ACTIVITY IS AIMED AT PEOPLE WHO ENJOY ART AND DRAWING: BOTH THOSE WHO ALREADY DRAW AND THOSE WHO WANT TO START.
DESCRIPTION
THIS MIXED-MEDIA URBAN SKETCHING WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED AS A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION TO MIXED-MEDIA OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING. WE WILL BEGIN WITH SHORT EXERCISES TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE MATERIALS (WET AND DRY TECHNIQUES) AND LEARN BASIC OBSERVATION TOOLS: HOW TO LOOK AT A REFERENCE AND TRANSLATE ITS FORMS AND PROPORTIONS ONTO PAPER. WITH THIS FOUNDATION, EACH PARTICIPANT WILL BUILD THEIR OWN SKETCH, WORKING IN LAYERS: FIRST A BASE WITH GOUACHE OR WATERCOLOUR, AND THEN ADDING DETAIL AND TEXTURE WITH COLOURED PENCILS OR WAX CRAYONS. THE IDEA IS TO COMBINE A THEORETICAL PART AND A PRACTICAL PART WITHIN THE SPACE, AND TO CLOSE THE WORKSHOP BY GOING OUTDOORS TO PUT WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED INTO PRACTICE WITH A FINAL EXERCISE. THE RESULT IS AN EXPRESSIVE DRAWING WITH CHARACTER.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS WORKSHOP ARE: TO LEARN TO DRAW FROM AN URBAN REFERENCE AND TRANSLATE THIS OBSERVATION INTO A SKETCH USING MIXED MEDIA AND THE PAINTERLY POSSIBILITIES IT OFFERS: WET TECHNIQUES (WATERCOLOUR AND GOUACHE) COMBINED WITH DRY TECHNIQUES (COLOURED PENCILS AND WAX CRAYONS). THE FINAL GOAL IS FOR EACH PARTICIPANT TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN INTERPRETATION OF THE SKETCH, NOT A LITERAL COPY, BUILDING UP THE DRAWING IN LAYERS UNTIL REACHING A FINISHED RESULT.
WHAT TO BRING
- A SKETCHBOOK OR SHEETS OF PAPER OF AT LEAST 160 GSM
- WATERCOLOUR AND/OR GOUACHE
- COLOURED PENCILS AND/OR WAX CRAYONS
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
PRIOR REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. YOU CAN SIGN UP AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: REGISTRATION
PAYMENT IS MADE AT THE CERCLE RECEPTION BY CASH OR CARD OR BY TRANSFER
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: INSTAGRAM AND WEBSITE