DATES: FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER AND FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2026
TIME: 5:00 PM TO 8:00 PM
INSTRUCTOR: NATHALIA VELÁSQUEZ
LEVEL: NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
PRICE PER SESSION: MEMBERS: €15, NON-MEMBERS: €20
PLACES: BETWEEN 12 AND 15 PARTICIPANTS
WHO IT IS FOR
PEOPLE WHO ENJOY ART: BOTH THOSE WHO ALREADY DRAW AND THOSE WHO WANT TO START. BEGINNER LEVEL. NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED; THE WORKSHOP IS ALSO SUITABLE FOR THOSE WHO ALREADY DRAW AND WANT TO EXPLORE MIXED MEDIA.
DESCRIPTION
THE AIM IS TO LEARN TO OBSERVE FROM AN (URBAN) REFERENCE AND TRANSLATE THAT OBSERVATION INTO A SKETCH USING MIXED MEDIA AND THE PAINTERLY POSSIBILITIES IT OFFERS: WET TECHNIQUES (WATERCOLOUR AND/OR GOUACHE) COMBINED WITH DRY TECHNIQUES (COLOURED PENCILS AND/OR 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.
THIS URBAN SKETCHING WORKSHOP IN MIXED MEDIA IS DESIGNED AS A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION TO OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING IN MIXED MEDIA. WE WILL BEGIN WITH SHORT EXERCISES TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE MATERIALS —WET AND DRY TECHNIQUES— AND WITH BASIC OBSERVATION TOOLS: HOW TO LOOK AT A REFERENCE AND TRANSLATE ITS FORMS AND PROPORTIONS ONTO PAPER. FROM THERE, EACH PARTICIPANT WILL BUILD THEIR OWN SKETCH BY WORKING IN LAYERS: FIRST A BASE WITH WATERCOLOUR AND/OR GOUACHE, AND THEN LAYERS OF DETAIL AND TEXTURE WITH COLOURED PENCILS AND/OR WAX CRAYONS. THE IDEA IS TO COMBINE A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL PART WITHIN THE SPACE, AND TO CLOSE THE WORKSHOP BY GOING OUTDOORS TO PUT WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED INTO PRACTICE AS A FINAL EXERCISE. THE RESULT IS AN EXPRESSIVE DRAWING WITH CHARACTER.
WHAT TO BRING
- A SKETCHBOOK OR PAPER, PREFERABLY WITH A SMOOTH OR SATIN FINISH, OF AT LEAST 160 GSM.
- WATERCOLOUR, GOUACHE.
- COLOURED PENCILS AND/OR WAX OR OIL CRAYONS.
YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN MATERIALS OR USE THOSE WE HAVE AT THE CERCLE.
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
PRIOR REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. YOU CAN SIGN UP AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: REGISTRATION
PAYMENT IS MADE AT THE CERCLE RECEPTION IN CASH OR BY CARD, OR BY BANK TRANSFER.
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