With the guidance of the instructor students will learn how to draw beautiful flowers using a scribble technique with both their dominant and non-dominant hand. This is a whimsical class, where we take away the structure and rules about drawing perfect flowers. Learning the art of letting go, flowing with your instinct and the gel pen, using the paper texture as a guide for your next move, we will create several pages of lovely flowers which we will fussy cut. An analysis of the initial scribbles versus what they look like after a period of time (several pages later) will be discussed, using the instructor’s papers and student papers to drive the discussion. Those who want to attempt an even less structured flower will use their non-dominant hand to create scribble art. No need to be afraid, we are all there to cheer you on! After deciding which hand we prefer the end result with, we will continue onto different types of papers and textures to learn how the end product differs depending on the medium used. After fussy cutting out flowers we will set them on black construction paper to see if we need to “neaten up or refine” any edges. Once we are satisfied with our art, the instructor will show students a variety of ways to use their beautiful creations: on a gift card, on wrapping paper, within a collage, on a bookmark, on a tea bag (tea bag art), staggered inside a frame along side other elements or by itself. This is one of those classes with no rules, where you attend to smile, have fun, and be amazed at the incredible results when you use scribbles to capture what is already in your imagination. You won’t want to stop!
Materials fee $5 payable to instructor at beginning of class includes:
Written Instruction of the process
One page of Watercolor Paper for each student
Copy paper - heavy weight
Small glass/vessel for water for the watercolors
Several pieces of thin white basic copy paper for each student
Piece of cardstock so students can learn how different weights of papers feel in this process and the different feel when fussy cutting
Black construction paper to lay down items on after fussy cutting to identify areas/edges needing refinement
4X6 card and envelope for mounting one of the flowers created in class to make a take home card
Bookmark - to make with one of the flowers - makes a great gift with a paperback book.
Tea Bag - to make a piece of art with one of the flowers
Ruler
White Gel Pen
Pencil and Eraser
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
A 0.35 mm permanent black gel pen (fine tip)
A 0.5 mm permanent black gel pen (fine tip)
Sharp scissors for fussy cutting paper - consider a smaller scissors so your hand does not get fatigued
Set of Watercolors - no certain brand, bring what you have
Small brushes for use with the water colors
To pre-order supplies, click on this link for Cobblestone Creek Studios.