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Sketchbook Practice: Line and Wash
Artist-instructor: G Caruso
Format: Online Live (livestreaming with class recordings and instructor feedback).
June 20 – August 8, 2022
– 8x Mondays
– 6-8pm CET Online
(6pm in Berlin, 12pm in New York, 9am in San Francisco, 5pm in London)
Cost: 230 Euros
(includes 19%VAT)
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What to Expect:
Discover the iconic sketching combination of line and wash. This technique is remarkably efficient for capturing complex scenes and sketching on the go. The results can also be very rewarding when linear drawing meets flowing watercolor.
The practice of combining line with transparent washes has a long history. The style was first used by Wang Wei during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and was further developed in Japan and Europe. Italian painters embraced the technique for their studies, such as Eugène Delacroix and Giovanni Figino. We will look at examples from the history of this technique in order to gain fresh inspiration for our own work.
Line and Wash Skills:
- Study different line work styles looking at contemporary artists and sketchers.
- Use tonal watercolor washes in order to render shadows, volumes.
- Communicate emotions and impressions from colors
- Learn simple sketching solutions for various subjects, from flowers to urban landscape to figure.
- Explore the history of the ‘line and wash’ technique, from Asia to Europe.