In this workshop, you will have a chance to disconnect and enjoy some meditative and repetitive drawing exercises.
Technically, your goal is to experiment with art materials during the workshop, but the underlying goal is to forget the outside world and just focus on your art and only your art for one hour. You deserve this dedicated time to create art for yourself.
If you want to start reserve some time in your schedule for art making, this workshop is perfect for you!
Katie and Adam begin this workshop by encouraging you create messy art with a limited set of materials, and they will explain why limiting your materials can actually unlock creativity.
Then you will dive right into the exercises: drawing various prompts, each with a new set of limited materials. Here is an example from Katie’s sketchbook:
You will discover new ways to combine materials, unlock interesting texture techniques, and most importantly… since you will be repeating prompts over and over, you will get lost in the creative process. You will have a chance to create art without overthinking how you’re drawing.
Whether you experiment in your sketchbook all the time or you wish that you were someone with a regular sketching practice, this workshop gives you an exercise that you can do again and again with any prompt, making it perfect for your future sketchbook practice.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a 10 sketches, 1 hour of meditative drawing time, and community of artists with whom you can share your work.
Art Gym Members can watch the replay above, or if you’re not a member yet, click the button to join:
Use the chapter markers below to jump to any section:
0:00 - Welcome and materials prep
13:00 - Exercise 1
37:00 - Exercise 2
58:30 - Exercise 3
1:13:00 - Share & Community
Total runtime: 1 hour 27 minutes
After the workshop, you can share your work in the Art Gym Gallery. We often re-post work from Arthletes, and we would love to feature your art! Here’s the gallery link:
Mixing & Matching Materials Gallery
With the monthly pass you can join us live for this session plus get access to 30 other art gym workshops hosted by Adam & Katie, covering a whole range of drawing and illustration skills. Perfect if you want to Binge watch or just want to get into this specific workshop.
The annual pass gives you a front row seat at 12 new Art Gym workshops, a new one every month. Plus you unlock access to all the previous workshops to view at your leisure (That’s over 50 Hours of Art Education!) It’s a gym membership you’ll actually use in a cozy community that gently challenges you to grow.
Extra time is for anyone who can’t get enough of Art Gym. After each session, Extra Time Members are invited to stay back for a little chat where we discuss or wins and challenges. It’s the perfect time to ask a question about your art practice or about being a freelance illustrator, otherwise sit back, keep working on your art and enjoy the conversation.
There is an Art Gym membership that is right for you! If you need a little more convincing, Katie and Adam have put together a little sampler so you can get a taste of the best of Art Gym. Watch it here.
See you inside!
Katie & Adam
We hope to see you at our next workshop. See the topic and date here.
Tip: Bookmark that page to stay up to date on all future sessions!
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