Sketch with Impact

Workshop Description

Urban sketching is always about telling the story of a place, but have you thought that YOU are part of this story, the way you see the architectural scene, your perception of the place? Have you considered that buildings also have “moods”?! This workshop is not about sketching yourself, it's about how you can capture and sketch this mood ....how to Sketch with Impact! Impact can come from the expressive power of your medium, your lines, the way you see and interpret the scene, and in this workshop you’ll explore how it’s a dialogue between exaggeration and simpli cation.

WORKSHOP LEVEL: Intermediate

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Reham M Ali (Alexandria, Egypt) studied Fine-Arts and holds a Ph.D. degree in Interior Design from the University of Alexandria and works as Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture. She has been drawing since childhood, and sketching architecture came as a natural part of her study and work. She has been sketching on location since her senior year in college, and in 2015, she discovered Urban Sketchers. Since then she started to focus on sketching her home city, Alexandria, which is the main subject of her watercolor and sketching work. She’s also a workshop instructor in both Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

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Supply List

. Waterproof ink pens (fountain pens or dip pen)

. Watercolor palette (the bigger the better!)

. Watercolor paints (watercolor tubes are recommended)

. Small water spray

. Sketchbook or loose paper, preferably watercolor . . . paper or water-friendly paper at least A4/US Letter size

. Brushes (try to have at least one big brush size 8 or larger if possible )

. Small plastic container of water

. A stool to sit on while working (optional)

. View nder or similar app (you can make your own view nder using two L shaped pieces of paper)