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May 3, 2019
SkoolYard Student Spotlight Meet Aleesha Sattva
Aleesha Sattva is a Canadian-born artist who now lives in Chiangmai, Thailand. Q: Tell us about your creative journey, Aleesha. A: I always wanted to be an artist but I didn’t know how. I discovered Zentangle and became a Certified Instructor. Then one day I shared on Instagram that I’d like to sketch a particular building here in Chiangmai and a …
Read more »April 29, 2019
Calendar: May 2019 Calendar
May 4 at 10am CDT: Art Jam with the Krazines- Join the Krazines in Kenosha, WI for another Saturday morning Art Jam at the Coffee House at Chestnut & Pine in Burlington Wisconsin. May 4 at 12pm EDT: People Drawing People Live Q&A with France Belleville Van Stone- Join a fakulty member from our newest kourse for a live question and answer …
Read more »April 23, 2019
Draw Tip Tuesday: Drawing People: Shoes!
In this week’s Draw Tip Tuesday, Koosje Koene, co-founder of Sketchbook Skool draws shoes. Drawing people is an endlessly interesting challenge. We see people around us all the time, yet it is very hard to draw them in the right proportion, capture gestures and body language. And what about perspective and foreshortening? Share your drawings …
Read more »April 16, 2019
Draw Tip Tuesday: How To Draw People Who Move
In this week’s Draw Tip Tuesday, Koosje Koene, co-founder of Sketchbook Skool draws people on the move! Drawing people on location is fun but it’s tricky too! Because they are always moving. Koosje shows how you can practice so you feel more confident when drawing people on the move. Share your drawings created with this tip on social media using …
Read more »April 9, 2019
Draw Tip Tuesday: How To Use Markers
In this week’s Draw Tip Tuesday, Koosje Koene, co-founder of Sketchbook Skool draws with bold Ecoline brush markers. We all have art supplies that we once bought but didn’t know how to make use of them, until we see someone use them and then it makes perfect sense. Inspired by Carlos Aponte, who teaches in ‘People Drawing people’ at Sketchbook …
Read more »April 2, 2019
Draw Tip Tuesday: How To Draw People
In this week’s Draw Tip Tuesday, Koosje Koene, co-founder of Sketchbook Skool talks about how to draw people! When you draw people, do you ask permission? What do you do if people come up to you? What if the person you are drawing is moving, or even leaving while you may not even be halfway done with the drawing? Koosje shares tips, drawings and …
Read more »April 1, 2019
Calendar: April 2019 Calendar
April 3-5: Felix Scheinberger Book Giveaway- Join us on Instagram for a book giveaway featuring Felix Scheinberger’s Dare to Sketch! Visit our instagram page for details on how to win your copy! April 4 at 1:00pm EDT: Columbus Urban Sketchers Meetups- Join the Columbus Urban Sketchers in Columbus, Ohio for a sketch meetup at the Orton Geological …
Read more »March 28, 2019
Community: Lights…Camera…Draw! Behind-the-Scenes: Student Edition
Danny Gregory, Steph Stokes, Koosje Koene Being a student at SketchBook Skool is way more than just learning to draw with us — it’s joining a highly engaged community of like-minded people. It’s always a lot of fun to spend time together in person so for People Drawing People, we tried something completely new. We posted a casting call for …
Read more »March 27, 2019
Interview: Behind-the-scenes of People Drawing People
We asked the fakulty members of People Drawing People to tell us one thing that surprised them the most about filming this kourse. Here’s what they said: Jason Das: “What I loved most was the opportunity to narrate (hopefully some good pointers amongst my ramblings!) while having my sketching filmed so cleanly and knowing that an untold number of …
Read more »March 26, 2019
Draw Tip Tuesday: How To Draw A Blind Contour Self-Portrait
In this week’s Draw Tip Tuesday, **Koosje Koene gives tips on how to draw a blind contour self-portrait. Maybe you feel intimidated by the idea of drawing a portrait. Let’s start with a self-portrait. You are your own model so if the drawing turns out not to be very flattering, you don’t need to apologize - it’s just you! This exercise is not …
Read more »March 26, 2019
New Kourse News People Drawing People
Wish you could draw people with confidence and skill? We’ll teach you how in our new kourse, People Drawing People! Join us for this 5-week, 7-artist kourse and you’ll have great fun learning essential skills. Each week, multiple artists will share their perspectives on a different aspect of drawing people. In nearly 50 narrated, step-by-step …
Read more »March 25, 2019
A Drawing A Day April 2019 Drawing Word Prompt List
Have you been drawing every day with us? A daily drawing practice can help improve your skills, and as your skills improve so does your confidence in your art. If you’ve been drawing daily, awesome! If you’ve missed a few days, start again with us in April. If you need more motivation, sign up for klass with Veronica Lawlor. A Drawing A Day is a …
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