Learn how to draw our feathered friends in this workshop taught by naturalist and wildlife illustrator Jack Hobe. Participants will come away from this program with a working knowledge of basic bird anatomy (invaluable for understanding birds’ movement and form) as well as tricks for capturing live, moving birds on the page. Birds can be challenging and feisty subjects to draw, but Jack’s clear instruction and passion for all things birding, sketching and journaling will help attendees to demystify feather patterns, movements, profile and behavior.
Program Outline:
Lecture/Draw-along (60-80 min)
• Bird sketching basics: Posture, proportions, angles
• Basic bird physiology: important skeletal anatomy, feather groups, wings, eye placement
• Drawing moving birds: Gesture sketching, ¾ view vs. side view vs. front view, talking to the bird
Participants have the opportunity to sketch along as we cover each of these topics, as well as dedicated speed-sketching sessions to get good at posture, proportions and angles.
Q&A and wrap-up (5-10 min)
Event Information
Program duration is approximately 1 ½ hours. Required materials: Sketchbook or paper, pencil, colored pencils/watercolor (if desired). Basic sketching materials can be provided unless attendees would prefer to bring their own supplies.
Workshop Fee: $250 (not including travel expenses). Discounted rate for nonprofit organizations and churches. This workshop is designed to be presented in either an indoor classroom or outdoor setting suitable for the presentation. Please note that travel expenses may be included in the final instructor fee. 5% late fee will be added to balances unpaid by due date.
I will correspond with your organization’s event coordinator via email to finalize program details. Upon scheduling of the workshop, you will receive a Square invoice payable via credit card. A non-refundable 50% deposit is due upon scheduling, remaining balance is due three days before the event. Only weather-related cancellations will be fully refunded or rescheduled. If desired, I will provide advertising materials after scheduling.
Email:
ja***************@ou*****.com