Adventure Sketching. Govt House & Botanical Gardens

March 25, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

Thursday Adventure Class. March 23 ’17 Well no one could call we sketchers pessimists! With a 70% chance of rain and heavy grey skies we threaded our way into the city to meet at Government House. Our chances of exploring the gardens and sketching inside were dashed after the awful news from London, so we sketched the Gothic Revival architecture through the ornate wrought iron gates. Keeping it simple was easier said than done, so many turrets and arched windows and […]

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Week6 Term1. Looking for eye level

March 11, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

SYDNEY CLASSES WEEK 6 TERM 1 ’17 Week 6 Term 1. March 11’17 We were again planning well ahead for our locations this week, in case of rain. Actually we had less than last week but our venues were spot on. New Sketchers all managed to sketch eye level perspective on location without too many rain drops. Our students whether in Manly, Mona Vale, Blue Mts and The Rocks all found brick buildings with a good corner where they could see […]

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Week5.Term1. Wheels & Shiny Things

March 4, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

Week 5. Term 1. This was a week where unrelenting rain was promised every day- and it delivered. Admittedly there were breaks in the clouds and sunny periods did allow for quick sketching if we were lucky. But Toni and Kathy had very cleverly planned an indoor week for General Sketchers at the impressive Harley Davidson showroom. And it’s been a huge success. Our theme of thumbnails, light and heavy line work certainly translated well to motorcycles and all the […]

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Week8 Term4. Christmas Trees Bicycles & Anatomy

December 3, 2016 by Erin Hill Sketching

EHS SYDNEY. Week 8 Term 4.  This week was time for a little anatomy for General classes. We were studying hands and feet. How do they really look? How do we sketch a simple version to complete our ‘people’ sketches? So by taking a darn good look at our own, we could make a composite of lots of angles. Feet are particularly intriguing when you sketch looking down. You may not have thought about those things on the end of […]

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Week3.Term4. Colour Washes & People

October 29, 2016 by Erin Hill Sketching

EHS Sydney October 29 ’16 Both New and General classes stepped up again this week, only our third week. To be starting watercolours when you’ve never used them before is very exciting. But as you began to discover this week, I’ve developed a very simple way to use them. No need to match what you see and struggle to make a colour. We teach you to layer your colours one over the other and keep the impression fresh. You’re loving […]

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French Sketch Classes this Week

July 19, 2016 by Erin Hill Sketching

July 12 and July 17 ’16 Carolyn leaves our village later in the week so this was a fast tracked journey directly from wc pencil straight to watercolours To warmup we started with a sketch of the candelabra still on the table from last night. Then in our first watercolour attempt we threw on some chinagraph to keep white tops and sides then chose some colours we thought worked well. Paint goes into the palette lid and is diluted or […]

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Week 4 Term 2.Things that ‘Go Away’

May 21, 2016 by Erin Hill Sketching

Every week we set you a few more challenges in sketching. For week 4 it was first watercolours for New Sketchers and ‘Things going away’ for General classes. We’ve talked about planning your page and thumbnails a lot this week. That’s because without getting some idea of what the simple shapes are and how they fit, you are guessing how your sketch will turn out. Take ownership of what you want. Plan your thumbnails and lose the fear. We want […]

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Boston MA Sketch Workshop

January 4, 2014 by Erin Hill Sketching

My next Travel Sketching Workshop will be in Boston, MA, USA.  May 14,15,16th 2014. It will be 3days from 10am – 1pm each day. Cost $US 300 for the 3 days. If you are in Canada or the US, then this is for you. More details here. Book now. ©ErinHill2014

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