Term 4 has begun!

October 16, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

Term 4 has begun, with New sketchers learning all about the joys of Travel Sketching the Erin Hill way, and returning students continuing with class mates whom have now become friends, as they delve deeper into the fascinating and fun world of Sketching. Tuesday Manly General  Everything is interesting when you sketch it, even broccoli and cauliflower! We had a great time settling into class taking time to really observe detail, texture and tone. We developed our skills in hatching, […]

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Our last class for term 3, 2017

September 24, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

As always, we have a celebratory class when we reach our last class for the term.  A fabulous location is chosen, and we celebrate. We have achieved so much during term. For some it was the first tentative steps of making our marks on paper, for others we have continued to sketch whilst life goes on around us. We have made new friends, had many wonder filled experiences and our life as sketchers makes life well worth living! See many […]

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Term 3 week 9. Seascapes, water and intrinsic shapes

September 18, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

We are almost at the end of term. Can you believe it’s here already? Where did the time go? What vast improvements can be seen in this weeks sketches. It all seems to come together in the last few weeks. Take a look and see. Manly Tuesday General One of those gorgeous spring days, no wind! Over coffee we prepared our paints, lots of thumbnail swatches of colour and chinagraph to build our confidence before heading out. A huge vista, […]

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Term 3, Week 8. Bikes and Sketching our days…

September 11, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

What a gorgeous week we had. Out and about, sketching bikes and for the general classes, sketching our days, learning new skills around journalling and telling a story with our sketches. Manly Tuesday General This week it’s all about travel vignettes. How to capture small snapshots of a place, small details that help describe what you see and experience. We talked about page layout and the impact of white space on the page. Lovely work, you’ve definitely told the Manly […]

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Term 3. Week 7. people, fashion and mannequins.

September 4, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

What a week of people sketching. New Sketchers learnt new skills sketching people for the first time, and the General classes took to the shopping districts to sketch mannequins, fashion and shop windows. Manly Tuesday General We discovered today that mannequins are a great way to practise people & fashion, AND mannequins don’t move away like real people do. Lots of colour and movement in your sketches, I think you even surprised yourselves, yes, you can sketch people and they […]

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Term 6. Week 6. Natural objects and perspective.

August 28, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

Welcome to week 6. What a relaxing lovely week it has been. Students have been learning new skills looking at detail, contrast and found natural objects. The sun has been shining and our New Sketchers learnt about eye level perspective. Take a look and see the brilliant work. Manly Tuesday General Such a creative day in the studio today, honing our observations skills. Where are the lights & darks, how best to capture that texture or make that sketch pop? […]

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Term 3 Week 5 Gorgeous buildings and Windy days

August 21, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

Welcome to the week 5 overview. Gosh we had a windy week! It didn’t stop us from  getting out our sketch books though, and taking refuge in our favourite local cafes. Take a look at the wonderful work… Manly Tuesday General A wonderful day to sketch the bell tower but first a warmup looking at window details. This was a great opportunity to create sandstone colours and to study reflections in the glass. The bell tower was perfect for looking […]

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Term 3 Week 4 Animals and Trees

August 12, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

Welcome to week 4 of Erin Hill Travel Sketching Classes. Tuesday Manly General As one of our sketchers said, “Harry Hartog is the most wonderful creative oasis…”. Surrounded by books, music, coffee and welcoming staff, how could we not have a great time? Well done everyone, you really let your animal instincts run wild.   Wednesday The Rocks General This weeks theme was animals. But my renegade class rebelled and choose people instead. They wanted to go deeper with learning […]

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Term 3. Week 3. Boats and Water.

August 5, 2017 by Erin Hill Sketching

Welcome to week 3 of sketching (for some its week 2). We are in the middle of winter, and for some in Manly, it’s been sunny. Sketching by the bay has been spectacular. Take a look and see…   Manly General Tuesday A great day to be enjoying views of Manly Cove filled with yachts just waiting to be sketched. To warm up and get to know our subject we filled pages with loose boat shapes, but these cheeky shapes […]

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