Trees & Stumps

A 2-3hr workshop that will cover sketching with waterproof ink on watercolour paper. You will be taught line and shading techniques to build up tone in a drawing that will be useful for watercolour & ink workshops.

This is an excellent introduction workshop for people that have not sketched with ink pens or on watercolour paper before.

Each student will be supplied with all the materials needed for the class.


Skills you have learned

After you have learned how to use your pens with different hatching techniques you will then use these new skills to start sketching trees and stumps.

The course will be follow by example, Osborne will explain each technique while sketching in ink.


Quick sketching and placement on a page

Example of finished artwork framed and mounted

Materials Supplied

This is a list of materials that each student will be supplied with to use on the day. (Please only take home your paper artworks.)

Materials to take home

  • A4 Cartridge Paper (exercises)
  • A4 Watercolour Paper (Main Artworks)

Materials to use then leave for next students at workshop

  • Uni Pin Waterproof Pen 0.05, 0.1, 0.3, 0.7
  • Reference Images in plastic sleeves.

Optional Materials

This is a list of optional materials students may wish to bring along to class.

  • iPad + Charger to display reference images on to paint from in class (Note A4 printout supplied if you don’t own an iPad or tablet)

Upcoming Workshops

Please check the upcoming workshop page for more details on times, location and cost.