Art adventures - Sketchbook Skool

One of the online art classes I’ve been taking over the last year to help with my watercolours is Sketchbook Skool.

I’ve done all three semesters they’ve run so far (and am currently behind on the fourth due to cunningly scheduling two classes at once). Each semester runs for six weeks with six different teachers who are well known urban sketchers, illustrators, mixed media artists, watercolourists, art journallers, reportage artists, just to name a few. All of who give you different things to try (materials, techniques, ideas). It’s a great way to be exposed to a wide variety of artists and learn from them for a reasonable price.

Each week you get a series of videos from the teacher about them, about their art, doing demonstrations and then setting homework assignments. Then you go away and do the assignment and come back and share (if you want to) online.

I can’t say I’ve loved every assignment but most of them are fascinating. And I’ve often had ones I thought I would hate or that wouldn’t interest me that I ended up really enjoying. It’s another way to experiment, to learn along with beginners and experienced students and artists around the world and lots of fun. Though, fair warning, it can lead to a rapidly increasing wish list of art materials and books to acquire.

Here’s a few samples of my assignments from the class (Sorry, some of the photos are not fantastic, I’ve gotten better at taking pics of art since I started SBS.)