Sketching on the Spot with Bob Altwein
July 30, 2021
Description
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When: July 30th @ 11am
Join Urban Sketcher Bob Altwein for a demo packed with tips, tricks, and insights for sketching on the spot. Attendees will be shown a variety of sketching approaches including using fountain pen 
or pigment pen alone as well as combined with watercolour, coloured pencil and watercolours, acrylic watercolor and simply watercolour. Bob will discuss his experiences sketching around the world with topics ranging from commonplace subjects, people, objects, travel and social reportage. In Bob’s words, “Storytelling and how we see our world is an important component too. Let’s learn and discover more about: How mark making and colours can infuse an image with mood and atmosphere. What themes make good subject matter and engage the eye. The power of the page, working off the edge and having fun with composition.” Bob will also share some of his current favourite techniques, including using a variety of media all in one colour, sharpening twigs to draw with inks, and using white gel pen of black paper.
Bob’s Materials List
Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pen Black or Brown (M nib)
Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pen Indanthrene Blue (S nib)
Lamy fountain pen, medium nib, plus Lamy Fountain Pen Z 28
Converter (or piston-driven ink reservoir)
Staedtler Mars Lumograph 100 pencil 2B
Dip pen: either use a Dry fallen twig that is comfortable to hold, sharpened at one end to a point (with a camping knife) or a Speedball black and gold penholder #512 nib
Liquitex acrylic ink in Carbon Black (30 ml)
Uni-Ball White Gel Pen, 1 ml nib
Staedtler Double-hole tub pencil sharpener
Opus Essential watercolors mini tin set with 6 basic Colors: Hansa Yellow Medium, Quinacridone Burnt Orange, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Green, Burnt Sienna
Recommended optional colours:
Opus Essential Watercolour in Cobalt Turquoise
Qor Modern Watercolour in Titanium Buff
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolour in Carbazole Violet
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolour in Yellow Ochre
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolour in Aureolin or Cobalt Yellow
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolour in Pyrrol Red
Escoda Prado Tame (1462) rounds in #4, #8 & #14
Posca acrylic paint markers PC-M fine tip in various colours
Tree Cellulose (approx. 135lb/ 200gsm) watercolour or mixed media sketchbooks in various shapes and sizes
Register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Artist Bio
“Sketching for me is not only about mood, mark making or form. It also attempts to engage or to spark a narrative. My sketching practice is often inspired by commonplace or inconsequential objects and scenes, but also by people and faces and sometimes it is even through the gaze of social reportage. I enjoy a range of settings from urban to wilderness too. Finally, my sketching themes are sometimes done directly or simply; otherwise in a more elaborate or detailed way.” Bob Altwein