This class will show you how you can capture the beauty of wildflowers in your sketchbook. We will take a look at basic sketching techniques and how to use them for drawing all kinds of flowers quickly and easily. We will explore a variety of fun mixed media techniques, including watercolor, ink and colored pencils. We'll try out interesting ways to portray flowers in your sketchbook, learn about mixing specific colors and how to add convincing shadows and finishing touches to your flower sketches to make them stand out.

Why take this class

Flowers are a beautiful and easy subject that can be found all around you, and botanical sketching is a wonderful way to learn more about them. Sketching wildflowers is a wonderful activity that never gets boring.

What you'll learn

• basic techniques for sketching flowers to create quick and realistic sketches
• watercolor layering techniques
• exploring a fun mixed media approach: combining watercolor, colored pencil and inks
• different ways to portray wildflowers in your sketchbook
• mixing accurate colors
• how to add shadows, details and textures to flower sketches to make them stand out
• how to keep your sketches loose but precise

I will share practical tips from my own botanical field sketching trips and show you what has worked best for me in the field and in the studio. You will create lots of wildflower sketches - from a basic pencil sketch to very detailed, colored flower portraits. You can choose if you prefer to do your sketches at home, or if you want to try out field sketching - which I can absolutely recommend!