Sketching Figures with Paint and Brushes

No matter what we do as artists, we have to, once in a while, go back to sketching: this is how we learn to draw rapidly, develop our eye-hand coordination, stop our “internal judge” from controlling our hand, find blissful effortlessness, and switch to the creative hemisphere of the brain. Of course the transition does not happen at once: it takes time and effort. Delving into this intense pace of sketching for the continuum of two classes, you will achieve this new level of ability. The value of this project goes beyond just learning to draw the body fast and accurately. The new facility to render momentarily and successfully what’s in front of you will encourage you to look forward to sketching everywhere and everything: your friends and family, your pets who don’t sit still, in coffee shops and on trains when travelling, etc. Sketching with brushes - instead of the “safe” charcoal or pencil - is a strategy based on psychology: our mind learns to adjust to discomfort and finds comfort and enjoyment.