Travel Sketching: At Home or Abroad with Katy Vigeland

Taught by Katy Vigeland
Class FAQs
Ages 16+ 

Join this Travel Sketching class and unlock your creativity while exploring the art of capturing the essence of your travel experiences. Whether you’re wandering through city streets, relaxing at a café, or immersing yourself in nature, this class teaches you how to quickly identify your subject and sketch your surroundings with your personal unique style. Learn techniques for quick, expressive contour ink drawings and how to create depth using light and shadow with watercolor. Ideal for beginners and seasoned sketchers alike, this class offers tips on sketching with minimal tools, so you can travel light and always be ready to document your adventures!

Required Supply List
Purchasing supplies at the Art Department keeps us in business. Thank you for choosing local! All regular-priced supplies are available at 20% off from Art Department for this class.  

• 1 Small watercolor set 8-12 colors or gouache set

• 1 Waterbrush size Medium or Large

• 1 Waterbrush size small

• 1 Black Waterproof Bold brush or bullet style Pen (Pitt brush nib, or Dual Marker or Micron Pigma Graphic 1, or Micron Pigma Brush).

• 1 Black pigmented waterproof ink pen (Pitt Pens: F or M, or Micron: 05, 08, or PN, or Copic Multiliner:  .5 or .7

• 3 Colored Pencils (your favorite colors)

• 3 Brush Tipped Markers (your favorite colors)

• Glue Stick

• Graphite pencil

• Posca Paint Marker PC-5 medium bullet tip Any primary or secondary color

• 1 HahnemUhle Zig Zag hardback book 5.8 x 4.1 OR 5.8 x 8.3

Optional but Helpful

Phone with camera and flashlight
Small lightweight chair (camp stool or tripod)