Workshop - Build a Colourful Drawing Practice - Fiona Rough (Nov. 1)

Sunday, November 1 - 11 - 2 pm

3-hour workshop. All levels.

Want to make art more regularly, but struggle to find the time?

Build a colourful creative practice that fits into your life using just a sketchbook, pencil crayons and the world around you.

Start small. Look closely. Draw in colour.

A relaxed, beginner-friendly workshop about building a regular creative practice with just a sketchbook and pencil crayons.

Participants will work small, draw from everyday objects and supplied reference photos, and explore colour through playful exercises.

The focus is on observation, experimentation and building a manageable art practice, rather than creating finished pieces.

Why this workshop?

• Low-cost, accessible materials
• Small-scale and manageable
• Easy to continue at home
• Combines observational drawing with colour exploration
• Encourages making art regularly, even in short sessions

What we’ll explore

Colour exercises

• Layering colour
• Pressure and saturation
• Warm and cool colour
• Limited palettes

Drawing from life

• Everyday objects
• Shape and proportion
• Colour relationships
• Simplifying what you see

Drawing from photos

• Working from supplied reference photos
• Using simple grids
• Simplifying shapes and values
• Small colour studies

Participants will leave with

• A series of small drawings and colour studies
• More confidence drawing from observation and photos
• Practical colour exercises to repeat
• Ideas and prompts for continuing a sketchbook practice

Materials Required

Pencil crayons: Bring whatever you already own. Artist-quality pencils such as Faber-Castell Polychromos or Goldfaber are great but not required.

Sketchbook: Small, spiral-bound, approximately 5.5 × 8.5”, with smooth white paper. Canson XL Mixed Media or similar.