{"product_id":"virtual-open-studio-virtual-open-studio-thumbnail-sketches-for-landscapes-or-favorite-photo-on-your-camera-roll","title":"Virtual Open Studio - Virtual Open Studio – Thumbnail Sketches for Landscapes or Favorite Photo on Your Camera Roll","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirtual Open Studio – Thumbnail Sketches for Landscapes or Favorite Photo on Your Camera Roll\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThursday, September 17th | 7:30 – 9:00 pm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn this Open Studio, we'll explore the simple but powerful practice of \u003cb\u003ethumbnail sketches\u003c\/b\u003e—small, quick drawings that artists use to plan a painting before beginning the final piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWe'll look at why artists use thumbnails and how these little sketches can help us explore composition, placement, light and dark, and the overall feeling of a landscape before we commit to a larger painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMini Exploration: Landscape Thumbnail Sketches in Your Art Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWe'll begin with a short guided lesson and create a series of simple thumbnail sketches using \u003cb\u003elandscape photos from our phones\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBring a favorite landscape photo - or a few photos -you've taken or saved on your phone. It could be a place you've visited, a beautiful view, a sunset, a favorite outdoor spot, or simply an image that speaks to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eYou'll explore:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e• simplifying a landscape into basic shapes and forms\u003cbr\u003e• experimenting with different compositions and viewpoints\u003cbr\u003e• looking at light and dark values\u003cbr\u003e• deciding what to include - and what to leave out\u003cbr\u003e• trying several ideas quickly without worrying about perfection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThese small sketches will help you look at your favorite photo in a new way and begin making artistic choices about how you might turn it into a painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWe'll use these thumbnail studies to help prepare for our \u003cb\u003elandscape or photo from your phone painting in the following Open Studio\u003c\/b\u003e, where you'll have the opportunity to take one of your ideas and develop it into a larger painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThere is no right or wrong way to create a thumbnail. They're quick, loose, and simply a tool to help you see your ideas before you paint them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterials Needed:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eArt Journal, sketchbook, or mixed-media paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003ePencil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eEraser\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eBlack or gray marker (optional)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eRuler (optional)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eYour phone with 1–3 favorite landscape photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eColored pencils or watercolor pencils (optional)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can find some of my favorite art supplies on my \u003cb\u003eAmazon Affiliate Supply List\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.christinesartworld.com\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eChristine’s Art World Amazon Affiliate Supply List\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAfter the mini lesson, you can:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003econtinue creating landscape thumbnail sketches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003edevelop one of your ideas further\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003eor work on your own project during the remainder of Open Studio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eLet this be a time to slow down, explore some possibilities, and discover how a few small sketches can help bring a larger painting to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christine's Art World","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45384725692531,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/4828\/9651\/files\/CopyofCopyofCopyofCopyofCopyofVirtualOpenStudio-TheMoon.png?v=1787343471","url":"https:\/\/www.christinesartworld.com\/products\/virtual-open-studio-virtual-open-studio-thumbnail-sketches-for-landscapes-or-favorite-photo-on-your-camera-roll","provider":"Christine's Art World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}