Sketchbook Revival is back starting at the end of this month! There were some realllllly good sessions last year so I’m looking forward to this year’s line up.
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How much it is? I’m not finding any info without signing up.
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It’s free but you do have to put in your name and email.
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Sorry, I should have added that. Thank you for clarifying, @AIMR!
@Edel there are a bajillion session in the time the revival runs. I watch the ones I want the most first and then any that look vaguely interesting. The sessions are free during the event and for I think a few days to a week after. There is a paid, $67 VIP option that gives you lifetime access to all sessions plus extras. I have yet to spring for the paid option on any of these workshop fests.
If anyone is interested in the the Mastering Mixed Media Expo that @photojenn posted about a few weeks ago, it’s also free and running for a few more days. I’m still playing catch up but there have been some great sessions so far. These are my faves:
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I am also doing the Mixed Media, but I find that most of the sessions are just not my style. I do like to learn more about the techniques, though. I am fascinated by the layering.
I did spring for the VIP only because I haven’t had a lot of time lately. If I can find three lessons I like, I am happy to pay for them.
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I’m trying to watch as many as possible, even if my gut reaction to the piece they’re making is “Ack, no! I HATE IT.” Because sometimes they use a technique or supply I wouldn’t have thought of.
The way Christa Forrest layers neocolors over acrylic paint is surprising and so effective. The use of india ink on the base of that Panda or the layering of Neocolor, gouache, and then posca pen on the polar bear (plus using a layer of neocolor below gesso to give the white depth) was also super interesting.
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Yes…I am always a little hesitant to mix mediums but everything seems “fixable”. I often shout out STOP…because so many of the cool things seemed to get covered up, but in the end, you can see how or why something was done.
I remember we did a lesson with @geekgirl where the background was so pretty…and then we covered the entire thing with gesso…I gasped, but it was one of my favorite pieces ever! I have learned to stop and take a photo or scan the backgrounds I love before proceeding…it is like getting two for one!
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I don’t watch many lessons anymore because I found all I was doing was watching lessons and not actually making anything, but when I do I’m usually trying to learn their techniques. I think most classes usually have at least one or two good tidbits in them but the time cost to get them can be too high sometimes.
@Tapestry shared the Christa Forrest lesson with me and I really enjoyed it. I had never thought to layer neocolors over acrylics and it was interesting to see how she applied the paint.
I’ve been playing more with adding colored pencils on top of watercolor sketches and really enjoying it. I think for a while I got stuck in the one supply per project mindset (after going from using all the mixed media techniques in all the pieces). Art is so fascinating because there aren’t really any rules.
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I resonate with that so much. I seldom make the exact thing from the video. I try to jot down a quick note in my little art journal about anything I want to try, though. But 90% of these I’m “watching” while working, so they only have half my attention and I can go back and watch specific bits later that I really need to see. Thus I appreciate sessions where the person talks the entire time over ones with long blocks of silence or music and just subtitles.
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Me too! I’ll usually throw on a random YouTube video while I’m making art and only half listen to it. If they have long sections with music or subtitles I go to another video.
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What are the dates for this? There’s a gigantic lack of specifics provided without typing in an e-mail…
May 27th - June 9th
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Thanks!
(…and that will not work for something to do with my kid after school lets out, since she’s still in school for another week after that, phoey.)
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The way Christa Forrest layers neocolors over acrylic paint is surprising and so effective. The use of india ink on the base of that Panda or the layering of Neocolor, gouache, and then posca pen on the polar bear (plus using a layer of neocolor below gesso to give the white depth) was also super interesting.
That all sounds really intriguing. I’ll try and catch a few of those lessons before they get locked down. Thanks @Tapestry
And if there are any more interesting techniques can you let me know the names of the teachers, I’ve only one day to look at the free ones. I’m reluctant to pay, as I find I never get around to looking at them x
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I’m only halway through but the way Dylan Sara does his initial sketch is unusual and his end piece is lovely:
It’s worth watching the first half at least and possibly the whole thing. I’ll let your know if any of the others have anything truly original as far as technique.
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Is anyone planning on doing ICAD this year (June 1-July 31)? I wasn’t, but I recently went through some of our old threads from this craftalong, and the next thing I knew I was buying more index cards just in case 
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Link to the Index Card a Day landing page for reference:
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I haven’t ever done it, but I’m thinking of signing up. It would be a good discipline to do something every day
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I always think I will do it and never do.
Or only do a few days. I’ve been in a craft slump so maybe this is low pressure enough to get back in the swing of things
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I’m anticipating doing a leisurely version of it. I can tell I’m not going to be into the full-on commitment this year, but I kind of want to play along as the mood strikes.
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I have a long weekend so I could plan ahead and paint up a bunch of backgrounds
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