Art Along | Sketchbook Share Club

Sketchbook Share Club is a casual, student-led on-going class, which means that it meets weekly and subscribers are charged accordingly every Sunday morning. Learners may cancel their subscription at any time. For this class, that means that learners will have the opportunity to share their recent artworks with a group of like-minded artists and draw along with them. Young artists may share any artwork they have worked on within a month of the class, whether it be a doodle, sketch, or finished pieces. Sketchbook Share aims to make art more collaborative by giving young artists a friendly space to share their artwork, art techniques, and tips & tricks about art!

Every week class will begin with a new drawing exercise such as: a prompt, blind contour drawing, composition sketches, mark making exercises, or value scales, among others. This five to ten minute drawing exercise will get creative juices flowing that will help focus our brains on the art! After our exercise is over, young artists will share their recent artworks with the class. Each artist will share one artwork at a time, and we will go around the group as many times as time allows. When an artist shares their work, they will be expected to give context about the work (What kind of art is it? What was it made with? What was the inspiration or idea behind the work? Is it complete or a work in progress? What else is there to say about the artwork?) and tell everyone what kind of feedback (Suggestions Please!, Just the Good Stuff, Only Sharing!) they would like to receive. Then, their peers will share their thoughts on the artwork. During discussion, learners will be encouraged to ask questions about the artworks and share tips, tricks, and methods. 

Sketchbook Share Club will provide a Critique Guide that covers the basics of formal art critique, a Feedback Guide to help young artists frame their conversations, and an Elements of Art Guide that outlines the seven elements of art with helpful descriptive language and examples.

Schedule is subject to change based on section and learner needs. Since this is a learner-led, discussion based class, this schedule outlines the exercises that will be taught each week.

Fall 2023 Session: 
Week of September 11th | Blind contours
Week of September 18th | Simple Object Drawing
Week of September 25th | Zentangles
Week of October 2nd | Shading Methods: Hatching and Cross Hatching
Week of October 9th | Shading Methods: Stippling