Sketch Berlin’s iconic Museum Island with fellow artists while learning composition, linework & proportion in a relaxed outdoor session.
Why Go?
- Join us, the afternoon of Saturday, May 16th at 13:00 on Museum Island for an afternoon of sketching. We will meet in front of Humboldt Forum along Karl-Liebknecht Strasse to begin a day of deep seeing while improving our sketching skills. We’ll be meeting up with fellow Sketchers & Artists to practice our sketching skills while enjoying iconic historical architecture. We’ll be walking around to three separate sites on Museum Island where we will do guided warmups where we practice drawing composure, line weight, and proportion. These practice warmups will come with an accompanying set of worksheets to help you get started on your sketching journey no matter if you are a beginner or a professional. You will receive feedback while you sketch by the instructor, and will have time to practice what you’ve learned before moving on to the next subject. Museum Island is a place rich in details for drawing. There is no shortage of subjects to spend your time studying, admiring, and drawing.
- If this is your first time sketching or 100th time sketching, you can find subjects that are right for you. You don’t need to be a professional at all! You should just want to practice your sketching skills while meeting new people, and hopefully sketching a bit better than you did the day before.
- If this is your first time to Museum Island, please be aware that this is a tourist destination, and there will be tourists walking around in the area.
- We will be stopping to do at least 3 30 min sketches with the goal of improving our foundational drawing skills. Composition, line weight and proportion are foundational skills that every artist needs to develop in order to simplify a scene while communicating the necessary details for a viewer to see and feel a scene or detail. These are sketching skills that can be applied across artistic mediums.
- Bring your preferred drawing medium for 30 min sketches, and meet up with fellow Berlin sketchers. There are benches in the area, but you may wish to bring a small chair or cushion to make things more comfortable. Many find that if this is their first time drawing, a simple B4 or B6 pencil, and plain white paper is best to learn on. Others who enjoy ink will benefit equally from instruction.
- The drawings are purely for fun, and to get to know other artists and hobbyists in the area!
- (This meet-up does not include entry to any of the museums on museum island)
- Join us at 13:00 at the Humboldt Forum with our host – Elizabeth, we’ll get to know one another and then set out as a group to sketch around the island. We will sketch from 13:00-15:30, before going our separate ways.
What is Next ?
- WhatsApp Group: You will be added to the WhatsApp group dedicated for this event. This group is where you can connect with trip mates, coordinate arrival options and stay in touch.
- Trip Briefing: You will find a link in the WhatsApp group description to a detailed trip briefing document providing details on what to expect, how to prepare etc.
- Google Photos Album: You will find a link in the WhatsApp group description to the shared Google photos album where you can upload and view all shared photos and videos from the trip.
Other Things to Consider
- Please note that the program, as well as the venue is subject to change due to extreme weather conditions, as well as to the characteristics and size of the group.
- UNT reserves the right to cancel the trip, modify the route, change the accommodation or re-schedule hikes and without prior notice.
- UNT is not responsible for any loss, theft, damage or personal injury that occurs during the trip.
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