In week one, Catherine Bobkoski introduces foundational concepts for building a sketchbooking practice. You’ll begin with warm-up exercises focusing on CSI lines to develop clean linework. Catherine will then guide you through creating a value scale with watercolor pencils, followed by monochrome sketches of simple and complex objects to explore light and shadow on forms. By the end of this lesson, you’ll have a solid understanding of linework, values, and the introductory properties of watercolor, laying the groundwork for more advanced sketches.

Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.