What we’re about
This is a free group for anybody interested in drawing and painting (beginners welcome!). Subjects can be varied: architecture, people, landscapes, scientific illustration, fantasy drawing, illustrated journaling, creating graphic novels, crafting illustrated books, making nice birthday cards, and more.
It is very much open to and meant for beginners, i.e. people who haven't done much drawing or painting since Kindergarten. Put another way, this is *not* a group intended for advanced or expert artists—although those would be most welcome if they want to share their expertise or just wish to practice in a friendly, non-judgemental group.
To emphasize: we assume that most new members of the group can't draw very well... because the organizers also can't =)
We will practice basic concepts such as linear perspective or figure drawing, go shopping for materials together, meet in the park/city/museum/mountain to do sketching walks, sit down for longer sessions to produce complete works, create collaborative illustrated books over a long period... anything, really!
The activities will all be free of charge (except for operational costs if there are any; e.g. if we ever go on a trip or want to hire a model for figure drawing at some point). There is no formal training being offered here, just friendly—and potentially wrong =)—advice from your fellow Müncheners that are also trying to learn how to draw.
Materials can be as varied as we wish, but they could include:
- Sketchbooks and blocks of varying sizes and paper thickness (depending on whether you want to use watercolors).
- Pencils (mechanical and/or traditional).
- Ink of any sort (markers, pens, fountain pens).
- Watercolors & brushes.
- Crayons.
- Gel pens.
- Gouache.
- ...and anything else that you want to draw or paint with (beet juice, anyone? Coffee?).
To begin with, though, just get yourself some blank paper (best without lines), a pencil (mechanical is fine, maybe even better), and anything with black ink and a sharp tip (a regular ball-point pen is fine to start, but an ultra-fine waterproof marker/fountain-pen would be better).
