Course 1: Basic course in freehand drawing & watercolour sketching the architecture & landscape
Again in spring 2024
Registration from January 2024
COURSES & WORKSHOPS All LineScape workshops and courses have an emphasis on drawing.
Depending upon their focus, they can happen outdoors under the open sky, in architecture offices or in artist studios. If desired, specific workshops and excursions can be organized, both for individuals and small groups. Courses can also be certified as continuing professional education by architecture chambers.
Anyone can learn to draw. This wonderful creative act gives us a freedom to explore and express… and with the right motivational instruction, it’s always a lot of fun. My courses are not just for professional designers, they can be conceived at every level and for anyone who enjoys drawing.
If you have a specific idea for a drawing course or workshop, please email me: info@linescape.de
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Course 2: Advanced watercolor sketching the architecture & landscape
Again in spring 2024
Registration from January 2024 -
New workshops: All day drawing in Munich & Regensburg
Open air sketching
Regensburg: July 8th, 2023
Munich Glyptothek/ Königsplatz: May 5th, 2023 -
Seminar: How to draw effective, convincing garden plans
Probably from October/November 2023
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All courses are generally held in German, however individual English supervision is always possible.
Course 1: Basics in freehand drawing & watercolour / sketching architecture & landscape in Trentino Italy
Advanced training event 2023-149606-0001 of the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Architects*
June 08 - 11th, 2023
The wonderful region around Lake Garda provides a rich setting for drawing and watercolour painting en plein air. Learning to be creative is easy and especially enjoyable, when surrounded by such an infinite array of inspirational motifs. Perceived impressions are held on paper, and can be expressed in very personal ways using lines, gestures and colours.
This intensive 4-day course involves several day trips around the Lago di Garda and Trentino.
Participants
This course is for everyone who would like to start sketching and watercolour painting outdoors. It is also open to those who have already painted and would like to refresh their knowledge. The beginner, as well as the experienced sketcher/ painter, can find plenty of challenging motifs in this course.
We will learn and practice:
- Putting quick and sovereign lines on paper.... arriving at the first linescapes:-)
- Constructing a drawing... from the large overall form to the minute detail
- Getting proportions right
- Seeing a good picture, principles of good composition
- Drawing what is important, leaving out what is not
- Perspective vision (basic)
- Expressive watercolour techniques
- Shade, shadows and spatial effects
The course is limited to small groups (min. 10 to max. 18 people). The course is held in German, but English supervision is always possible.
*Recognition/Registration No.: 2023-149606-0001. This event is recognized by the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Architects as continuing education with a scope of 36 teaching hours for members and a scope of 16 teaching hours for architects/urban planners in internship for all disciplines.
Our day trips include drawing in:
- Riva del Garda
- Torbole / Malcesine
- Arco
- Castello Toblino
Course price and registration
- Course 499 € plus VAT* (Course + Daytrips to the locations)
- Special price for architecture chamber members / BDLA members 449 € plus VAT* (Course + Daytrips to the locations)
- Special price students 199 € plus VAT* (Course * Daytrips to the locations)
Registration starts March 2023
For individual consultation or further information about the courses: info@linescape.de
Course 2: Advanced watercolour sketching / architecture & landscape in Veneto
On request July 2023
The wonderful region around Veneto provides a rich setting for drawing and watercolour painting en plein air. We are surrounded by an infinite array of inspirational motifs, both architectural gems and natural settings. Our perceived impressions are held on paper, and can be expressed in very unique ways using lines, gestures and colours, often arriving at very personal visualizations of the places seen and graphic effects.
This intensive 4-day course involves several day trips in Padua, Vicenza (Villa Rotonda) and Bassano del Grappa.
Participants
This course is conceived for those who have already drawn and watercolour sketching outdoors, and is ideal for architects and landscape architects, as well as for students of creative disciplines. The day trips to the different cities offer motifs, which are varied and, at times, complex. However, even the less experienced sketcher and painter can choose simpler motifs for their pictures, and, with practice, can achieve increasingly sophisticated scenes and images in a short space of time.
We will learn and practice:
- Putting quick and sovereign lines on paper... review of basic steps.
- Constructing a perspective: 1 point, 2 point and aerial
- Seeing a good picture: the principles of good composition and emphasis
- Reduction and perception: Highlighting what is important, leaving out what is not
- Expressive colour applications, working with gestures and techniques to achieve unique effects
- Achieving spatial effects: implementing shade and shadows
- Arriving at a personal style, experimenting with abstraction and gesture
The course is limited to small groups (min. 10 to max. 18 people). The course is held in German, but English supervision is always possible.
Day trips include
Padua, Vicenza (Villa Rotonda), Bassano del Grappa and Monselice
Course price and registration
- Course €499 plus VAT* (Course + Day trips to the locations)
Special price students €299 plus VAT* (Course + Day trips to the locations)
* Organization of the drawing excursion on request/ in cooperation with Zeitler Reisen, Unterschleissheim
Organisation on request
For individual consultation or further information about the courses: info@linescape.de
Registration
All day drawing in Munich & Regensburg Spring 2023
These courses are intensive day trips, where we travel to inner city areas to practice sketching outside, improve our techniques and learn to sharpen our perception.
Freehand drawing and watercolour sketching in Regensburg
- July 8th 2023
- Drawing and watercolor painting in the old town and on the banks of the Danube from 1 to 5 p.m.
- Course price €59 (per Person incl. VAT)
- Price includes course instruction and individual supervision by Prof. Dr. Wilk
- Travel to and from Regensburg is not included
- Drawing materials must be brought by the participants (list will be emailed before the course begins)
- Minimum 7, maximum 16 participants
Freehand drawing and watercolour sketching in Munich
- 5th May 2023
- Drawing in the Hofgarten Munich/ Königsplatz & Glyptothek (in case of bad weather) from 1 to 5 p.m.
- Course price €59 (per Person incl. VAT.)
- Price includes course instruction and individual supervision by Prof. Dr. Wilk
- Travel to and from Regensburg is not included
- Drawing materials must be brought by the participants (list will be emailed before the course begins)
- Minimum 7, maximum 16 participants
Registration for ALL DAY DRAWING is informal via email to Prof. Wilk: info@linescape.de
Register now by email
IDEAS FOR A COURSE?
Tell me what you’d like to learn and we can put together a course. Below are some examples of what we could do …
COURSES IN FREEHAND DRAWING AND SKETCHING
Drawing remains the most instinctive way to visualize first ideas quickly and expressively on paper. Confident, quick sketches can not only document what we see, they can also be part of communicating to others, and play an important role when designing and developing new concepts. Freehand drawing enhances creativity, gives us a personal freedom to explore, perceive and express the world around us. And not least, drawing and sketching is fun.
GOALS
LineScape courses can help increase confidence when drawing and communicating on paper, whether a quick sketch or a final presentation. Individual styles and graphic expression can become a distinct and recognizable signature feature.
Once confidence is achieved, drawing can be integrated into the daily routine and, in the planning professions, can help effectively persuade and communicate with others.
Workshops and courses with emphasis on freehand drawing, sketching and illustration can be conceived to meet individual needs, from beginners’ level to advanced courses, even in combination with digital media (Photoshop).
TARGET GROUPS
Courses can be put together for professional landscape architects, planners and designers, as well as for laypersons and enthusiasts.
POSSIBLE TOPICS AND THEMES
- Quick sketching, contour drawing and construction
- Drawing spaces/ principles of perspective
- Rendering and surfaces, light and shadows
- Still life, observation i.e. people, vegetation
- Drawing and digital enhancement
- Artistic themes, abstraction and reduction, style and expression
COURSES IN WATERCOLOUR SKETCHING
The linework of a hand drawing can be uniquely enhanced with watercolours, and amplified with gestures and effects.
These LineScape courses involve visiting inspiring landscapes and cities, and drawing on site. Being outside heightens the senses and sharpens our observational skills. The resulting drawings are often very personal and expressive, since seeing is selective and participants can focus on what interests them.
The drawing courses that happen outside of our daily environments and routine, especially the excursions in Italy, offer many inspirational motifs for drawing. The break from the digital world and the immersion in beautiful landscapes often gives the mind a freedom to explore new ideas with pencil and brush.
GOALS
These artistic and creative drawing courses not only train graphic skills, they fine-tune perception and observation, offering the possibility to achieve individual creative expression.
TARGET GROUPS
Architects, landscape architects and designers, as well as anyone who enjoys drawing and watercolour sketching under the open sky.
Basic drawing skills are desirable but courses can be fine-tuned to any level.
POSSIBLE TOPICS AND THEMES
- Basics of freehand drawing and sketching (indoors and outdoors)
- Drawing three dimensional objects and spaces
- Principles of perspective and construction
- Exploring graphic styles and effects
- Day trips and excursions to landscape and urban areas, individual drawing/ emphasis on site (landscape/ architecture/ botanical studies/ details/ urban sketching…)
Ideas?
Courses and excursions can be organized according to your needs and wishes.
They can happen in universities and colleges, or in offices and studios. Whether you are a professional planner, landscape architect, a drawing enthusiast or student group, a course and theme can be conceived and suited to you.
Please send me an email: info@linescape.de.
COURSES & WORKSHOPS All LineScape workshops and courses have an emphasis on drawing.
Depending upon their focus, they can happen outdoors under the open sky, in architecture offices or in artist studios. If desired, specific workshops and excursions can be organized, both for individuals and small groups. Courses can also be certified as continuing professional education by architecture chambers.
Anyone can learn to draw. This wonderful creative act gives us a freedom to explore and express… and with the right motivational instruction, it’s always a lot of fun. My courses are not just for professional designers, they can be conceived at every level and for anyone who enjoys drawing.
If you have a specific idea for a drawing course or workshop, please email me: info@linescape.de