Join a conversation between nature journal educators about how to help students overcome the fear of drawing or writing in nature journals. From the Nature Journal Educator’s Forum, July 29, 2020. Read More
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Teaching with Phenomena (video)
Join a conversation between nature journal educators about using phenomena to drive science teaching. From the Nature Journal Educator’s Forum, August 5, 2020. Read More
Drawing Nests and Complex Overlapping Texture (video)
Learn easy tricks to create the texture of bird nests, suggesting overlapping fibers and grasses. Techniques demonstrated with graphite, watercolor, gouache, and gel pen. Read More
Drawing Mammal Gaits: Walk and Trot (video)
Understanding the leg positions as horses and other quadrupeds walk and trot will help you see posture and body position when you are observing animals and to be able to draw what you see. In this workshop, we combine video and still photography to help us learn, understand, and draw. Read More
How to Draw Foreshortened Horses (video)
Learn how to draw horses from a 3/4 view. We look at tricks to simplify the masses of a horse’s body and details of how the muscles shape the body. Read More
Sharing Journaling with Youngsters (video)
Join the Nature Journal Workshop where educators around the globe share and discuss ideas to better teach nature journaling. Today we explore ways of connecting young people to nature with journaling.SHOW MORE Read More
How to Draw Bears (video)
Learn how to draw bears! Let’s start with a breakdown of relevant anatomy and structure. Then learn to suggest fur texture. Wrap it up with fast sketching at the Oakland Zoo’s Grizzly wading pool. Read More
Nature Journaling at Edgewood Park (video)
Join John Muir Laws and Bay Nature Magazine for a walk in the woods and a chance to explore mysteries in the trees. Read More
How to Draw a California Condor in Flight (video)
Learn how to draw a California Condor in flight. John Muir Laws walks viewers through his process of analyzing a photograph and constructing a drawing using graphite and watercolor. Read More
Drawing Penguins (video)
Learn how to combine volumetric forms, contour lines, and an understanding of anatomy to help you draw penguins. Live workshop, July 30, 2020. Read More