In this “Ask Jack” session, John Muir Laws demonstrates how to draw shallow water, as well as ideas on how you can weave your pages together “post-hawk”. (May 2021) Read More
Category: Drawing Landscapes
Tips, tricks, and techniques to help you draw landscapes.
Drawing Denmark
In this “Ask Jack” session, we draw a landscapito of a field in Denmark, courtesy of participant Valters. John Muir Laws demonstrates how to render grass textures using some neat tricks, as well as how to create depth in your landscapito. Read More
Happy Little Trees
In honor of Bob Ross’s birthday, John Muir Laws led an enchanting workshop on October 29th, 2021, dressed as the man himself! In this workshop, he teaches how to draw happy little trees, as well as celebrate the spirit of kindness in community. Please join in! Read More
Bare Trees and Waterfalls
In this session of “Ask Jack” (April 2021), John Muir Laws shows us tips and tricks for drawing bare trees against landscapes and using Tombow markers, ballpoint pen, and more to render waterfalls across our pages. Read More
Block Diagrams and Circles
In this “Ask Jack” session, John Muir Laws demonstrates how to create visuals of cycles for observations of natural phenomena, as well as a review of how to create a block diagram. Read More
NJC: Episode 37, Block Diagram
Learn how to make a Block Diagram to help you describe the ecosystems you explore. This is a visual thinking tool that will help you think three-dimensionally as you explore. About The Nature Journal Connection Video Series In partnership with the Children’s Creativity Museum in San Francisco (https://creativity.org/), I worked with a team to produce Read More
Coastal Cliffs and Waves
Let John Muir Laws show you some problem-solving he did around drawing coastal landscapes. Play with different strategies and learn some fast ways to capture the effects of waves hitting the coastal cliffs, using watercolor, a white crayon, and pencil. Read More
Water Soluble Pencils
Join John Muir Laws in this “Ask Jack” session, where we explore creating a river landscapito using watercolor pencils, as well as some of the challenges in using them. Read More
Ask Jack: How to Draw Rocks!
Learn how to draw and emphasize planes and shadows of rocks using a ballpoint pen. Read More
Gouache Landscapitos on Toned Paper
Learn how to paint quick landscapitos on toned paper with watercolor and gouache. For this workshop, we will use the light value gouache palette for the lights and watercolor for the darks. The system is fast, simple, and fun. To create your own gouache kit like the one John Muir Laws is using, please view Read More