San Francisco Zoo, Education Center

In preparation for our Hawk Hill adventure, let's focus on how to draw soaring raptors. Learn relevant wing anatomy and the differences between the major groups of hawks. We will explore how to quickly block in flying hawks with a few lines. Get tricks to help you foreshorten the wings of soaring raptors and develop Read More

Master the five-minute landscape as you develop your plein-aire toolkit. Learn how to show depth in your landscapes (or any drawing). Discover tricks to help you quickly draw forests without getting sick of drawing trees. Explore simple guidelines to enhance your compositions. Experience the simplicity of the four value system. Bonus: Each participant will receive a value viewfinder, my favorite home-made tool to help with composition and Read More

Learn how to draw curling petals and leaves. Does the thought of drawing an iris with crazy wavy petals sound scary to you? Learn tricks and techniques to master twisted leaves and petals and how to handle some of the subtleties of foreshortening leaves. These tricks will allow you to show the nuance and individuality of each Read More

Learn techniques for fast field sketching. Some drawing tools allow you to easily create tone and values without a lot of fussing around. If you like the look and feel of one of these techniques, consider incorperating these tools into your sketching kit. Jack will demonstrate techniques using:soft graphite pencil and blending tool (egret demonstration) Read More

When you hit the trail for a day of nature journaling, you want to have all your favorite items at your fingertips. The more accessible you make your journal kit, the more likely you will be to get it out and use it. If your journal is buried somewhere in your backpack and it is Read More