Urban Tree Canopies
Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 9am to 12pm
Location: Peninsula Park
Instructor: Rita Sabler
Trees are a vital element to the health of any urban setting. They filter light, create intricate textures, and mark seasonal changes. Yet, drawing natural looking greenery could be challenging–some sketchers complain their trees look like over-stylized heads of broccoli, others get lost in the overwhelming complexity of vegetation. We will learn how to capture different elements of a tree and how to use color and shading to make sense of light and shadow to imply urban forests.
Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 9am to 12pm
Location: Peninsula Park
Instructor: Rita Sabler
Trees are a vital element to the health of any urban setting. They filter light, create intricate textures, and mark seasonal changes. Yet, drawing natural looking greenery could be challenging–some sketchers complain their trees look like over-stylized heads of broccoli, others get lost in the overwhelming complexity of vegetation. We will learn how to capture different elements of a tree and how to use color and shading to make sense of light and shadow to imply urban forests.
Sunday, September 21, 2025 from 9am to 12pm
Location: Peninsula Park
Instructor: Rita Sabler
Trees are a vital element to the health of any urban setting. They filter light, create intricate textures, and mark seasonal changes. Yet, drawing natural looking greenery could be challenging–some sketchers complain their trees look like over-stylized heads of broccoli, others get lost in the overwhelming complexity of vegetation. We will learn how to capture different elements of a tree and how to use color and shading to make sense of light and shadow to imply urban forests.
Learning Goals:
use of texture in ink and watercolor
shadows
mixing greens
parsing out shapes using values