Swatching is a great, fundamental way to test out new art supplies, or to kick off a new project. (It's also a really great way to still create through a creative slump!) In this class, I'll show students some of my preferred ways of creating swatches, to give them a sense of what a helpful tool this can be, while also encouraging them to try out different methods to discover what best suits them. It's such an easily customizable tool that they don't have to settle for a one-size-fits-all!

This class is designed to help students break in their new art supplies, or even to dust off old supplies that haven’t been used in awhile. Students will learn the purpose behind a swatch sheet, which helps them to not only get a feel for their pens, like how they write on different kinds of paper, but also to get to see how the actual colors show up on the page. (On a personal note, I can't tell you how many pens I've returned because they didn't look how I'd expected, or I didn't like how they felt against the paper!)

I will explain to students a few different ways swatches can be practically applied per their needs - testing new pens, keeping track of colors for a specific project, or comparing across different brands - as well as demonstrating how different kinds of paper can affect how a pen looks, which is important in project planning. For their final project, the students will each create their own swatches along with me, and upload them to the class project so I can see what they've created!

The best part is there is no previous skill needed to complete this class, and there are no special tools beyond whatever pens, markers, or even colored pencils they already have on hand and wish to use. There’s no special paper need either, printer paper works fine, or even any notebook they have lying around nearby. The more they practice with swatching, the more they'll hone and develop their own personal preferences.

This class is for:

• Illustrators

• Doodlers / Zentanglers

• Letterers

• Calligraphers

• Bujo-ers

• Designers

• Visual Artists

• Anyone who likes to organize their supplies

• Anyone with unused supplies being saved for a special occasion

Tiffany Boreing

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