Two New Summer Courses (Starting in May!)


Ready to Draw All Summer?

Summer is the perfect time to deepen your drawing practice- and I’m excited to announce two special online courses starting in early May:

Sketchbook Development:
Quick Sketch Summer

Quick Sketch Summer is a focused, fast-paced version of our beloved Sketchbook Development course- designed to help you loosen up, build momentum, and fill your pages with energy, clarity, and intention!

Whether you’re filling a brand new sketchbook or diving back into one you’ve already started, this course is built to fit your goals. All experience levels are welcome. Come draw with us!

Long Worked Drawing:

Take your time: this course is all about deep focus and purposeful accumulation.

We’ll build a series of focused studies over several weeks, with space between sessions to explore methods & materials, refine your ideas, and work toward a final, resolved piece.

Perfect for artists looking to slow down, commit to a process, and push their drawings further.

I'm so excited to dive into these new courses this summer and take it both fast and slow- I hope you can join me: it'll be a lot of fun!

Lots of fun news coming soon, as always! Thanks for being a part of our community!

Happy drawing,
Evan

https://theopensketchbook.com

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