Description
Date : March 10th – April 26th
Length: 5 Weeks
Level : All Levels Welcome
This class will focus on techniques and materials common to sketching landscapes. Topics that will be covered include simplifying subjects commonly found in landscapes such as various types of flora, rocks, and architecture. In addition we will be going over some of the more technical topics like freehand perspective and composition. Great for all levels!
Materials
Required Supplies
Sketchbook 11” x 14” range
Ruler
Small triangle 30/60/90
A variety of pens (micron and zebra are my favorites)
A variety of pencils 4b, 2b, hb, 2h
A razorblade and sanding pad recommended
Kneeded eraser
Vinyl eraser
Erik Gist
Erik M. Gist received his B.A. from SDSU in 1998. He began studying with Jeff Watts in 1996, three years later he began to teach and has done so ever since. Erik has worked in the video game industry as a concept designer and 3-D artist and is now working as a freelance illustrator. Erik’s clients include Marvel Comics, D.C. Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Disney, Audible, Wizards of the Coast, Upperdeck, Boom! Studios, Palladium Books, Blizzard Entertainment, Viking Childrens Books, Monkey Brain Books, Quart Publishing, and Chiat-Day. His work can be seen in Spectrum: the best in fantastic art including a nomination in 2018, and Aphrodesia: art of the female form 1 . Along with a Spectrum nomination, he has been nominated for an Illie Award, a Pulp Ark Award, a Chesley Award, and multiple Horror Comic Awards including one win. For more information about Erik’s art please visit his website at www.erikgist.com.
