Edited by:
Antonio Bonanno

Biography

In person courses

29 November 2025 — 30 November 2025

Enrollment deadline

Registrations will be accepted within the limits of available places.

Language: Italiano
Total hours: 12
Cost: 190,00 €

Course with final certificate

Accessible with Italian Teacher Card

Agenda

29.11.2025 14:30–19:00
30.11.2025 09:30–18:00

Where my head is. Sketching lightly

Sketching is a basic drawing technique that requires a precise action, consisting of strokes parallel to each other and intersected, in different directions, in a regular manner. Sketching is therefore not a random operation.
The course is aimed at those who want to know the fundamental principles of creating chiaroscuro through the technique of ink sketching. This consists of crossing hundreds of thin lines with each other to create richly varied tones. The more these thin lines intertwine, the denser the tone becomes.
During the course you will create your own self-portrait from a photo. You will only work with lines and dots in Indian ink, afterwards you will use watercolours. Instead of the head, however, you will draw an object that will represent our idea of the moment, ‘where our head is’.

Illustration by Antonio Bonanno.

– How to ‘pull’ the lines.
Various exercises will be carried out for the correct execution of the technique and correct use of the tools to achieve it. Presentation of the various tools that can be used.
– Illustrators who have tackled the sketching technique in their own way. Modes of drafting.
– Study of values and tones (colour/grayscale ratio). Study of shadows and light. Study of textures.
– Watercolour: wet on dry.
– Watercolour: wet on wet.
– Realisation of an illustration with both techniques (watercolour + ink sketching).

Basic level of dexterity.

Technical art materials are the responsibility of the participant.
Sketchpad (optional)
Hb pencil
Eraser
Winsor&Newton black S pencil or 0.04
Black B pencil or 05
Black felt-tip pen
Winsor&Newton A4 paper pad (or similar brand)
Mixed Media 250 g/m2
Brushes
12 Demi-godets Cotman Winsor&Newton (or similar brand)
Pilot
Copic
Pigma Micron, etc.

Pre-prints for carrying out some exercises will be provided.

It’s recommended to bring a water container, a palette (or plates) for mixing colors, and a cloth for drying.

Centro Sociale di Rugolo
Via Rugolo, 1
31026 Rugolo di Sarmede (TV)