POCKET SKETCHING with Kath Macaulay

#401 The “Why” of Pocket Sketching
There are no rules and no expectations for quality of work with Pocket Sketching. Instead, the only demand is the pleasure of creating, learning, and relaxing. Kath demonstrates that the goal is not to replicate, but to record what you think you see using lines and wash drawings.

#402 The Basics of Pocket Sketching
Kath demonstrates a lot of the techniques she uses when sketching, and how best to keep things portable and mobile to fit every scenario.

#403 Sketching Equipment and Tips
Kath demos each piece of equipment, why it is selected and how to use it. Kath shares an unusual way to politely repel interference, how to use your bag as an easel and how to unload it for use, then reload it very quickly without ever putting anything down. And, how to use the pen and brush for wash drawings and how to access your ‘chi’ in your sketches.

#404 Travel Sketching
Kath illustrates a different experience when sketching while traveling: slowing down to truly ‘see’ in a meditative state. Also, Kath discusses the importance of limiting your time of execution to keep your work fresh and your interest peaked.

#405 The Permanent Pen, Dilute Paint, and Using a Large Pad
Kath explains how a permanent pen can be used for very quick sketches that still provoke memory. Also, the use of dilute paint as a medium is explored, and how one would utilize a larger pad of paper.

#406 Fear and Fixing It
Kath talks about the fear of not doing perfect work, fear of being seen to not be ‘a good painter’, fear of the overwhelmingly complex outdoor world, and how to cancel them all to simply have a great time and revel in a “It doesn’t matter” mentality.

#407 Stuck Inside
Kath shows what to sketch when you can’t go outdoors, ways to ‘see’ outdoors and things to do indoors, and how to put items together to make a “still life” when they are not in context.

#408 Sketching Buildings
Kath illustrates the change of perspective if your eye level changes. Since the goal is to sketch and not create an architectural photograph, free hand is adequate without a ruler.

#409 Time to Decorate!
Kath plays with the freedom to exaggerate. See her work with unlimited color and distortion, and see the difference a frame makes in presentation and your self-evaluation of your finished sketch.

#410 People Near and Far
Sketching people in the distance is incredibly easy. Kath demonstrates how to make a ‘good one’ stand out in a crowd. When using small size paper there is no need for perfection of detail such as hands, ears and facial features, and even faces. Also, a conversation on how to get people in public to willingly ‘pose’ for you.

#411 Props and People
Kath herself imitates what a person up close can look like when trying to sketch them. She discusses the importance of props and what the person is doing, how you can see the proportions, and where and how to begin.

#412 Outside in a Parking Lot
This episode’s sketch is done in a parking lot outside, showing how you move the elements to be used into a pleasing design, emphasizing what you want instead of accepting it as the camera would.

#413 Getting the Point of the Cactus
This demonstration illustrates is the major use for Pocket Sketching, furthering the reason equipment is compact, portable, with no clean up. It can be used wherever you go, even outside next to a cactus!