Sketch and Unwind 3-Hour Class

Joyful Mixed Media Sketching for Beginners - in Perth



3 hours

Class size 1 to 6 (public classes), 6 to 12
  $120 (Afterpay & PayPal Pay in 4 available)

A joyful, relaxed sketching workshop where you'll simplify shapes, play with colour palettes, and mix paints, pastels, crayons, and inks, filling your sketchbook from small thumbnails to full-page spreads. No drawing skills needed.
Ever wanted to fill a sketchbook with colour but felt you 'can't draw'? This joyful, hands-on workshop in Perth is for you.
Forget accurate drawing. In Sketch & Unwind, you'll learn to see a place in a whole new way, simplifying busy scenes into bold, easy shapes and capturing how they feel rather than exactly how they look.
You'll have a big table of professional materials to explore, all in one place: watercolours, gouache, acrylics, inks, pencils, soft, hard, and oil pastels, crayons, and marker pens. We'll start by swatching them in your sketchbook, so you'll know exactly how each one behaves and which ones are water-soluble.
Then it's time to loosen up with some playful warm-ups, including single-line drawing and sketching with your eyes closed. From there, you'll choose a theme from my reference images, try out different limited colour palettes in a series of small thumbnail sketches, and finish with a full-page spread that brings everything together.
By the end of the morning, you'll have filled several pages of your sketchbook, learned simple techniques you can use anywhere (a travel journal, a cafe, or at home), and enjoyed three hours of real creative time out.
What you'll learn:
  • How to simplify shapes
  • How to choose and use limited colour palettes
  • How to mix and layer paints, pastels, crayons, and inks
  • Different sketchbook layouts, from thumbnails to full-page spreads
  • How to protect your sketches and care for your materials
With just 6 people per class, it's calm, friendly, and never rushed.
About the teacher:
Sophie is a professional artist and experienced, qualified art teacher whose semi-abstract, colourful paintings celebrate place and light. She loves helping people let go of 'getting it right' and discover the joy of expressive, playful art-making.
What you'll get
  • A5 slim sketchbook to take home
  • Use of a large variety of professional art materials
  • Materials and colour palette cheat sheets
  • Light refreshments
  • Small group tuition (max 6)
Knowledge required
Complete beginners and hobby artists: no drawing experience needed. Perfect for anyone wanting a joyful, creative few hours out, or artists wanting to loosen up and try new materials.
What to bring
Nothing but your enthusiasm!
Location

Sophie Mahir Art - 1 Old Great Northern Highway, Midland WA

Situated upstairs (no lift sorry), above the shops such as Kimbos Fashion, you can park in the streets nearby, or in the Centrepoint car park. Across from Midland Train Station.

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Sophie Mahir
Sophie Mahir

female Women-owned

Hi I’m Sophie, qualified and experienced art teacher, life & business coach and professional artist; working from my studio in Perth. I’ve always had a passion for all art and ended up building my career (first in the UK) as a semi abstract painter known for ‘Sea, Boat and Harbour’ themed paintings.
For my own original artwork I specialise in acrylics predominantly, but love to play with a large variety of mixed media in my sketchbooks.
I've now grown to love Gouache, Caran D'Ache crayons and pencils, pastels and acrylic markers amongst others.
I’ve always loved teaching and sharing my knowledge with others, both adults and children. I taught art in the Brighton Steiner School in the UK for 7 years and after that adult classes just followed.
Whether you are a complete beginner never having touched art materials or you’ve dabbled a bit and want to know more - I can’t wait to support you in making art.

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