Art Toolkit Workshops
Color That Pops with Suhita Shirodkar
Find and Celebrate Color in Every Sketch
Color That Pops with Suhita Shirodkar
Online Workshop
Saturday, March 2nd from 10am–12:30pm Pacific
Registration closes at noon the day before the workshop, or when the workshop is full.
Join us online on Saturday, March 2nd from 10am–12:30pm Pacific for Color That Pops: Find and Celebrate Color in Every Sketch with Suhita Shirodkar.
Do you want to practice noticing vibrant colors around you and capturing them with paint on your page? Do you wonder how to find jewel tones in the drabbest of scenes?
In this color-centric workshop, Suhita will share her techniques for finding color in any scene and lead you through a series of exercises to help you find yours. You will develop an eye for seeing color everywhere, learn to balance vibrant colors with quieter ones and use mixed media to add that extra zing of color to your artwork.
How Our Workshops Work
When you register for a workshop, you will be invited to join the Art Toolkit Learning Community, where you can share your work and connect with other students.
In addition to the community space, each workshop has a dedicated area where you can post and read information specific to the workshop, and download supplemental materials such as reference images.
Our lessons are live streamed, which means you’ll need a computer or mobile device with access to the internet. If you’re not able to attend the live lesson, don’t worry! We send a link to a recording to all students, which will remain online for at least six months.
All Art Toolkit Workshops are listed in Pacific Time, so please double-check the start time and adjust for your timezone as necessary.
Recommended Supplies
Pen with waterproof ink
Suhita uses a fountain pen with black DeAtramentis Document Ink. You can find the Kakuno Fountain Pen and Platinum Desk Pen with Platinum Carbon Ink as excellent options in our shop. Suhita suggests Copic Markers and Micron pens.
Pencils
You will need water-soluble pencils for this workshop. Suhita uses an assortment of water-soluble colored pencils, including Inktense pencils and Neocolor II crayons.
Watercolors
Any basic watercolors will do! We recommend Daniel Smith paints or Royal Talens. The Explore Plus Palette is an excellent option if you’re just getting started. Suhita also recommends an opaque white medium such as white gouache or white acrylic marker.
Brushes
Suhita recommends having at least two brushes on you, a size 8 or 10 brush especially. You can find an assortment of Rosemary & Co travel brushes on our website.
Paper
Mixed-media or watercolor paper (2-3 pages or loose sheets). Suhita often uses a Stillman & Birn Beta Sketchbook, and we have a selection of other sketchbooks on our website!
Additional Supplies
Water cup
Paper towel or rag
Registration Details
This is an online workshop that requires a computer or mobile device with a reliable internet connection.
To register:
- Select “Add to Cart” above, and complete checkout.
- Check your email inbox. We will send you a payment receipt, and a separate email including important details for each workshop you have registered for.
- For each of the workshop emails, click the “Complete registration” link.
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Questions? Please send us an email and we’ll help you out.
About the Instructor
Suhita Shirodkar is an urban sketcher, visual journalist, visual storyteller and educator based in California. She teaches sketching workshops locally and around the world. She is currently a Creative Ambassador for the City of San Jose and has received grants for her projects from the Knight Foundation and Belle Foundation.
Suhita draws and shares stories from the world around her. Her work is full of energy and color and appears regularly in magazines and books. She hopes that teaching and popularizing sketching will help open the doors for many more people to see themselves as artists, makers, and recorders of the world around them.