Customized Private and Group Workshops on Zoom or In Person
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Whether you’re looking to ignite your creativity, build drawing skills, explore storytelling, or just have fun with unique hands-on projects, these personalized online workshops are designed for individuals 12+ and groups and suitable for all skill levels.
I’m always excited to create customized workshops tailored to your needs—whether it’s private sessions, specific age groups, extended formats, or focused topics. Let’s chat about what you’re looking for!
Email: katarina@katthorsen.com
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Sample lesson:
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Workshop Topics can include:
Ice Breakers
- Lynda Barry’s Spiral Exercise
- Lynda Barry’s Monster Jam
- Squiggle drawings
- Blind skeletons
Drawing Fundamentals
- O.W.L. introductory drawing exercise
- Opposite mark making using word prompts
- Abstraction and gesture drawings
- Blind contour
- Drawing with charcoal and eraser
- Negative space
- Shadows, drawing cubes and spheres
- Drapery
Portrait
- Human
- Animal
- 3-D Eye, nose, mouth
- Facial expressions
- Start with the skull
- Self-portrait project
Figure Drawing
- Stick figures and action line
- Drawing movement
Street Art
- JR and Inside Out Project
- Wheatpasting
Mind mapping and storytelling
- Lynda Barry’s story prompts
- Character and Situation story prompts
- Storyboarding
- 3-acts in 4 panels
- 6 panel story
Personal Exploration and Planning, Journaling
- Mind mapping
- Mission and vision building, start with why
- Big vision and action steps
- Archetypes
- Chakras
- Core values
- Esteem heart
- Bee: the purpose of the design
Materials are theme-based and focused on “use what you have” but can include:
- Newsprint
- Drawing paper
- Cardstock paper
- 6B – 8B pencil
- China marker
- Charcoal
- Dry pastel
- Watercolour crayons
- Pencil crayons
- Ink
- Acrylic
- Felt pens
- Brushes
- Glue
- Scissors
- Washi tape
- Embroidery thread and needle and a variety of craft supplies