Paris, France
Alex Hillkurtz
Alex Hillkurtz was born in England and grew up in California, where he established himself as a successful storyboard artist in Hollywood. Currently living in Paris, Alex is now a professional watercolor artist. He enjoys discovering aspects of the city that painting uniquely allows, using the language of cinema to inform his work.
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Workshop Language: English
In this workshop we’ll paint the beautiful architecture of Zurich using ink and watercolor. I’ll teach you my approach to translate light and emotion onto our page. Rather than capturing an image, or drawing a simple outline of what we see, we’ll concentrate on how light and shadows reveal the forms and volume of buildings. I’ll show you how to loosen up your sketches, use expressive colors, and leave something for the viewer’s imagination.
Material- Pencil (4B, 6B)
- Brushes (one round size 8 or 10, one bigger flat, one bigger mop brush/wash brush)
- Ink pen/fineliner (waterproof, or fountain pen with waterproof ink)
- A basic sketchbook (approx 22x28cm) suitable for thumbnail sketches as well as watercolor exercises
- Sheets of 100% cotton watercolor paper (approximately 30x40cm, as block or loose sheets)
- Watercolour – Bring what you have and we’ll have fun!
- Paper towel, Eraser, Water bottle, Water container (plastic cup), etc.
These are suggestions. If you don’t have anything on this list, don’t worry. Bring what you have!
