Friday, September 20 - Saturday, September 21 | 9am - 4pm each day
Workshop: $425 per person | $400 For MMAM + RAA Members
Workshop tuition Includes boxed lunch each day
Are you looking to take your sketching skills to the next level? Join Minneapolis-based architect and watercolorist, Kar-Keat Chong, for a two-day workshop at MMAM focusing on ink and watercolor sketching.
This workshop aims to develop conceptual and practical skills in sketching with ink and watercolor on various types of paper. Participants will be exposed to multiple ink medium pens and learn how to sketch and shade with them. Once participants grasp the basic ink sketching techniques, they will learn how to incorporate watercolor into their ink sketches. During the workshop, participants will also learn about perspectives, composition, color concepts and design.
Skill Prerequisites: Basic drawing and watercolor painting skills
Participants will:
Gain knowledge in using ink medium in conjunction with watercolor and types of paper used
Develop confidence and understand the dynamics of sketching on location
Understand the basics of perspective construction, composition, color concepts and design, and be able to embark on their own artistic expression through sketching
Acquire skills and passion for effective life-long learning
Register for the workshop
Full payment is due with registration. The registration fee is NOT refundable. Registration fee will be refunded only if the workshop is canceled by MMAM or Kar-Keat Chong.
About the instructor
Kar-Keat Chong
Kar-Keat Chong is a Minneapolis-based architect and watercolorist. Trained under local artists in his hometown of Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia when he was fourteen, Kar-Keat resumed his passion for watercolor painting in 2017. His work has been accepted into national and international juried exhibitions such as Audubon Artists of America and Transparent Watercolor Society of America. Besides running his own art and architecture studio, Kar-Keat also teaches watercolor at the University of Minnesota-School of Architecture.
