✏️ Last week we drew food! Mostly fruit based items, just in time for summer. But we did squeeze in a jello mold as well! It was lots of fun and I got to try out new paint pens 💛✏️
✏️What are we drawing?
This week we are drawing…
Trees! Big Trees, little trees, medium trees, wide trees. Are there any that I’m forgetting?
We're continuing the theme of drawing nature-y stuff and will be sketching the biggest of plants today, trees! I used to LOVE drawing trees as a kid and what's more relaxing than sitting under a big tree and drawing every leaf? I think it's also a great way to figure out how to draw those camp/nature/outdoor themed portfolio pieces that you might have been avoiding 🌲
Drawing references?
We’ll be referencing from…
Tree photographers! Otherwise known as tree-tographers!
Me? Oh I’m just chillaxin’ with my tree and bird. Keepin’ it casual.
Make sure to bring along your art supplies! I'm bringing paints today but I think pencil and paper will be great for today's session as well 😍
I’ll add the references and reference sources to the Discord sketch-along channel so you can continue practicing before and after our meetup. If you haven’t joined the now bustling TIAC Discord group, check out our VIP chat for the link 💛
✏️When and what time?
We’ll all be chatting and sketching today: June 26th, 2025!
Our weekly sketch-alongs take place at 7pm UK time and 2pm EST.Click here to access a time zone converter to convert the time to your time zone.
Can’t make it? No worries! Our sketch-alongs are uploaded to The Illustrator’s Art Club VIP substack archive for you to view at your leisure👍
It’s an hour-long sketching party and part-casual-hangout/part-fun-drawing tutorial.
We’ll be chatting about:
Why trees are so big. What’s that about??
How to draw an illustration with lots of trees fast!
Why forests are so perfect for picture book settings.
And whatever else we can fit into an hour!
Illustration from Troop Esme. Marissa Valdez (2024).
✏️ And where are we drawing??
On Zoom! Here’s the link:
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