Paramount Center for the Arts

Experience Level: Beginner, no prior experience needed

Saturday January 31 10am-3pm (1 session)

Ages 18+ (Please contact us at dsegerstrom@paramountarts.org if you have a younger student interested in participating)

Join us for this exciting class, highlighting techniques on capturing memories in a new and special format!

Whether you’re planning a bucket-list trip, wanting to chronicle one you’ve taken, or have fun with close-to-home adventures, come learn how to blend stories and drawings for a special travel journal.

A note from your instructor, Lisa McClintick  Welcome! I’m thrilled you’ll be joining us for this workshop at the Paramount Center for the Arts.

I’m including a list of supplies if you want to bring your own to class. If you don’t have supplies, no worries! I’ll bring colored pencils and watercolor paints you may borrow and test out during the workshop to see what you like the best.

Focus on finding a sketchbook to illustrate your adventures and to write your stories. Sketchbooks: Personally, I prefer hardcover portrait or landscape sketchbooks with bright white pages. Look for designated sketchbooks, which use slightly thicker paper for less bleed-through with pens and colored pencils or watercolor sketchbooks, which usually have 80 to 100-lb paper.

My favorites:       

• Leuchtturm sketchbooks, which have bright white paper.

My go-to for colored pencil sketches (Amazon or Blick).       

• Hand Book Paper Co. Travelogue Watercolor Journal 8.25 x 8.25 inches. They also have fabric-covered sketchbooks with ivory pages with a light toothiness.   

• Moleskine watercolor journal or sketchbook (Target, Barnes & Noble or online for best selection) Other sketchbooks that work:       

• Strathmore (Visual journal, watercolor, etc. Easy to find)       

• Canson (Usually spiral-bound and easy to find at local craft stores)       

• Hahnemuhle (online through Blick, Cheap Joe’s, Amazon)       

• Pentallic (affordable softcover on Amazon)       

• Stillman and Birn (hard and softcover. Many like the Beta series). Supplies for drawing and journaling- (choose which medium works best for you!)       

• Pigma Sakura Micron. The Micron .45 PN (plastic nib) is my go-to.       

• Gelly Roll brand white outliner, which is helpful for accents and masking writing mistakes.       • A pencil and eraser. Any will do. I like Papermate mechanical pencils and the Pentel Clic eraser.       

* Colored Pencils Prismacolor Premier colored pencils rank as my favorite for the variety of colors, availability at local stores, and ease of layering. A blender pencil works wonders, too.       

*Windsor Newtown Watercolor Paints: I will have extra paint sets, but you are welcome to bring your own.  Pentel waterbrushes are the easiest on-the-go option, but regular brushes work, too.

Where to find art supplies: Local:Michael’s and Hobby Lobby

Twin Cities: Blick Art Supplies (Edina, Roseville) and Wet Paint Store (St. Paul).

Online: Blick, Cheap Joe’s, Amazon, eBay (new or gently used).