Gettin’ Sketchy Live is an original live broadcast. The goal is produce a sketch within 45 minutes while providing art instruction and entertainment. This season features drawings of landscapes, portraiture, animals, cars and vehicles, and still life. Mediums include gouache, colored pencils, graphite, charcoal, pastels, charcoal and inks.

Episode 1: Fly Drawing

In this live episode, Matt creates a drawing of a fly with pastels and pastel pencils on PastelMat paper within 45 minutes in this timed drawing exercise.

Episode 2: Bear Drawing

In this live episode, learn how to draw a polar bear with pastels in just 45 minutes. This is a timed drawing exercise. Watch, learn, and draw along side.

Episode 3: Poppy Drawing

In this live episode, learn how to draw a poppy flower with pen and ink. Add color with watercolor markers and activate the applications with water and a brush to turn the drawing into a watercolor painting. Learn line and wash techniques and draw alongside as the art is created in real-time. Staedtler pigment liners are used on hot press watercolor paper.

Episode 4: Bird Drawing

In this live episode, learn how to draw a Cockatiel bird with colored pencils. This is a timed drawing drawing exercise that is presented live – in real-time. This drawing is completed in 45 minutes.

Episode 5: Chain Drawing

In this live episode, learn how to draw chains with white charcoal on black paper. Use blending tools to smooth transitions of value. Add the highlights with white charcoal and leave open spaces for the shadows. This is a timed drawing drawing exercise that is presented live – in real-time. This drawing is completed in 45 minutes.

Episode 6: Bee Drawing

In this live episode, learn how to draw a bee with mixed media. Black marker, drawing pens and gouache (opaque watercolor) are used to develop a drawing of a bee in this timed drawing exercise. This drawing is completed on orange paper within 45 minutes.

Episode 7: Plane Drawing

In this live episode, learn how to draw a plane with pen and ink with markers. Gray scale markers and drawing pens are used to develop a drawing of a plane in this timed drawing exercise. This drawing is completed on marker paper within 45 minutes. Pen and ink applications are applied for the contours with toning by the markers.

Episode 8: Café Drawing

In this live episode, learn how to draw a cafe terrace with pen and ink. Pen and ink is applied to drawing paper in this timed drawing exercise and color is added with markers. This drawing is completed in real-time within 45 minutes. Draw along-side and create the sketch with us.

Episode 9: Acorn Drawing

In this live episode, learn how to draw an acorn with white and black charcoal on gray paper. Start loosely and gradually build up value relationships and details. This drawing is completed in real-time within 45 minutes. Draw along-side and create the sketch with us.

Episode 10: Pineapple Drawing

In this live episode, learn how to draw a pineapple with pen and ink and markers. Use line to describe the contours and add color with markers. This drawing is completed in real-time within 45 minutes. Draw along-side and create the sketch with us.

Episode 11: Season 8 Review and Critique

In this live drawing critique, we look back on the drawings we created during Season 8 and quickly critique each piece. We choose our favorite drawings and encourage you to choose your favorites as well. Join the chat and join in the discussion as we look back on what we created.