Gettin’ Sketchy Live is an original live broadcast. The goal is produce a sketch within 45 minutes while providing art instruction and entertainment. In this season, Matt and Ashley choose their own subjects and materials. Each episode is a new adventure with different subjects and drawing media.

Episode 1: Wolf with Pastels

In this live art lesson, Ashley will have 45 minutes to create a drawing of a wolf with pastels on black paper. In this lesson, we’ll develop shapes of color and value to create a painterly drawing.

Episode 2: Dancer with Charcoal

In this live art lesson, Matt will have 45 minutes to create a figure drawing of a dancer with black and white charcoal on gray paper. In this lesson, we’ll focus on proportion, shape and value to create the drawing.

Episode 3: Pills with Graphite

In this live art lesson, Ashley will have 45 minutes to create a still life drawing of pill medicine using graphite on white drawing paper. In this lesson, powdered graphite, graphite pencils and erasers are used to render the unusual still life subject.

Episode 4: Birds with Watercolor

In this live art lesson, Matt will have 45 minutes to create a watercolor painting of a couple of colorful birds on watercolor paper. In this lesson, we’ll draw the contours with graphite before adding watercolor and watercolor pencils to complete the painting.

Episode 5: Rocket

In this live art lesson, Ashley will have 45 minutes to create a drawing of a rocket or spaceship with markers, pens and gouache on marker paper. In this lesson, we’ll draw the contours with pencil before layering markers and gouache.

Episode 6: Stormy Seas

In this live art lesson, Matt will have 45 minutes to create a drawing of a boat in rough seas with pastels on dark gray PastelMat paper. In this lesson, we’ll draw the boat from a reference photo, but develop the background and foreground from imagination.

Episode 7: Subway

In this live art lesson, Ashley will have 45 minutes to create a drawing of the inside of a train station that features linear perspective with charcoal on white drawing paper. In this lesson, we’ll use both additive and subtractive techniques to develop the drawing.

Episode 8: Space Walk

In this live art lesson, Matt will have 45 minutes to create a drawing of an astronaut walking on the moon with PanPastel, pastel, pastel pencils and gouache on dark blue pastel paper. In this lesson, you’ll learn techniques for figure drawing and mixing media.

Episode 9: Hare

In this live art lesson, Ashley will have 45 minutes to create a drawing of a hare (rabbit) with graphite pencils on textured Bee stipple paper. In this lesson, you’ll learn techniques for drawing with graphite on heavily textured paper.

Episode 10: Falling Man

In this live art lesson, Matt will have 45 minutes to create a drawing of a man falling from the sky with graphite on white Stonehenge paper. In this lesson, we’ll combine powdered graphite and graphite pencils to develop dark values and use the eraser to develop highlights.

Episode 11: Season 14 Review and Critique

In this live drawing critique, we look back on the drawings we created during Season 14 of Gettin’ Sketchy 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.