Cornell Bird Academy: Nature Journaling and Field Sketching with Liz Clayton Fuller

Whether you’re looking for a creative spark for your artistic expression, a way to develop your observational skills, or an immersive and mindful journey through nature, this Cornell Bird Academy course will guide you with friendly art instruction and engaging practice sessions that will help you make the most out of your journaling. Scientific illustrator Liz Clayton Fuller leads you through video instruction and guided practice designed to build your confidence in filling journal pages. You can choose to join the discussion forum to share your thoughts and images. Observation techniques include sit spot, squint test, and proportional measuring. Art techniques include mark-making, chiaroscuro, blind contour and gesture drawing, negative space, watercolor mixing, wet on wet, wet on dry, dry brush, wash, glazing, and blending.