workshop Discover your colour pencil
Inspired by the exhibition Van Potlood tot Pixel? Maybe this workshop is something for you!
Please note: this workshop will be given in English. Other illustration workshops will follow after the summer. If you want to stay informed, keep an eye on this website!
Date: Sunday, 22/06/2025, 13.00-16.00 hrs
Level: beginners and advanced; 12+
Teacher: Yazhun Liu (Ginnie)
Language: English
Costs: € 35,-
Number of participants: 15
Materials, coffee and tea included.
About the workshop Discover colour pencil
In this 3-hour workshop, everyone will use coloured pencils to create their own “natural specimen box.” Participants will learn how to look closely and draw with precision, bringing out texture, light, and detail.
At the beginning, each participant receives a printed sheet with small boxes, and I will guide the group in drawing a colorful little object (like a feather) in the first box. This step-by-step demonstration introduces professional coloured pencil techniques used in realistic nature illustration: layering, subtle blending, shading, and adding highlights.After that, each participant is free to choose their favorite natural objects to fill the remaining boxes: leaves, stones, fruit, flowers, shells… Whatever you see, you draw. The boxes may look the same, but the worlds you create inside them are completely your own.
At the end, we’ll lay out all the artworks side by side, like a collective “natural history display” of everyone’s discoveries and perspectives.
Good to know
- The workshop will take place with a minimum of 5 participants.
- There is a maximum of 15 participants; This way you are assured of personal attention.
- You can cancel your registration up to three days in advance without further costs. Are you unsubscribing after June 18th? Then we cannot return your registration fee.
- Your ticket includes museum entry, so you can also enjoy our exbihitions before or after your workshop!
Yazhun Liu (Ginnie)
Yazhun Liu is a student at the Master Scientific Illustration in Maastricht.