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Travel SketchbooksÂ’ workshops in Paris

Learn to realize a travel sketchbook in Paris, to get the best souvenir from your trip; or simply, to learn how to enjoy everyday life differently...

You will explore a theme or an area of the city, with a pen, ink, and watercolor in hand.

Courses are open to everyone, it is not necessary to know how to draw already. The goal is to progress, to sharpen one's eye, to explore and exploit one's creativity, and to have fun!

The courses, which aim at experiencing the travel report sketchbook technique, are based on the following approach:
• drawing on the spot exclusively, outside or on the chosen sites
• giving preference, upon technique, to the dynamism and spontaneity of the image
• main teaching points: observing, choosing a topic, creating an image dynamics, drawing, choosing colors, writing, building the text/image relationship, composing the report Here are below some ideas of nice Parisian ‘s area you can select:

• Jardin du Luxembourg and Panthéon area
• Notre-Dame and the Ile Saint-Louis
• Arènes de Lutèce and rue Mouffetard

Might you prefer another district in Paris, please do not hesitate to let us know…

Plan a café budget, in case of rain, and the cost of museum tickets, in case of indoor drawing sessions. Teaching is available in English.

  • Half day tours
  • On Request