BA (Hons) Advertising & Graphic Design (Illustration)

Loosen up your sketches using playful, expressive line work and intuitive mark making

Strengthen your work by boosting contrast through light, dark and colour choices rather than overly detail

Create a clear centre of focus by choosing what to include, suggest or leave out

Simplify complex subjects from food, to buildings and scenes by reducing them to clear, readable shapes with essential details 

Combine watercolour, line and mixed media elements to express your own perspective rather than copy what you see

Create sketchbook pages that feel personal, layered and expressive, rather  polished

Use collage to introduce texture and pattern from packaging and found materials

Portraits on toned paper to capture essence using contrast and line

A5 Watercolour sketchbook, or watercolour pad but not bigger than 8x8 inches

A6 Watercolour sketchbook 

Portable/small watercolour pan set (for sketching on location) - graduate or professional grade

Colour brush pens/markers - Ecoline, Kuretake, Tombow (include greens, dark brown, dark blue)

Water brush - Pentel/Derwent

Watercolour brushes Round # 8 #10 OR Quill brushes 

15-20 coloured pencils (choose your fav colours but include dark blue and dark brown)

White gellyroll pen - Pentel or Sakua 

THICK white Posca pen ( please buy PC5M) 

Pencil case or zipper pouch for carrying supplies on location

Small scissors and glue stick  

Brown fine liner pen or Fountain pen

Pencil sharpener 

Graphite pencil HB or 2B 

2 bulldog clips 

Eraser 

Collapsible water container 

Few sheets of Kraft paper 

Optional

Wax crayons (crayola)

Wax candle (small piece)

Caran D'ache Neocolour II crayons 

Acrylic markers (Liquitex /Molotow)

“I can’t say enough about Ohn Mar’s teaching, having attended her workshops in Morocco and France. Her calm, supportive approach creates a learning environment where participants feel encouraged to experiment and develop their own way of working. She teaches from lived experience, always exploring new media, subjects and ideas, and brings that curiosity generously into the workshop”….Eva 

“Ohn Mar has a gift for making the creative process feel joyful and personal. Rather than teaching you to ‘paint like her’, she encourages you to try new approaches, embrace mistakes and discover what truly works for you. I’ve come away from two retreats with Ohn Mar full of fresh ideas, clarity and a renewed confidence in exploring my own practice”…Krys

“I’ve learned from Ohn Mar both online and in person, and her teaching has deeply influenced my sketch journal practice. Her clear, generous instruction invites curiosity and confidence. Studying with her in Vietnam through Anna’s Art Food Culture Adventure was a true delight and a memorable, inspiring experience”....Julie 

Anna’s Art Food Culture Experience, Hoi An April 2024 - Principle tutor

Workshops in France, Morocco, Italy, Spain, New York, UK

USK Barcelona workshop 

Sketchwalk London