Free Drawing Workshop: Flying Birds
A recording of a free online drawing workshop 'Flying Birds' to celebrate 3 years of the Drawing is Free Patreon.
Published: June 2025
“I've called this session Flying Birds because I think it's quite personal. A few years ago I was incredibly stuck, and in a situation where I was unhappy with work. Starting the Patreon has been my breakout, my breakthrough. It has been amazing. I feel like my wings were clipped and now I'm flying. In this worshop I'm going to share that feeling of flying in celebration with you.”
The recording starts with a 25min talk about how Drawing is Free has grown since Chloë took the project online in early 2020, and future plans for the Patreon.
To draw along, you’ll need:
To share images of your work
At any stage of your creative process we would be delighted to see images of your work. Please share on Instagram using the following hashtags:
#drawingisfree
@drawingisfree_org
Help support me to create more drawing resources
If you enjoy these resources, and find them valuable, I would be honoured if you’d consider supporting Drawing is Free at Patreon, where I create new drawing prompt booklets every month and run online drawing sessions for supporters.
The recording starts with a 25min talk about how Drawing is Free has grown since Chloë took the project online in early 2020, and future plans for the Patreon.
Running order
- Introduction to Drawing is Free (25min)
- Warm up. Mark-making - a flock (5mins, starting at 27:00)
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Three brightly coloured birds seen in a flash (drawn 9 times) (15 mins, starting at 32:00)
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Development with imagination (15 mins, starting at 41:00)
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A female Hawk - as big as our wing-spans. Black and white drawing with movement. (25 mins, starting at 57:00)
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Sharing (15 mins, starting at 1:21:00)
Materials
To draw along, you’ll need:
- Lots of drawing paper
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Colour pencils
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Pastels
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Erasers
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Watercolour
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Brushes + water
- Paper towel
To share images of your work
At any stage of your creative process we would be delighted to see images of your work. Please share on Instagram using the following hashtags:
#drawingisfree
@drawingisfree_org
Help support me to create more drawing resources
If you enjoy these resources, and find them valuable, I would be honoured if you’d consider supporting Drawing is Free at Patreon, where I create new drawing prompt booklets every month and run online drawing sessions for supporters.
Support Drawing is Free at ︎Patreon︎︎︎