Sketching with Intent Workshop

March 14/15, 2026

*only 12 spots. Reserve your seat now.

2-Day Sketching Bootcamp
w/ Matt “Tooninator” Boismier

Gibsons, BC Sunshine Coast

Register

Early Registration (before March 1) $395
Standard: $450

Over two days you’ll explore:

✔ Mark-making techniques that feel alive
✔ Choosing tools that actually help you
✔ Drawing from life with purpose
✔ Confident linework (no wimpy strokes)
✔ Quick ideation & thumbnail sketching
✔ Simple perspective that actually works
✔ Compositional flow: tangents, eye movement, balance
✔ Avoiding the “symbols” trap
✔ Caricature & editorial impact
✔ Speed + intention
✔ Most importantly - how to convey feeling

This workshop is for anyone who wants to:

* Improve their sketching practice

*Learn foundations that empower creative growth

*Create stronger paintings through ideation

*Learn to self-critique

*Build confidence

“Sketching isn’t about pretty pictures. It’s about capturing feeling, telling your visual story, and unlocking ideas before perfection gets in the way.” — Matt B.

❋ Expert Feedback

With an intimate class size, you’ll get lots of time for instructor feedback and help

❋ Professional Demonstrations

Watch demonstrations in real-time on an 80” Screen. No trying to look over a shoulder

❋ Hands-on learning

It’s encouraged to sketch along through the entire course. You won’t get en trouble for ‘doodling’

When

MARCH 14 / 15, 2026

9:30AM - 4:00PM

*The public market has a restaurant you can grab some lunch at if you wish.

Where

The Gibsons Public Market

The Coastal Room

Gibsons Public Market is the Sunshine Coast’s gathering place featuring local merchants, an award-winning bistro, a collect-hold-release, community aquarium and rental facilities. We are proudly operated by the Gibsons Community Building Society.