“
Albert organizes
a group of Bay Area artists and encourages people to collaborate and pursue the arts.
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San Francisco, California
DURATION:
2 hours long
PEOPLE:
for 1 - 9 people
TAGS:
Art & Culture, Off the Beaten Path, Shopping, Choose your Own Adventure, Shopping, food, art, Drawing, Comics
Turn your life into a comic strip
Come on a drawing tour of the Mission based on the Comic Book Guide to the Mission! We'll go thrifting, try the perfect taco (according to one of the contributing writers), take notes on hipsters at the park, look at murals, and visit Mission Comics. Meet with me and artists from of local comic artists' group Bay Area Artists Unite (BAAU) for an afternoon or evening of drawing, eating, and shopping. Don't know how to draw? That's OK, we welcome people of all skills and is a great place to learn.
For: Artists and fans wanting to connect with other artists
Cost Includes:
Includes copy of The Comic Book Guide to the Mission, a $15 value!
Does not include food or other shopping.
Please bring your own sketchbook.
SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE
Great experience!
Just moved to the area (in fact, to the country), and this was indeed an excellent guide to living here! And if Alfred can help the most drawing-challenged person in the world (i.e. me) to draw, then he can do that with everyone. Interesting comic book to look at, as well.
Fun times drawing the Mission
Drawing the Mission is a great way to get to see it! We went to Dolores Park and drew comic strips featuring people there and creating stories based around the hipsters we tried to spot on the grass. It doesn't matter if you've drawn a ton or not at all b/c it was about having a good time experiencing the Mission a different way. Hipster spotting was followed by ice cream at Bi-Rite and (the best) tacos down on 24th St which topped off the experience perfectly. I want to go back to these places to draw the characters spotted there more often!
Draw your way through the Mission
This tour is a unique approach to discovering the Mission, based on a comic book! You can draw your way through it by sitting at the best spots with a few engaging artists that will help you along. This tour is for anyone who wants to see the Mission through an artist's perspective or just have a great time watching hipsters, exploring the best spots, and eating tacos.
Learn from local artists!
Alfred is the friendliest, most generous and accepting guy! He's a talented illustrator who draws everything from comics about thrift stores to adventures of raising chickens in your backyard. The taco spot mentioned in the book was amazing and was discovered after meticulously searching for the perfect taco for years. Hipster spotting in Dolores Park will never be the same again without the help of snarky artists and your own sketchpad. The comic book is truly a treat for those who both live in the Mission and those who want to discover it.
