{"id":1154758,"date":"2026-02-16T09:33:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=1154758"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:33:36","slug":"swansea-illustrators-club-portrait-carousel-a-rapid-fire-sketch-night","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/event\/swansea-illustrators-club-portrait-carousel-a-rapid-fire-sketch-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Swansea Illustrators Club &#8211; Portrait Carousel: A Rapid-Fire Sketch Night!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If the idea of drawing portraits scares you, this is the perfect night for you. We are throwing perfectionism out the window and embracing the chaos of a Rapid-Fire Portrait Workshop. Think of it like speed-dating, but instead of awkward small talk, you get to awkwardly stare at each other while sketching furiously!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be rotating partners in quick bursts, forcing you to capture the essence of a face without overthinking it. It\u2019s fast, it\u2019s fun, and you\u2019ll leave with a sketchbook full of character (and maybe a few new friends).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to Expect:<br \/>\n<\/strong>&gt; Speed-Dating Style: Quick rounds of posing and drawing.<br \/>\n&gt; Low Pressure: The goal is quantity and experimentation, not a masterpiece.<br \/>\n&gt; Community: Chat with fellow local creatives in a relaxed AOI meet-up environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to Bring:<br \/>\n<\/strong>&gt; A sketchbook (essential!)<br \/>\n&gt; Your fave materials (pencils, markers, charcoal\u2014whatever you love to make a mess with).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/1983040705131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Find more information and book your ticket here<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready to loosen up those wrists! The Swansea Illustrator\u2019s Club [SIC] is back this February with a high-energy &#8220;Portrait Carousel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69162,"featured_media":1154759,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[130,1065,1191],"class_list":["post-1154758","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-aoi-event","tribe_events_cat-meet-ups","tribe_events_cat-workshops","cat_aoi-event","cat_meet-ups","cat_workshops"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/1154758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69162"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/1154758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1154762,"href":"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/1154758\/revisions\/1154762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1154759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1154758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1154758"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaoi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=1154758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}