Introduction to Drawing

Adult Class | This program has been canceled

All levels welcome.

1/7/2020-3/10/2020

10:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT on Tue

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$285.00

$255.00

$20.00

$15.00

Everyone can learn to draw, and this course takes you from the beginning, based on visual observation. Using studio set-ups, a variety of subjects, and the live model, you will develop skills in representing spatial relationships, including foreshortening and perspective, and the representation of mass and proportions on a two dimensional plane. A range of drawing media are used to represent contours, gesture, forms in motion, light and dark shape, and weight. Positive and negative space, context, and composition are stressed. Pencil, graphite, conte crayon and charcoal, fine point markers, pen and ink, and ink wash will be utilized. The course offers each student a solid foundation in drawing that can be applied to a variety of applications.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS CLASS.
1. Skill in expressing spatial relationships, proportion, and foreshortening
2. Awareness of composition, context, and positive/negative space
3. Skill in wet and dry drawing media
4. Emphasis on the truth of what the eye sees
5. Ability to use acquired skills and aesthetic awareness as a basis for future work

  • Concepts covered include composition, design, tone, line, and perspective.
  • Required supplies for this program:
  • • 18” x 24” White drawing paper pad or equivalent, Blick or
  • Strathmore
  • • Drawing Pencils: HB, B, 2B, 2H
  • • Pencil sharpener
  • • Kneaded eraser
  • • White plastic eraser: Mars Staedlter
  • • 12 - 18 inch ruler
  • • Scotch tape (optional)
  • • 2 9x12" pieces of tracing paper
  • Bull Dog Clips or Painter’s Tape ½”
  • Soft Vine Charcoal – pack of three
  • White and Black stick of each, soft Conte Crayon
  • Black and White print of a photo of a Landscape for first day of class; Prefer an image you made as opposed to a google search. Look for a strong sense of light. We will discuss further on first day.