Basic Drawing

Adult Class | This program is completed

All levels welcome, recommended for beginners.

3/28/2022-6/6/2022

1:00 PM-4:00 PM EDT on Mon

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$285.00

$255.00

$35.00

$15.00

This class is recommended for anyone coming to Fleisher with no previous drawing instruction or experience. You will be led step-by-step how to begin a drawing starting with the fundamentals: line and tone. In each class we will build on the skills practiced in the previous class. By drawing from imagination, copying and from direct observation you will begin to gain a vocabulary in the language of drawing. You will learn to see in a whole new way. We will work primarily in pencil, some pen and charcoal.

Main Concepts covered include composition, design, tone, line, texture and perspective.

  • This is an in-person class which will take place in our building with strict social distancing protocols and reduced student capacity. Proof of vaccination is required to enter the building. Please see our COVID-19 community safety policies.

    Please note: this is a 10 session course. Fleisher will be closed on May 30 in observance of Memorial Day, and class will conclude on Monday, June 6.

  • • Drawing pad 11 x 14 or 9 x 12, 80 or 90lb, medium tooth, white paper
  • • Canson Mi-Teintes Drawing Paper 3 sheets 19 x 25 moonstone or similar color (160gsm)
  • • Graphite pencils 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B
  • • Razor blades (flat ones from hardware store) or x-acto knife for sharpening pencil (optional)
  • • Pencil sharpener
  • • Kneaded eraser
  • • Staedtler or pink pearl eraser
  • • Black thin tip sharpie or other brand black marker (1)
  • • Color thin tip markers (3, optional)
  • • Blending stumps or tortillons
  • • Jumbo vine charcoal, soft or medium if they don’t have soft, 1 piece
  • • Skinny vine charcoal sticks, medium or soft if they don’t have medium, box of 6 or more
  • • Chamois
  • • Viva paper towels (original, not with the patterning) or cotton fabric swatch
  • • Ruler
  • • Painter’s tape or drafting tape
  • • Fixative spray such as Krylon Workable Fixative
  • • Small Sketchbook such as 6 x 8 (optional but recommended) Dick Blick has some in the front section that are cheaper

Barbara graduated with a B.F.A. in Illustration from Syracuse University in 1999, and immediately moved to NYC. She met success in shows at Figureworks Gallery and Get Real Art, but felt drawn to study classical painting in Florence, Italy. She lived there for one year studying drawing under Mario Pachioli. Then in 2004, she moved to Philadelphia on a full scholarship to study with Nelson Shanks at Studio Incamminati. It was here that she developed her portrait painting, drawing and color theory skills. She left the atelier in 2006 to work on a series of large paintings depicting figures of Greek mythology and began to explore landscape painting. After travelling and painting extensively, Barbara returned to Incamminati to finish the Professional Program in 2015 and served as a teaching fellow for two years. In addition to Fleisher, she currently teaches painting and drawing at Studio Incamminati, Wayne Art Center, Main Line Art Center, Abington Art Center, Journey’s Way, and Repenning Fine Arts in Audubon, NJ. You can visit her website to view more artwork at barbarazanelli.com.