Designed for students who took Intro to Drawing or already have a grasp of basic drawing techniques, this course takes you further into form, shading, structure, and expression while keeping at your pace.

Students will hone their skills in class through short lectures, demos, individual help and copying and drawing from life, as well as homework assignments each week. Some of the subjects we’ll draw are: buildings, landscapes, trees, animals, portraits and figures. You will learn about and try different techniques for detailed rendering, quick sketching, perspective and composition.

Explore life model drawing on the last two days of class.

What you will learn:
1. Make detailed rendered value drawings
2. Explore different shading techniques
3. Gain more understanding of the structure of the human and animal head and body through studying basic anatomy
4. Begin to develop an understanding of decisive, quick sketching
5. Confidence and comfort with the materials

Main Concepts covered: shading techniques, structural drawing, composition