Basic Drawing
Adult Class | Registration opens Monday, October 20, 2025 8:00 AM EDT
This beginner-friendly course is designed for individuals with no prior drawing experience. Students will be guided step-by-step through the fundamental principles of drawing, beginning with the use of line and tone. Each class session builds on the last, encouraging gradual skill development, increased confidence, and fluency in visual expression.
Through a combination of exercises, including drawing from imagination, copying masterworks, and drawing from direct observation. Students will begin to develop a foundational visual vocabulary and a deeper understanding of how to "see" like an artist. The primary drawing medium will be pencil, with additional instruction in charcoal and pen. The course emphasizes hands-on practice, supportive feedback, and skill-building in a creative, welcoming environment.
What You'll Learn:
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic drawing concepts, including line, tone, proportion, and composition.
- Apply observational drawing techniques.
- Explore a range of drawing media, including pencil, charcoal, and pen
- Develop visual thinking and expressive skills through exercises in imagination, copying, and observational practice.
La profesora habla español.
Main Concepts covered include composition, design, tone, line, texture and perspective.
Please note: Class will not meet on Monday, January 19 and Monday, February 16 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. and Presidents' Days.
• Strathmore Drawing paper series 300 - 14x17 medium surface
• Drawing pencils (Box) Staedtler HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 7B, 8B
• Kneaded eraser
• Staedtler eraser
• Q tips
• 2” brush or similar size/Synthetic (Lowe's/Home Depot)
• Small plastic container for trash
• Ruler
• Prismacolor Colored Pencils (box of 24 pencils)
• General’s Charcoal Pencils box of 4: Soft, Medium, Hard + White
• Black Sharpie Ultra Fine Point
• Synthetic Flat brush #4