Beginning Drawing

For people who haven’t drawn in a long time, or want to get started. Visit the basics of composition, gesture, line, texture and tone. Working from still lifes, experiment with a variety of drawing mediums and approaches. Examples from art history will open you to drawing’s vast range. Soon you will be drawing with confidence, accuracy and expression.

This class will be appreciated by beginning artists as well as those who used to draw but have let their skills lapse. Follow it with Drawing: Beyond Basics and get an excellent immersion in drawing.

Course Number

AC725

Class Size

10

Age Range

17+, teens by permission

Skill Level

Beginner

Prerequisite

None

Materials

To the first class, bring:

  • soft and extra-soft vine charcoal, 1 package each
  • kneaded eraser
  • hard white eraser
  • newsprint pad 18” x 24”

The following materials will be discussed in class. You do NOT need to purchase these before the first class:

  • 18” x 24” pad of white drawing paper (Your choice: smooth or textured. We recommend smooth paper. We will talk about paper choices in class.)
  • 1 box Char-koal
  • 1 stick of white chalk or charcoal
  • chamois
  • can of spray fixative 
  • roll of masking tape

Optional (we will discuss in class):

  • A container of waterproof drawing ink
  • A few watercolor brushes to be used with the drawing ink (at least 1 large roundhair brush for washes and one smaller brush for line work)

Find out more about where to buy supplies.

Instructor, Schedule, and Cost

Instructor: Edie Read

Section 1: 10 Tuesdays, 9:30am–12pm
1S: Apr 2–June 11, 2013 Please note end date has been extended by one week because of cancellation on May 7 – OPEN
$270

Section 2: 6 Thursdays, 7–9:30pm
2M: July 11–Aug 15, 2013 – OPEN
$160

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