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Develop your drawing skills through observational drawing and a variety of traditional drawing materials. We’ll focus on learning how to observe subjects and translate what you see onto the page. Topics will include visual measuring, proportion, perspective, line, value and rendering light and shadow using a directional light source. Projects will include still lifes, landscapes and portraiture.
Students will be introduced to materials including vine charcoal, compressed charcoal, graphite pencils and Conté crayon.
6 weeks | Tuesdays, 5:30–7:30pm | November 10–December 15
Beginner-friendly and open to adults at any experience level.
Sample Class Format
Week 1: Intro to materials, the basics of drawing through geometric still lifes, focusing on shape, form, proportion, and visual measuring
Week 2: Organic still lifes with fruits and vegetables, building on the fundamentals from Week 1
Week 3: More complex still lifes with objects like fabric and skulls, bringing the skills together
Week 4: Landscape drawing, focusing on the principles of 1-point and 2-point perspective, horizon line, vanishing points, and scale
Week 5: Drawing perspective from observation using our surroundings as subjects, practicing translating what we see to the 2D surface
Week 6: Portraiture and self-portraiture, focusing on facial proportions and capturing likeness
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