Drawing   

Class Overview

Have you always wanted to learn how to draw, or do you have you some drawing experience that you'd like to build upon? Join us!

This class is excellent for both beginning and intermediate students who want to improve their fundamental drawing and observation skills. Learn how to draw using a simple graphite pencil. Explore line, value, space, perspective and composition. Enjoy guidance of a professional artist and learn approaches to drawing that will help you get better with just a bit of practice.

Join a community of fellow art students and give yourself time to learn, practice and develop these rewarding skills that can give you endless hours of fun and satisfaction. No previous art experience is needed.

Supplies Needed

• Graphite pencil (HB or 2B)
• Sketchbook (no smaller than 9 x 12", no larger than 11 x 15")

Learning Objectives

• Explore fundamental drawing techniques
• Learn about different style approaches
• Practice and improve upon your skills under the guidance of an expert

Who Might Enjoy This Class

• Budding artists
• Working artists that would like to practice their drawing skills
• Designers who would like to improve their ability to sketch
• No previous art experience required

Class Overview

Drawing is the basis of all visual art, and it can provide a lifetime of enjoyment. In this class for beginners, increase your imagination, creativity, and perception through the practice of drawing!

Learn the fundamentals of drawing: light, shadow, proportions, details, perspective, and three-dimensionality. Practice drawing many subjects including animals, nature, people, and still life.

You’ll be surprised how quickly your skills will improve by observing and drawing along with a step-by-step class presentation! This process will make it easy to understand and put these techniques into practice.

Once you learn these skills, you’ll find them becoming second nature. This practice will greatly increase your ability to represent the world around you with a pencil or pen.

Supplies Needed

• Pencils (graphite):
  • 2B pencil
  • 4B pencil
  • 6B pencil
  • 8B (Optional)
  • Woodless Pencil (6B or 8B) optional
• Drawing paper pad - either 9"x12" or 11"x14"
• White vinyl eraser
• Mechanical eraser, or pink eraser on the back of pencil (for detail erasing and drawing white lines on gray areas)
• 3-4 (variety sizes) Paper blending stomps (or paper towel/ tissues for blending, if you can't find these for the first day)
• Pencil sharpener (preferably with shaving collector)
• Set of colored pencils (24 to 48)

Learning Outcomes

• Learn the various uses for the tools and supplies for drawing
• Draw representational objects and scenes
• Represent 3-dimensional space through the use of light, shadow, and detail
• Learn various blending techniques
• Draw 3-dimensional objects -- the building blocks of all other drawings
• Combine three-dimensional objects to make more complex drawings
• Expand your use and understanding of form and line
• Gain a good understanding and ability to use proportions
• Represent three-dimensional objects and scenes using a simple perspective
• Utilize light and dark details
• Maximize the use of value, contrast, line, mark making, and details to draw with expression

Who Should Take This Class?

• Anyone interested in learning the joy of drawing
• People who would like to improve their drawing skills
• Anyone who would like to learn to express themselves through drawing
• Everyone who would like to gain the foundational skills of drawing to apply to any visual art medium in the future

Class Overview

Increase your imagination, creativity, and perception through the practice of drawing! Drawing is the fundamental basis of all visual art, and it can provide a lifetime of enjoyment. Get started drawing in this engaging class geared for seniors, but open to all ages.

Discover the fundamental concepts of drawing such as light, shadow, proportions, details, and perspective. Learn how to draw many subjects including animals, nature, people, and “still life” objects. Explore how you can use a pencil to create an image that looks like it has three dimensions.

You’ll be surprised how quickly your skills will improve by observing the instructor and drawing along in a step-by-step method. Class presentations make it easy to learn and put the techniques into practice. Once you learn these skills, you will find they start to become second nature. Increase your ability to represent the world around you!

This class is part of our Broadway Hill Club offerings, designed for older students and offered during the daytime on diverse topics, though students of all ages are welcome.

Supplies Needed

• Pencils (graphite): 2B, 4B, 6B; optional: 8B; optional: woodless pencil (6B or 8B) 
• Drawing paper pad - either 9"x12" or 11"x14"
• White vinyl eraser
• Mechanical eraser, or pink eraser on the back of common pencils (for detail erasing and drawing white lines on gray areas)
• Paper blending stomps, 3-4 in a variety of sizes;  (or you can use paper towel or tissues if you can't find these for the first day)
• Pencil sharpener (preferably with shaving collector)
• Set of colored pencils (24 to 48)

Learning Objectives

• Explore the various uses for drawing tools and supplies 
• Draw representational objects and scenes
• Represent 3-dimensional space through the use of light, shadow, and detail
• Become familiar with blending techniques
• Accurately draw 3-dimensional objects, the building blocks of all other drawings
• Combine 3-dimensional objects to make more complex drawings
• Expand your use and understanding of form and line
• Be able to draw proportions accurately 
• Represent 3-dimensional objects and scenes using simple perspective
• Utilize light and dark details
• Maximize the use of value, contrast, line, marks, and details to draw with expression

Who Might Enjoy This Class 

• Anyone who is interested in enriching their lives with the joy of drawing
• People who would like to gain or improve their drawing skills and apply those skills to draw a variety of subjects
• Anyone wanting to develop new skills to express themselves
• People who would like to gain foundational drawing skills to support any other visual art medium
• No experience is needed -- everyone is welcome!

Class Overview

Learn how to draw what you see! This class is a great next step after the Drawing and Sketching class or another introductory drawing class, though no prior experience is needed. 

Improve your eye-hand coordination and other essential skills that will take your drawing to the next level. We will practice drawing a variety of chosen objects that have been carefully chosen to aid you in building your drawing and observation skills and abilities. 

Develop your perception, focus, and a myriad of drawing skills in this enjoyable hands-on class experience.

This class is part of our Broadway Hill Club offerings, designed for older students and offered during the daytime on diverse topics, though students of all ages are welcome.

Supplies Needed

• Graphite pencil (HB or 2B)
• Sketchbook (no smaller 9 x 12", no larger 11 x 15")

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: 

• Practice and improve upon your skills under the guidance of an expert
• Explore fundamental drawing techniques 
• Learn about different style approaches
• Represent 3-dimensional space and objects through the use of drawing techniques

Who Might Enjoy This Class? 

• Budding artists
• Working artists that would like to practice their drawing skills
• Designers who would like to improve their ability to sketch
• Anyone interested in a creative outlet - no previous art experience required
• Some drawing experience is helpful but not necessary

Class Overview

Learn how to draw vibrant portraits of people with just a simple graphite pencil, using techniques that have been fine-tuned by the masters. 

Discover how to capture the likeness of a person by learning to see like an artist. In this class, we will explore key principles of drawing such as values, positive and negative space, proportions. Learn how to measure the proportions of your subject using only a pencil. Class will include a variety of activities such as demonstrations, quick sketches, and focused studies of facial features. 

This class is designed to be fun and rewarding for all levels. Get ready to enjoy learning new things and gaining fresh eyes for seeing the world!

Learning Objectives

• Capture the likeness of a person
• Learn to see like an artist
• Understand how to create a 3D image on a 2D surface
• Learn the proportions of the human head

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

• Anyone who would like to learn to draw portraits
• People who love to draw
• Anyone who enjoys learning new things
• Artists or art students who want to get to the next step in their mastery of portraiture

Materials

Please purchase these materials at a local art supply store or online, and bring them to class:

• Sketch pad - 16" x 20"
• 3 pencils - 2H, HB, 2B
• Kneaded eraser 
• Paper stumps​​​​​
• Small metal pencil sharpener

Class instruction will be modified to individualize instruction so that various level of skills can be addressed. There is a lot of fun, and laughter in the classroom - and students enjoy learning new and exciting things and achieve a fresh eye for seeing the world.

Class Overview

Would you like to move from drawing stick figures to actual figures? In this class, you will get personalized guidance and help to hone your observation skills.
Improve your drawing and sketching skills by drawing live models under the guidance of a skilled artist.
If you'd like to work on drawing proportions, structure, and movement of the human figure, this class is for you!

*** Course fee includes model fees for all sessions.

Supplies Needed

• 18” x 24” sketch pad
• Mechanical pencil (0.7 or 0.5mm) with B or 2B graphite

Learning Objectives

• Learn the basics of proportion and structure
• Practice techniques for capturing movement
• Work on drawings under the guidance of an expert

Who Might Enjoy This Class?

• Students interested in improving their human figure drawing skills
• Those seeking an enhancement of their ability to accurately draw proportion, structure, and movement