Left Handed Drawing Workshop
Left-Handed Drawing has three parts: intension, practice, and art. Intension is simple: show up to the table with some kind of canvas and a pen, pencil, or marker. Practice is another word for closing your eyes and beginning to draw—letting your non-dominant hand show you the way down a creative path of loops and lines, […]
Drawing In Pen & Ink
It’s all about the beauty of line when you work in pen and ink. Lines create volume, depth, and shading. Your pen will lend itself to delicate line work when you use Speedball pens, nibs, and Higgins Inks. Cross hatching, hatching, and scumbling are techniques that will be demonstrated by the instructor. It’s a great way to work […]
Drawing For All
Students will draw with graphite pencil, learning about line, dark and light values, composition and more. We will turn the ordinary into the sublime, working from a still life (and other things) of each student’s own design. Please bring a few soft pencils (6B to 9B) and a 9 x12 sketch pad to the first […]
The Power Of Line In Drawing 6/24-28 Week 2
Line is an important element of art; the line is a tool that many artists use to create. Students will learn how to use lines to make descriptive drawings of themselves and the world around them. Imagine a beautiful illustrative artwork of a sun breaking through a cloudy sky, and you look to see your […]
Storyboarding 8/12-16 Week 9
Learn how to execute story beats ( a shift in narrative) for stories you want to create. Essentially, beats are small moments that move a story forward. Scenes are made up of beats, so we'll explore how to apply story beats to movies and animation.
See, Draw, Transform: Session B 7/8-12 Week 4
Students will hone their realistic drawing skills while also discovering creative ways for transforming their sketches into imaginative artworks, using a variety of materials and ideas from all kinds of artists. We will learn to draw what we see with detail and accuracy, simultaneously considering our emotions, being mindful of our feelings, and enfolding them […]
See, Draw, Transform: Session A 7/1-3 Week 3
Students will hone their realistic drawing skills while also discovering creative ways for transforming their sketches into imaginative artworks, using a variety of materials and ideas from all kinds of artists. We will learn to draw what we see with detail and accuracy, simultaneously considering our emotions, being mindful of our feelings, and enfolding them […]
Painting, Drawing & More 8/5-9 Week 8
In this class we will be making lots of different projects – sculpture, paintings, drawings, a mobile. We’ll also be using many different materials – scratch-off paper, markers, both watercolor and acrylic paints, colored pencils and more! Come and join us for this fun and imaginative class.
Character Creation 7/8-12 Week 4
Do you want to learn how to make great characters for animation, comics, picture books, games and fantasy? In Character Creation you will learn everything you need to know to bring the characters you imagine to life. We will use expression, color, shape, movement and design and discuss making costumes and clothing that work. Students […]
Comic Inking 2/22-26 Week 6
A comic inker is one of the two artists in traditional comic book production, responsible for outlining and embellishing a drawing. Students will be taught to use quills and brushes for inking, how to apply pressure for certain lines indicating a sense of shadow, and how to detail those inks. Students can draw something you […]
