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Learn how to bring your imagination to life with online illustration classes, where you can explore techniques in digital illustration, character design, and storytelling through engaging assignments and expert guidance.

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The Art of Nature

Chelsea Drawing & Painting Workshops

This is a Zoom Workshop to teach how to draw & paint the natural world. Just as mystics have sought meditative peace in the woods deep quietude, the natural world has also inspired artists of all cultures. They have applied their artistic skills to capture it with the techniques of sketching. The act of sketching requires concentration. Over time with skill, practice, and dedication, sketching can develop into a contemplative art. The...

(221) All levels 16 and older
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Fear-Free Intermediate Drawing

The Art Studio NY @ Online Classroom

NOTE: This is an Online Art Class. Our instructors will work with you over high-quality live video and teach you to make art from the comfort of your home. Nurture your inner-artist and feel inspired as you deepen your practice of drawing. Enjoy engaging, encouraging art instruction in this intermediate level online drawing class with NYC’s #1-rated art studio, The Art Studio NY. If you have taken our Beginner Fear Free Drawing Class or have...

(634) Intermediate 18 and older
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$299

8 sessions

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Drawing for the Absolute Beginner

Chicago Botanic Garden

Drawing will help you learn to see more clearly and deeply—a wonderful way to enrich your life. Using pencil and paper and working with beautiful botanical subjects, you will learn to draw with gentle, fear-free, proven methods. A supply list will be sent. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance....

(127) Beginner 18 and older
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Torso in Impasto

Prima Materia Institute @ Virtual Classroom

Elevate your art with the captivating technique of impasto in painting the torso. Discover how thickly applied paint can add depth and dimension to your work, creating rich textures and dynamic compositions. Perfect for intermediate students and advanced beginners, this course offers a unique opportunity to enhance your portfolio and explore new dimensions in your artistic journey.

(3) Intermediate 13 and older
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$400

4 sessions

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Drawing Cast Shadows

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Cast shadows (shadows cast by your subject onto a surface) can ground a subject and create beautiful design elements. Employing artful lighting, you will explore techniques that really make a cast shadow work for you and create dramatic images.  A supply list will be sent with your confirmation.

(127) All levels 18 and older
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$224

3 sessions

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Online Drawing

New York School of the Arts @ Online Classroom

This class will explore drawing in the landscape and the issues one might consider when doing so, from the formal to the personal, with a specific emphasis on touch. Each participant will be able to work in a landscape or environment close to them and we will connect via zoom so that we are able to see what we are each doing and discuss it as we work. The goal is that over 8 weeks we produce a body of works that explore the subject and your interests...

(76) All levels 18 and older
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$240

4 sessions

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The Secrets to Creating a Classical Landscape

Prima Materia Institute @ Virtual Classroom

Course scheduleWeek 1: Learn about the classic landscape created by the Masters. Become familiar with the classic palette of pigments and color mixing.Week 2: Create several studies in monochrome in small format. Glaze the final color over them to complete each motif.Week 3: Create an underpainting, working from a photo-reference. Complete the landscape study, wet-into-wet. Learn to apply linear and aerial perspective, tonal separation of planes, and finishing touches: texture and details.Week 4: Start the main painting in a larger format, applying the previous lessons and the tips of the Masters.Week 5: Develop the background, middle ground, and foreground. Week 6: Add details, define texture, add highlights. Discussion of the finished works.

(3) All levels 13 and older
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$260

6 sessions

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Fear-Free Advanced Drawing

The Art Studio NY @ Online Classroom

NOTE: This is an Online Art Class. Our instructors will work with you over high-quality live video and teach you to make art from the comfort of your home. Drawing is one of the most popular modes of artistic expression since the beginning of time, just think of cavemen! Express yourself through this encouraging and relaxing drawing class as You: Receive one-on-one expert art instruction customized to your skill level  Learn our fear-free...

(634) Advanced 18 and older
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$189

5 sessions

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Online Intro to Drawing Class

Pastimes for a Lifetime @ Live Online via Zoom

This class is available online and safe in-studio - Click here for the safe in-studio class. Please note: Online Class times are in Pacific Standard Time This fun and informative class is ideal for beginners as well as students returning to art classes after a long absence. Basic skills are learned or rekindled with this historic medium. Students will focus on developing measuring and drawing skills, as well as honing sensitivity in the...

(20) Beginner 8 and older
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Virtual Camp Class - Strike a Pose! Figure Drawing

Dragonfly Designs

Sketching people can be challenging, but in this class we’ll break it all down! Students will learn the fundamentals of telling a story through the gesture of a figure (body language) and how to simplify motion, add structure and shading. Young artists will be amazed as their figures take shape and come alive on the page! Projects Include  Figure Drawings Figures in Action Focus on Facial Features – How to Draw Eyes Materials Needed: ...

(5) All levels 8 and older
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$140

5 sessions

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Online Monthly Drawing Class Package

Pastimes for a Lifetime @ Live Online via Zoom

This class is available online and safe in-studio - Click here for the safe in-studio class. Please note: Online Class times are in Pacific Standard Time Drawing with Graphite 101 + Project Booklet: Monthly Package Indulge your creative side and channel your inner-artist with this fun and informative Drawing with Graphite 101 course from Pastimes For A Lifetime. Your future self will thank you! Ideal for beginners as well as students...

(20) Beginner 8 and older
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$160

4 sessions

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Virtual Life Drawing

Solas Studio @ Virtual Classroom

We can’t wait to get back in the swing of regular life drawing sessions so we’re going online until restrictions on indoor gatherings are lifted. We know times are tight! That's why our online life drawing sessions are now 100% donation-based. We always pay for our models so chip in if you can! Our sessions feature: Professional Models of all types from New York City's huge talent pool Professional Cameras and Lighting 2x Camera Angles...

(11) All levels 21 and older
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Character Design for Picture Books

Richmond Art Center

Chances are if you are taking this class, you are thinking about creating characters for a children’s book story or perhaps just wanting to learn more about drawing. We will explore a variety of contemporary picture book illustrator’s characters as well as some well known and beloved timeless book characters. We will learn techniques to create fun and often simple and relatable characters using the basic elements of design (color, shape, line,...

(13) Beginner 16 - 18 years old
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Intro to Diversity of Plant Forms: Spore Plants

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Intro to Diversity of Plant Forms: Spore Plants—BLENDED The plants around us—especially the ones that do not make flowers—can seem like an indecipherable carpet of green. The first step in making sense of plant stories is noticing individual plants. In this class we’ll observe and draw examples from the three lineages that reproduce via spores: bryophytes, lycophytes, and ferns. No art skills necessary; stick figures and basic shapes will...

(165) All levels 18 and older
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$119

2 sessions

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Intermediate Drawing

Richmond Art Center

Students with experience measuring proportions can further refine their skills though the exploration of foreshortening, perspective, composition and the treatment of varied surfaces. Longer drawing time allow for reflection and additional instructor feedback as you work through individual challenges.  Use the drawing media of your choice as you complete optional assignments at home, designed to reinforce what you learn in class. We'll draw...

(13) Intermediate 18 and older
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Don't Blink Ink

Richmond Art Center

Permanent ink will be explored in this drawing techniques class. Students will get to learn how to make unique pieces of art by getting the most out of dipping their pen nibs and brushes in permanent ink to express their creativity. Tempera Resist - to create unique textures, waterproof India ink and Tempera paint will be used in a reduction process. Suggested Materials: Ink nib and holder Bamboo brushes India ink HB Pencil Kneaded eraser...

(13) Beginner 16 and older
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$140

4 sessions

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Aprende a Dibujar Nivel Principiante

Richmond Art Center

Ven y aprende a dibujar en esta clase dirigida cien por ciento en Español. Repasaremos todos los conceptos básicos del dibujo como la perspectiva, el sombreado. la composición, el contraste, el fondo y primer plano. También hablaremos acerca de los diversos materiales y técnicas de dibujo, tanto clásicas como contemporáneas. Por medio de videos veremos el trabajo y la vida de varios artistas y movimientos artísticos de antaño y del presente...

(13) All levels 18 and older
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$120

4 sessions

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Adult: Traditional Drawing Techniques

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ Virtual Classroom, New York, NY

Drawing is one of the most essential tools to have and is invaluable for design, media and business careers. In this Online drawing course designed for adults we will explore the core principles of this important medium. Lessons will explore classical principle techniques for achieving accurate proportion & linear perspective, develop an eye for line- form & tone in still-life arrangements using a combination of pencil, charcoal or inks....

(181) All levels 18 and older
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Street Art 101

Richmond Art Center

Learn about the history and regional styles of Street Art and then develop and refine your own style! In Street Art Part 1, you will learn how the basics of how to tag, create bubble letters and draw characters. We will also be covering a very brief intro to the history of tagging, bubble letters, and characters. Class 1: Intro, Learn to draw + brief history of tagging Class 2: Learn to draw + brief history of bubble letters Class 3: Learn...

(13) All levels 12 and older
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Fundamental Figure Drawing Part II

Richmond Art Center

If you can block-in and measure the proportions of objects, it's time to learn about light and shadow, perspective, and surface treatments during this four-week class. We will draw still lives with objects found around the house, and discuss our work. All students will receive individual feedback.  La maestra habla español. Materials List: Soft drawing pencil, any brand, 4B or 6B Plastic eraser for pencil, the kind that does not leave...

(13) Intermediate 18 and older
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