The Fundamentals of Drawing & Painting

This course is designed to instill a working understanding of cartoon design and graphic novel art. Discover basics like anatomy, foreshortening, shading, environment, and composition. Learn how to handle tools and apply ink, first in a series of short value studies, then moving onto applying inks to concept work. Students will tackle several different...

This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. This intro class teaches you basic botanical illustration techniques to help you make realistic drawings of branches, stems, leaves, and flowers using graphite and colored pencil. Recommended Textbooks: Botanical Art Techniques, American Society of Botanical Artists...

Draw a live model in Quick Sketch poses. (3s, 5, 10s min poses) Great way to draw and keep social with other artists while staying home. NEW TIME – Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm PST Hosted by Tayen Kim

Discover the beautiful medium of soft pastel! Learn the fundamentals of color theory and develop your drawing skills. Get inspired by classic still-lifes, the figure, or photographs. Classes include demonstrations, lectures, and real time individual feedback. Supply list for Eva Nikolova:  1 box 60 half sticks (Set of 30 Half sticks are ok,...

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. Join in creativity, connection and community in this LIVE, engaging ONLINE art class. In this inspiring and motivating drawing foundation class, strengthen your core drawing skills as you take...

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...

Learn all the drawing fundamentals that will help you draw realistically and convincingly. This drawing course includes 12 online classes. The classes take place in real-time every Tuesday at 6:30pm Pacific Time via Zoom. The Essential Drawing Course for Beginners covers 12 crucial topics every beginner artist needs to know. You'll be exposed to a...

Develop your creative drawing and painting practice from the comfort of your own home! Learn new techniques and discover the work of master artists through lectures, demonstrations, and lively class discussions in this intermediate/advanced level course.  Develop your observational drawing and painting skills though group and individual assignments...

Learn the basics of rendering a botanical subject in pencil. Working with a plant, flower or vegetable for a subject, we will go from beginning sketch to finished drawing. Capture lush petals, stunning patterns, intricate natural designs, and organic colors. Supply List

Discover this medium that is surprisingly versatile and perfect for the home studio. You’ll learn how to use colored pencils to create vibrant drawings from life with nuance, depth, and expression. Learn basic techniques for blending, shading, and more in this beginner-friendly course. Supply List: set of colored pencils (prisma colors encouraged),...

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...

"And after drawing comes composition. A well-composed painting is half done’ Pierre Bonnard The composition is very important in art - it is the structure of everything inside a piece of paper that directs our brain into seeing what is on it in a particular way. If composition is good it is easier and more enjoyable for us to look at the painting....

Strong drawing is the cornerstone of botanical art. In this class, we will work in pencil, covering the fundamentals of proportions, line, tone, dimensionality, and expression. We will work from live specimens, flowers, seeds, and fruit.

This class will take place online with ample opportunity for one on one feedback from the instructor. Learn the basic watercolor techniques used by botanical artists while painting Japanese chrysanthemums from a provided photograph. A photograph will be provided for reference. Flat wash, layering and dry brush techniques will be covered. This online...

This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Capture the subtle beauty and color of lichen as it contrasts with the rough texture and neutral colors of a branch. Develop your drawing and toning skills using graphite as you render the subject. Then, further enhance your illustration using watercolor...

This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Accurate observation translates into sensitive, realistic drawings and is an essential skill for botanical artists. Using basic shapes, fruit, and leaves, learn contour drawing with an emphasis on proportion, and explore techniques such as foreshortening, perspective,...

Take your colored pencils skills to the next level! Continue to hone your technique and artistic voice to blend and shade to create colorful, create dimensional drawings from still lives, photographs, and more. Prerequisite: Colored Pencil for Beginners Note: For the Supply List, please CLICK HERE

This online drawing class will deepen understandings of line, shape, shadow, value, tone, form and perspective. Students will be challenged with a series of drawing exercises and assignments to develop their technical and compositional skills. Class meetings will include group discussions, demonstrations, and real time individual feedback. For the...

This class focuses on the basics of drawing with pencil, eraser, and paper. Expert teachers guide students through the elements of art, including line, shape, shadow, value, tone, form and perspective, demonstrating and offering critiques of work. This course is ideal for beginner and intermediate-level students who seek a foundation in the fundamentals...

This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program. If we are able to offer an in-person version of this class in the coming months, we will contact you and make both options available to you. Focusing on shape, color, line, and texture students will use materials ranging...