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Learn the fundamentals of drawing in this beginner class in NYC, where participants will explore techniques such as shading, perspective, and composition to create their own works of art.

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Adult: Beginner Digital Art with Procreate App

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Unlock your creativity with the power of digital art! Join our beginner's course and learn how to create stunning images using the Procreate App. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, our instructor will meet you at your level and guide you through the fundamentals of digital art. Don't miss out on this invaluable tool for visual artists and business professionals in the stunning setting of Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo.

(179) All levels 18 and older
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Mystery Drop-in Drawing Session

The Decorus Atelier of Figurative Art @ 117 57th St, Brooklyn, NY

The exciting new Mystery Drop-in Drawing session will surprise students each time with a completely different idea to draw from each time! Subject matter can literally be almost anything. You won't find out until you arrive; the subject matter is a closely guarded secret of the week. Ranging from live figure drawing, portrait model, statues, drawing from a musician singing or playing live music, floral arrangements or still life, anatomy, live animals,...

(143) All levels 16 and older
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Observational Drawing Workshop

Educational Alliance Art School @ 197 East Broadway, New York, NY

in a busy city like NYC, slowing down and seeing is an often neglected practice. In this workshop, students will be led through several exercises to increase their visual observation skills and eye-hand coordination while drawing from life.  Exercises will include gesture and contour drawing, exploring positive and negative space, and intentional line quality.

(29) All levels 18 and older
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Drawing Essentials - Online

Bronxville Adult School @ Virtual Learning via Zoom

This drawing course is appropriate for both beginner and experienced artists. In four sessions, we will complete a series of drawings based on observation. You will learn to judge proportion and perspective as we draw a variety of subjects. You’ll gain confidence and understanding about how to approach drawing, so you’ll be pleased with your progress and resulting work. By understanding HOW to look, you will break the obstacles that prevent...

(20) All levels 18 and older
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$75

4 sessions

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Personal Studio Time: Life Drawing w/ LIVE Model

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Drawing is an invaluable tool for all the visual arts and takes a lot of practice to get right, so regular studio time is essential for seeing real progress.  This is the perfect opportunity to practice the discipline of life drawing with a LIVE (clothed) model in an art studio. Hone your practice and capture the human body's essence, musculature, and posture while sharpening observational skills + developing style.  Please note this class...

(179) Beginner 18 and older
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Fear-Free Intermediate (1 Session)

The Art Studio NY

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 art approach as you learn to draw in our intimidation-free, non-judgmental art studio  Feel inspired by a variety of subject matter as your muse,...

(631) Intermediate 18 and older
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Canvas Stretching Workshop

Solas Studio

Join us for a 2 hour all-inclusive canvas stretching demonstration and hands-on workshop!  A workshop on how to stretch your own canvas! By stretching your own canvas you can buy higher quality materials at the same price of a machine stretched canvas. Learn your craft inside and out! Refreshments provided. Materials for 1 small canvas provided.

(11) All levels 21 and older
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Online Zoom One Draw Drawing Class

Drawing As Mindfulness @ Online, Online, NY

Anyone can learn to draw! In this two hour course learn some of the fundamentals of setting up and drawing a still life from the comfort of your own home.  Techniques include:  contour drawing value drawing various shading techniques understanding proportions Class will be offered online via the Zoom platform. The class will incorporate fun warm-ups and a chance to connect with other New Yorkers who might otherwise be stuck at...

(16) Beginner 18 and older
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Gesture Drawing the Disney Way

Creative Talent Network

We are not striving for drawings that say, "look at me, aren't  I an attractive drawing", but instead will say, "I have life, I have feeling and I have a purpose", and the drawing will reveal that purpose and tell that story. So all you storytellers and animation artists out there, if you are the kind that needs a little first hand analysis to help take you to the next level perhaps this is the class for you to learn and get comfortable with...

(3) All levels 12 and older
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Watercolor/Drawing Workshop

Michiyo Art Studio @ 59 Franklin Street, B9, New York, NY

For beginner to advanced, anyone who wants to learn and improve skills! Anything you want to paint, Michiyo will walk you through! All levels welcome. This workshop is great for students who took the introductory classes. "In water color, 'white' is supposed to be left without color. At first, this concept was difficult to be understood as a complete beginner like me. She gives me her careful instruction and accurate advice and meanwhile...

(61) All levels 13 and older
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After Work Unwind

Marigold Studio

Come unwind in the studio with us! These fun, judgement-free sessions are the ideal place to experiment with a new artistic process and let go of the day’s stress. Enjoy time for yourself to relax and create something unexpected, in a playful and social environment. Each week, we’ll introduce a new process to explore, but of course, you’re always welcome to use whichever media or process intrigues you the most. Media available to you includes:...

All levels 18 and older
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Watercolor/Drawing Workshop - Intermediate

Michiyo Art Studio

This session is for students who are comfortable working on themselves but want feedback/guidance from time to time. For students who can work somewhat independently. You should have an ongoing project that you've been working on or bring the new one that you are going to work on.  Cancellation Policy: There is 7-hour booking & canceling limit. 7 hour prior to the session, students can modify their booking schedule. Through my online...

(61) Intermediate 13 and older
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Summer Camp: Film Noir Painting & Drawing (6th-12th)

One River School

Venetian blinds, high contrast, and romance characterize the melodramatic genre of film noir. This class centers on this movement in Hollywood that dominated cinema in the 1940s. Choosing a still image from a film noir, students will create representational paintings and drawings packed with drama and suspense.

(13) All levels 11 - 17 years old
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Learn to Draw Realistically: Nature (Gr 6-12) - Online

One River School

Learn to Draw Realistically:  Nature & Landscapes (Grades 6-12) - Online Camp Explore composition, perspective, texture, and more in this comprehensive drawing camp. Students will use the natural world and its surrounding landscapes as the main subject matter to create their drawings.  What you need for camp:  Pencils eraser drawing paper.

(13) All levels 11 - 17 years old
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Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak

The Jewish Museum @ Virtual Learning

Teachers, librarians, and school staff are invited to explore the work of renowned children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, subject of the 2005 Jewish Museum exhibition, Wild Things: The Art of Maurice Sendak.  Arthur Yorinks, award-winning author and director, will speak about his collaborations with Sendak, including most recently, Presto and Zesto in Limboland, published after Sendak’s death, and will discuss how Sendak...

(8) All levels 18 and older
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Adult Art Shuffle: Beginner

One River School @ 319 Franklin Turnpike , Allendale, NJ

Adult Art Shuffle: Beginner is designed for pure beginners, seeking thoughtful introductory experiences across projects that shuffle across drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media. Classes are project-based with a fun and engaging curriculum that allows students to learn essential skills across art making through teacher led demonstrations, material explorations and hands-on assistance.  *Experienced students seeking a personalized...

(13) Beginner 18 and older
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$255

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Adult Focus on Painting

One River School @ 49 N Dean St, Englewood, NJ

Oil painting offers artists flexibility and a depth of color that is unsurpassed by any other artistic medium. Students in this course will have the opportunity to work in the subject matter of their choice – from portraiture and landscapes to abstract and experimental subjects. Students work on personalized projects across using oil paints in their choice of subject matter. Instructors provide one-on-one instruction and in-depth...

(13) All levels 18 and older
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$235

4 sessions

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Adult Personalized Art Program

One River School

Our personalized studio art program allows students to work in a small group setting exploring the medium and subject matter of their choice – from drawing and painting to collage and sculpture. Our instructors are professional artists who inspire students through their own art practice and vast teaching experience.

(13) All levels 18 and older
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Tomboy BKLYN Mag Fashion Drwg Session+Portfolio Review

Fashion Drawing Session

Draw outfits inspired by Brooklyn and/or stop by for the portfolio review (optional) by the editors who are looking for contributors to future issues of Tomboy BKLYN. A special Fashion Drawing Session styled by the founders and editors, Ashta Hunter and Elizabeth Benzing, of Tomboy BKLYN - a curated lifestyle brand with a more inclusive take on unisex style, mixing casual street fashion with high-end and menswear designer clothing. This is going...

All levels 18 and older
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Live Drawing

FIELD COLONY @ Virtual Classroom

Figure drawing involves simple materials - pencil / charcoal - as means of discovery. Ideas evolve through the process of the “drawn” language with specific exercises that focus on visual analysis and the skills needed for expressive form such as line, tone, mass and illusionistic space to capture the features of the nude model. Rarely do you get to see other artist’s work in process. The group environment allows you to see how others experiment...

(42) All levels 18 and older
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