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Illustration Classes Chicago

Learn the art of illustration in a vibrant city like Chicago, where you can take classes in digital illustration, character design, and traditional drawing techniques to enhance your artistic skills.

Unfortunately, no classes in-person in Chicago have spots left, but 5 classes live online are available.

Online Drawing with Charcoal 101

Pastimes for a Lifetime @ Live Online via Zoom

Master the traditional classical medium of drawing with charcoal in this online course at Pastimes for a Lifetime. Learn the fundamentals of sketching and creating illustrations with incredible depth and tone, with valuable tips and tricks from the instructor. Perfect for aspiring fine artists and commercial or book illustrators.

Tuesday Dec 5th, 3–4pm Pacific Time

 (4 sessions)

$160

4 sessions

Online Drawing with Graphite 101

Pastimes for a Lifetime @ Live Online via Zoom

Discover the beauty of graphite drawing in this engaging course that teaches the fundamentals of measuring, shading, and creating dimensions. Perfect for beginners and those returning to art, students will develop their skills while honing their hand-to-eye coordination. Unleash your creativity and bring your drawings to life in this unique online class.

Wednesday Dec 6th, 2–3pm Pacific Time

 (4 sessions)

$160

4 sessions

Online Pen and Ink 101

Pastimes for a Lifetime @ Live Online via Zoom

Discover the power of the pen as you delve into the intricate art of Pen and Ink. Unlock your creativity and learn the techniques needed to create stunning black-and-white illustrations. Perfect for aspiring illustrators and those seeking to enhance their artistic skills.

Tuesday Dec 5th, 3–4pm Pacific Time

 (4 sessions)

$160

4 sessions

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Online Watercolor 201 - Beginner

Pastimes for a Lifetime @ Live Online via Zoom

Discover the beauty of watercolor painting with Online Watercolor 201. Learn essential techniques, color mixing, and brushstrokes to create stunning works of art. Perfect for aspiring fine artists, illustrators, and designers.

Tuesday Dec 5th, 3–4pm Pacific Time

 (4 sessions)

$160

4 sessions

Online Watercolor 202 - Intermediate

Pastimes for a Lifetime @ Live Online via Zoom

Take your watercolor skills to the next level with this intermediate class at Pastimes for a Lifetime. Learn advanced techniques for texture, tone, and color layering, and discover how to create deeper, richer colors in your paintings. Perfect for artists interested in fine art or illustration.

Tuesday Dec 5th, 3–4pm Pacific Time

 (4 sessions)

$160

4 sessions

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Pen and Ink Illustration

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Learn how to draw and paint with ink, from line-drawing and shading with pens to creating rich ink washes. We’ll cover different value-building techniques, such as cross-hatching and stippling, practice rendering complex textures and patterns, and work to develop your own individual illustration style. Supply List please click here

No upcoming schedules
$400

10 sessions

3-Week: Illustration Basics

One Strange Bird @ 2124 W Division St, Chicago, IL

Learn how to illustrate anything your heart desires with our 3-Week Illustration Basics class for beginners. Students will begin with simple drawings and move onto more complex scenes throughout the course. Take your drawing skills to the next level and discover your own personal style as an illustrator!

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$125

3 sessions

Quill Pen Illustration

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

Crow quill pens have charmed artists throughout history. This ancient medium has certain characters that cannot be replaced by convenient mechanical pens. With easy-to-follow instructions, students will learn the basic techniques on how to handle the pen and ink. They will then explore two different styles: simple journal style drawings with vintage-look ink wash and traditional botanical plate style. No prerequisites.

No upcoming schedules
$312

6 sessions

Watercolor Illustration

One Strange Bird @ 2124 W Division St, Chicago, IL

Learn basic watercolor illustration techniques in this painting class. Our teaching artists will show you glazing, washes, blending, shadowing, and more. The illustration skills you develop in this class will enhance your work. Join us for this fun and informative class!

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Comic and Graphic Novel Illustrations

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Jump into the wonderful and dynamic world of comic books, graphic novels, manga, and zines! Students will learn and explore how to create their own comic book from start to finish through storytelling, character design, typography, cover design, and more! This class will explore a variety of traditional and non-traditional comic styles, genres, and materials.

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$370

5 sessions

Drawing and Visualization Skills for Designers

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

In this hands-on workshop, you will receive instruction and coaching as you work with an architectural illustrator with more than 20 years of experience. Topics include perspective, entourage, landscape illustration, master copies, analytical drawing, light and shadow, quick sketch techniques, and rendering skills.  This class is ideal for certificate program students, landscape architects and designers, architects, planners, botanical illustrators,...

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$179

2 sessions

Digital Drawing & Illustration on Procreate (ages 16+)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

This course is designed for students who are interested in exploring the evolving world of digital illustration. You will begin with traditional media and processes and then translate their ideas digitally in programs such as Procreate and Photoshop. Lectures and presentations will supplement the studio experience, featuring work by contemporary illustrators who are pushing the field of illustration using new tools and approaches to digital mark-making....

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$445

10 sessions

Simplified Drawing: The Art of the 3x5 Sketch

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

The “back-of-a-napkin” size drawing is meant to capture a moment’s impression rather than detail and precision. This class features an introduction to sketching landscape elements and entourage (buildings, plants, people, cars, sky, planters, paving) in a manner that’s meant to be completely carefree in freedom and spirit. While offering a shorthand sketch approach, the class will also present a fresh and simplified view of our worl...

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$87

2 sessions

Childen's Picture Books (Ages 16+)

Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL

Choose a classic children’s picture book or bring your own picture book story and learn about making sequential scenes and creating a picture book dummy. We’ll cover thumbnail layouts, storyboarding, and using a scanner/computer to create book dummies. Skill Level: All Levels

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$425

10 sessions

Watercolor & Ink Illustration: Textures (Ages 16+)

Evanston Art Center @ Interactive Online Classroom via Zoom, Chicago, IL

Learn how to combine and contrast the detail of pen and ink with watercolor's vibrancy to create bold, exciting, and realistic textures. Begin by experimenting with basic texturing techniques in watercolor (such as scraping, spattering, stamping, and blotting) and ink (such as cross hatching, stippling, and more). Use these techniques to mimic specific textures such as clouds, trees, fur, glass, metal, water, and more. Class time will include a...

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$320

8 sessions

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