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Learn the basics of drawing in Los Angeles with beginner classes that cover topics such as line work, shading, and composition, allowing participants to develop their skills and create their own art.

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Everyone Can Draw

SPACE South Pasadena Arts Center

Welcome to returning students and new arrivals. This term we will continue to develop our drawing skills as we work from a live model, still lifes, and create on our own imaginative compositions. The emphasis is on feeling free to create with confidence and enjoyment in a supportive atmosphere, while learning new drawing skills. If you have any objects or photos which you would like to use as inspiration please bring them with you to the class.

All levels 18 and older
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Drawing the Figure

SPACE South Pasadena Arts Center @ 1506 Mission St‎, South Pasadena, CA

Learn all about proportion, movement, and anatomy of the human figure. The focus will be on drawing and the introduction of foundation art techniques.  All skill levels welcome.

All levels 13 and older
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Free Peeping Tom’s Drawing Salon

The Gallery Girls @ 901 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA

Experience a drawing event at the One Eyed Gypsy, a fun Bar Downtown, so you can eat and drink while you draw. The Gallery Girls and Prix de Beaute' Present: Peeping Tom's Drawing Salon:  May 11th, 2014: "Pirates" 2 Models: Jennifer Fabos Patton and Barry Morse 2 Models Fun Music Fun Themes Buy all the food & Drinks you like 25 min poses all night (Tips Encouraged) Doors open at 5:30pm We request that the artist please provide...

(86) All levels 21 and older
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Ink Portrait Sketching

Valley Art Workshop

Draw from a live model! This class is open to any level of portrait-drawing experience. Ink brush and wash techniques have been a common sketching technique for centuries. The quickness and lightness of the method allows for an elegance and flow that pencils or ballpoint pens do not permit. Ink's permanence turns the drawing into a kind of successive game, where each line must work with and against others to create space, volume, and tension. Students...

(7) Beginner 18 and older
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Long Pose Life-Drawing Club – Uninstructed

Valley Art Workshop

The class is open for adults and ambitious teenagers, at all levels of experience. For uninstructed artists, we welcome most any drawing, painting, and small-scale sculpting media.

(7) All levels 13 and older
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Daily Dose of Drawing

The Gallery Girls @ 1820 Industrial St, Los Angeles, CA

Get your daily dose of drawing with different themes each week with suggested donations ($15). And Please Buy some of the amazing Food and Drinks! Remember you can tag your Pictures & Drawings with #GalleryGirlsLA and we will feature your art!  Location instruction: - Cross Streets Alameda & Mateo  - FREE STREET PARKING or $5 parking lot across street Walk down the cute little brick walkway.  First open door is the drawing...

(86) All levels 21 and older
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Extreme Character Drawing: "Dynamic Nudes"

The Gallery Girls

Presented by Gnomon & the Gallery Girls A Fun Drawing Event with Crazy Themes & Fun Models  Music - Live Models - Drawing - Soda & Chips "Dynamic Nudes" theme A series aof very dynamic poses starting with 1s, 2s, 3s, 5s, 10s and 15 min poses. This is a great event we only do 1-2 times a year so don't miss it. Models: Ashlii Gonzalez & Lamont Tales Goode Location Instructions: Enter through the Big Gate & North up the center...

(86) All levels 21 and older
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Extreme Character Drawing: Suicide Squad

The Gallery Girls

Presented by Gnomon & the Gallery Girls A Fun Drawing Event with Crazy Themes & Fun Models  Music - Live Models - Drawing - Soda & Chips "Suicide Squad" theme 3 Models: Jennifer Fabos Patton as Harley Quinn Dave Snyder as The Joker And Gabby Grave as the Enchantress! With Great costumes and make up!!!! Location Instructions: Enter through the Big Gate & North up the center pathway.  Big Beautiful space with 100's of chairs...

(86) All levels 21 and older
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Make Your Mark in the Park

The Gallery Girls @ 200 N Grand Ave, California City, CA

Come draw with us at Southern California's largest FREE Drawing Festival! Ryman Arts students will be leading free drawing activities of all types for all ages in beautiful Grand Park. This is our 7th annual Make Your Mark in the Park event! Music by DJ Quatre Cinq will keep you going through all the drawing activities... Landscape Drawing Sumi Ink  Printmaking  Drawing Costumed Models with the GALLERY GIRLS And More!!! Marissa...

(86) All levels 21 and older
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Long-Pose Life Drawing

Valley Art Workshop @ 5210 Collier Place, Woodland Hills, CA

We're creating an intimate setting for a concentrated study of the figure. This is not offered at most other workshops around LA. One of the special features of this drawing group is that we are going for 5-12 hour poses over multiple weeks. 30 minutes of short poses  & a 2.5 hour finisher. Bring your own drawing and painting materials. We welcome all questions.

(7) All levels 10 and older
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The Delights- "The Sultan's Palace" Drawing Salon

The Gallery Girls @ 13133 Saticoy St, North Hollywood, CA

A decadent event for the senses with Drawing, Dancing, Drinks, Food, Hookah & Socializing with models, belly dancers, musicians, artists & creative people. Models: Shadia Ghantous, Taryn Piana, Marissa Gomez, and Jonnathan Cripple as the Sultan Dancers: To be Announced Live Music: Anatolia Folk Vedatt & Donavon Lerman on percussion & DJ Jason Savvy (Malabomba!!) Hookah Lounge By Gypsy Sanz Henna & Tarot Photo Booth...

(86) All levels 21 and older
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Immersive Drawing

The Gallery Girls @ 2927 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

You get to draw an incredible model in an immersive 3D painting of Alice in Wonderland's Garden around you in a 360 degree view.  Please bring your own art supplies. You can use black paper and day glow, pens or paint for more fun. Your art can glow in the black lights too. Free 3D glasses included to view the space with every entry.

(86) All levels 21 and older
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Drinky Draw @San Fernando Brewing Co.

The Gallery Girls @ 425 Park Ave, San Fernando, CA

Different models and different themes every session

(86) All levels 21 and older
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Edgy Model Drawing

The Gallery Girls @ 3614 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

New Edgy Model Drawing at Hippo Factory Models will be in edgy lingerie or nude with accessories. Listen to fun music and draw at this Cool New Art Space. Note: We request that the artist please provide their own art supplies.

(86) All levels 21 and older
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Extreme Character Drawing

The Gallery Girls @ 1015 N Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

A Fun Drawing Event with Crazy Themes & Fun Models Different Themes Every Month With Great costumes and makeup!!! Music – Live Models – Drawing – Soda & Chips Themes: January 31, 2020 "The Genie & The Princess" with Scott Miller @xanadoo1 & Kelly Sparrman @ksparr Hosted by Lucy Smith February 14, 2020 "Valentine Girls" with models Jennifer Fabos Patton & Vailence Martyn. March 13, 2020 "Gotham Bad Girls" 3 models...

(86) All levels 21 and older
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Virtual Class - How to Draw: 3D Princess Dresses

Dragonfly Designs

Bippety-boppity-boo! With a wave of a magic wand (or colored pencil), students will learn how to draw figures and design enchanting gowns to get their princess ready for the ball! Using beautiful watercolor, embellishments and a collage technique,  young artists will create lifelike 3D images. Projects Include  Design a fabulous ball gown  with lots of glitz and glamour! “Lights! Camera! Action!  Create a royal gown to wear...

(5) All levels 8 and older
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Magical Worlds - Character and Background Design

SPACE South Pasadena Arts Center

Ms. Lawrence, a professional artist with over twenty years in the animation industry, will teach you how to sketch, ink and color your magical worlds and bring them to life! Would you like to create a world filled with crazy mythical characters, scary creatures and brave warriors? Have you always wanted to draw environments filled with forbidden castles, magical landscapes, mysterious caves, enchanted kingdoms and evil forests? Well, this is the...

All levels 12 and older
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Little Hands - Nature's Elements

SPACE South Pasadena Arts Center

Spring is here! In this class, students will explore, draw, paint and make green crafts with various mediums and nature's elements, creating projects using petals, leaves, twigs and more, with introduction to artist Georgia O'keeffe.

Beginner 4 - 5 years old
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Mindful Drawing

SPACE South Pasadena Arts Center

This class is designed to cultivate a mindful, open and spontaneous practice of drawing based on contemplative repetition, clarity of vision and surprise. Students will be introduced to new techniques for generating non-representational drawings through patterned mark-making designed to shift the process of drawing away from premeditated control and toward free-flowing spontaneity.  As these techniques are mastered, they will be combined with...

All levels 18 and older
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Vision Mandalas

Art Therapy LA

Paint, Collage and Draw your vision , wish, dreams for 2020. Whether personal or professional, let your heart speak with images, symbols, colors and words as you create your personal Vision Mandala. All supplies are included though feel free to bring images you would like to include in your sacred circle. You can display your mandala at home or work for inspiration, guidance and joy. Process art is process rather than product. Mandala simply means...

(2) All levels 18 and older
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