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Creating Portraits

Explore the art of capturing the human essence through drawing and painting in this comprehensive class. Discover the secrets of creating lifelike portraits as you delve into techniques such as underdrawing, anatomy, paint application, and more. Unleash your creativity and develop your unique style under the guidance of experienced instructors at the prestigious New York School of the Arts.

  • All levels
  • 18 and older
  • $430
  • Earn 4,300 reward points
  • 315 E 62nd St, New York, NY
  • 24 hours over 8 sessions

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  • $430
  • 24 hours over 8 sessions
  • Price includes $50 Registration Fee.
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Class Description

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What you'll learn in this portrait class:

This class will teach students the techniques of drawing and painting a portrait. We will learn the structure of the human head and facial features.

The class will explore step by step: under drawing, anatomy, grisaille, paint application, proportions, knife painting, mixing flesh tones and working on value scales.

Emphasis will be placed on the importance of mark making and finding your own personal style in painting and drawing the portrait.

Open to all levels.

School Notes:

Please note, New York School of the Arts charges a $50 one-time registration fee for students who are new to their school. This is automatically added to the cost of your enrollment (and already included in the price listed on this course). If you are a returning student to NYSA, please let us know and we will refund you $50.

Refund Policy

Class Cancellation:

Classes and workshops are subject to cancellation if the minimum number of students required for a session is not met. Notification will be sent to registered students five days before the class is scheduled to begin.

Refunds:

To receive a refund, you must notify us in writing at [email protected]. There is a $20 administrative fee for each refund.

  • In order to receive a full refund, students must withdraw from a class or workshop fourteen (14) business days prior to the first day of classes.
  • Students withdrawing from a class and workshop during the week before the beginning of the quarter will receive a 70% refund as school credit if within fourteen (14) business days of the start of the class.
  • No refunds will be made after the second class without medical documentation and no refunds will be made after a workshop begins.
  • Ceasing to attend class without notifying the school does not constitute withdrawal from class.
  • Refunds are issued in the same form as payment. Refunds are issued within thirty days from request in the form of the same payment. Registration and service fees are non-refundable.

Transfers:

All transfers must occur before the second meeting of class. Transfers from one course into another may incur additional fees, depending on the transfer. Transferring from one workshop to another is not permitted. There is a $20 administrative fee for each transfer.

Holidays & Canceled Lessons:

We are closed for Thanksgiving, winter, and spring break. If we must close due to the weather, we will send out an email. If classes are canceled, the instructor will work with the school office to schedule a make-up date. We do not refund/prorate for weather closure, and our make-up policy still applies.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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Question from Dorothy D.
I want to know what medium will be used? Oil? Watercolor? Pastel? I want to learn oil painting.
Answer from Kristle C. CourseHorse StaffCourseHorse Staff
The class works in oils primarily but you can also opt for watercolor or pastels. Hope this helps!
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New York School of the Arts

New York School of the Arts is a school that has been created to fulfill the expectation of the transformed contemporary art world. It is based on the heritage of the traditional discipline and at the same time an exploration of the new media. In the modern context of New York City, we use a strong...

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