Art Classes in San Diego, CA

Class concentrates on shape, value and color using acrylics. Cost includes materials. All levels welcome.

Class will focus on famous works created by master artists.

Would you like to feel confident when drawing plants? Nancy will teach you the steps to drawing petals and leaves through skeletal structure, fleshing in, correcting your illustration through a layering process. You'll learn tips and tricks such as how to draw a curling leaf or petal, symmetry, and more. We'll work in graphite pencil during this...

Kalapa Ikebana was founded by Chogyam Trungpa as a contemplative practice of expressing gentleness and elegance through the art of flower arrangement. It is a quiet practice of mindfulness allowing the student to experience harmony with nature and one’s perception. The process of arranging flowers and other materials allows the free expression...

Learn the basics of making pottery on the wheel. Suitable for beginners and those with previous experience. We will cover the basics of making cups, bowls, flower pots, etc in this workshop. Includes clay, use of tools and apron, 5lbs clay. Includes fired pottery 2 pieces per guest. Hands on experience, instruction & demonstrations, assistance...

In these courses, students will learn new techniques about color and composition, texture with gels and pastes, glazing, and how to finish a painting through class demonstration, instructor critique, and peer interaction. Students will complete paintings as part of the lesson with the class as a whole, following the instructor's step-by-step guidance....

Join us for step-by-step Instruction on how to recreate this fun painting "Adorable Lama". Enjoy expressing your creative side while sipping on your favorite Beer with friends or family at this memorable painting event. We encourage artistic freedom! You can alter the painting to fit your style and use any of our colors. Painting Difficulty...

This conversation-based hands-on drawing workshop will teach you how to draw realistically through the techniques of the Old Masters. With step-by-step guidance, you will acquire the fundamental skills of drawing. Learn about: Composition Proportions The expression of 3-D Tonal values (light and shadows) Shading How to see color and translate...

A thought-provoking class, where students learn how to use different mediums to create contemporary art pieces. Mixed Media @ Night is a fun and inventive class, a time for students to explore while discovering how to use paper, fabric, recycled materials, mark making, stencils, pastels, and more, together with paint to create your next masterpiece!...

In this class you will paint with a palette knife, on a flat panel. You pick your colors, and whether you want to paint a: Butterfly Dragonfly Sea turtle Seahorse Hummingbird Feel free to bring an image of a window decal, stencil or shiloette Due to the scraping method I will teach you, paint will splatter, please wear clothes you don't mind...

The Original Paint Nite: Unleash your inner artist At the Original Paint Nite, you'll party AND paint the night away. Choose your painting, grab your favorite people and come on out to Hilton San Diego Mission Valley in San Diego this Sunday night and we'll take care of the rest. No experience necessary! Our talented local artist Elle Ortiz will walk...

If you're brand new to art making and don’t know where to start, this is the class for you! A fun and informative one day workshop that will get you started on your way to painting and help you decide the creative direction you'd like to go and which class is the next best step for you. Topics covered: using paints, using and cleaning brushes,...

Paint a Fun Portrait of your Pug And Support Pug Rescue of San Diego . We pre-drawn pets for you. We use 11x14 canvas (1 pet /canvas). We offer guided instructions. You can paint any animal/pet, doesn't have to be a pug. This class offers: Work at Your Pace (up to 3 hours) Step by Step Instruction All Supplies & pre-drawn pet included...

The Original Paint Nite: Unleash your inner artist Create a new kind of night out and join us this week for an Original Paint Nite party. In under two hours you'll go from blank canvas to completed masterpiece, all while having some laughs with your friends and maybe some drinks and some tunes too! No experience necessary – our talented local artist...

Join us for a step-by-step instruction on how to recreate this desert landscape painting, "Cosmic Cactus". Enjoy expressing your creative side, while sipping on your favorite wine with friends or family at this memorable painting and wine event. Painting Difficulty (1-5):  We encourage artistic freedom! You can alter the painting to fit your...