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Discover your artistic talents and express yourself through a wide variety of art classes in San Diego, including painting, drawing, ceramics, and more, and let your creativity flourish in a supportive and inspiring environment.

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Abstract Drawing

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego

This is not your grandmother's drawing class. Get loose in this unconventional drawing class using a variety of drawing tools and materials on paper. ​You may not realize it, but you draw all the time. When you sign your name, when you draw a map, cross something out, or doodle on scrap paper. Drawing is a powerful and wonderful language, capable of expressing things not easily conveyed in other mediums. Drawing can also be very expressive:...

(35) All levels 18 and older
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$135

3 sessions

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Abstract Oil Painting

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego

Learn the basics of abstract painting with oils and compatible abstract methods, including R&F Pigment Sticks and Cold Wax Medium! In this class, we'll discover why oil paints are a favorite among many artists. There are so many options for creating abstracts with oils. We will focus on tubed oil paint, R&F Pigment Sticks, and the Gamblin Sampler Kit that includes our texture-making mediums like alkyd, solvent-free gel, and cold wax medium....

(35) All levels 18 and older
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$135

3 sessions

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"Basquiat"

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego

Learn various techniques for creating loose and gestural abstract figures. ​Join this experimental class with Shirin as she introduces you to the world of raw and outsider artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat! Students will learn his artistic process and techniques, creating 1-2 paintings in his style. We are going to also collage like Basquiat so bring paper, tissue, book pages, and a few of your Amazon boxes  Supply List: bring all your painting...

(35) Intermediate 18 and older
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$165

4 sessions

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Painting with R&F Pigment Sticks Workshop

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego

Painting with R&F Pigment Sticks allows you to paint without a brush! Learn basic techniques and how to create your own tints, tones, and palettes. Students will learn about various oil paint products by R&F, information for safe handling, helpful studio practices, and preparing substrates. The instructor will also demo "direct mark-making," glazing, mixing colors, and more. Artists from all backgrounds will see how this product can enhance...

(35) All levels 18 and older
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$125
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Intermediate Oil Painting

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego

Take your oil painting skills to the next level in this advanced course at Art on 30th. Explore composition for realism art, advanced brushwork techniques, and color mixing to create stunning artwork. Prerequisite: Intro to Oil Painting.

(35) Intermediate 18 and older
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$199

5 sessions

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Hand Building

Art Wheel @ 133 Elder Ave, San Diego, CA

You will get an overview of the fundamental steps involved creating using one or more basic hand-building techniques. Including pinch, slab or coil. Activities include demonstrations, instruction a basic overview of the process as well as plenty of hands on experience. Also studio time to create your tile, sculpture, vase, cup of bowl depending on the basic we create as a group. Hand-building includes constructing pots from pre-made clay parts....

(11) Beginner 10 and older
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$150

6 sessions

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Drawing 101

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA

Become familiar with entry-level drawing tools, techniques and processes. You'll learn drawing fundamentals such as line, shape, perspective, depth and tonal value and also practice observational and non-representational drawing. Come explore the possibilities of extending drawing into your everyday life and making it part of your practice. Supply List

(35) Beginner 18 and older
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$99

3 sessions

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Art 101: Brushes & Color

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA

Learn about brushes, brushwork, color, mixing, and complete a simple painting—Wine & Canvas style. ​Week 1: different kinds of brushes, care of brushes, acrylic and oil brushwork techniques (broken color, scumbling, impasto, wet into wet, smooth blending, tonking, sgraffito, etc.) and watercolor brushwork techniques (wet into wet, wet into dry, washes, etc.) Week 2: what is color, value, hue, intensity, mixing colors; start a watercolor...

(35) All levels 18 and older
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$99

3 sessions

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Art 101: Paints & Mediums

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA

Learn about paints, mediums, additives for better flow or slower dry time, various thinners offers, and safe solvents you can add into paint and complete a simple painting—Wine & Canvas style.​ Topics Covered: How paint is made Reading labels Care of paints Different kinds of paints available including interference paints Non-toxic alternatives How you can extend paint Slow or speed up dry times Glazing Varnishing Start an oil...

(35) Beginner 18 and older
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Art 101: New Tools & Texture

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA

Learn about the top 10 gels and pastes by GOLDEN, new tools of the trade, and complete a simple painting—Wine & Canvas style. Topics covered: Mark making tools Paint applicator tools Texture making tools, tools from around your home Working with mediums Gels and pastes (glass bead, clear granular, fiber paste, soft gel, extra heavy gel, light molding paste, fluid matte medium, gloss medium, matte medium) Start an acrylic texture painting...

(35) Beginner 18 and older
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Color Theory & Developing Neutrals

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA

This workshop focuses on the art of color mixing using oils or acrylics. Learn how to use complementary colors to create subtle neutral grays, which combined with pure hue, makes a composition sing. We'll go through short exercises to implement the color theory and subsequently, as a final project, an abstract composition will be produced with dominant neutrals and pure color accents. Join us! All skill levels welcome Students are encouraged...

(35) All levels 18 and older
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How to Draw Plants

Art on 30th

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 three-hour class. You leave with the fundamentals of plant drawing approaches which can be applied to...

(35) All levels 18 and older
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Children's Picture Book Illustrations

Art on 30th

Begin your journey into the world of picture books with author and illustrator, Andrea Zuill! This is a fun 2-part workshop: Part One - Picture book facts and business ​Part Two - Creating artwork for picture books Supply List: Sketchpad, any size Pen for taking notes and drawing Please Note: All skill levels welcome Students are encouraged to bring a drink and snacks ​​Student parking available in back lot

(35) All levels 18 and older
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Faux Watercolor with Acrylics 2-Week Workshop

Art on 30th

Try your hand at fluid washes and watercolor techniques using only acrylic paints and mediums! Drips, spatters, staining, and washes...they draw us in and transport us to our favorite beaches, rivers, and lakes. I love these techniques because it allows for the colors to have such depth and luminosity with little effort. Learn how to create quick and easy abstracts on canvas using special effects that are typically used in watercolors. Students...

(35) All levels 18 and older
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Colorful Coastal Landscapes

Art on 30th

Learn to paint the California Coastline using Joe's approach to color: bright, bold and unexpected! In this workshop, you’ll learn the artist's specific techniques and how to take an ordinary image and transform it into something extraordinary. Learn about valuable art principles and important techniques focused on cliffs, water, skies, etc., while we work through and complete a finished piece. Paint from supplied reference images or bring your...

(35) All levels 18 and older
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Abstract Drawing: Level 1

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA

This is not your grandmother's drawing class. Get loose in this unconventional drawing class using a variety of drawing tools and materials on paper. The earliest civilizations created abstractions through shapes and pattern. The 20th Century brought abstract art to Western culture through Fauvism, Cubism, and Abstract Expressionism. Abstract Drawing extended the creative practices performed throughout history. Drawing is a way for anyone, regardless...

(35) Beginner 18 and older
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$99

3 sessions

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Nathan Oliveira: A Bay Area Artist Study

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th St, San Diego, CA

Take a deep dive into one of the artists from the 1950s Bay Area Movement, Nathan Oliveira, who was a figurative painter, sculptor, and printmaker. Learn Oliveira's unique style and how to paint figures with a more abstract composition—bridge the gap between abstract and objective art! Plus, discover how to make a simple and fun printmaking without a press. Students will walk away from this workshop with their own Nathan Oliveira inspired painting...

(35) All levels 18 and older
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Mini But Mighty Workshop

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego

In this workshop, explore the possibilities of miniature art! Miniatures are both a challenging and rewarding creative process that everyone should try at least once. Learn the tools, methods, and layering process for going extra small and how to create a "Mini Series" with your minis! For all skill levels. Students will get to create a set of 6 miniature 4x4 paintings that are fun, unique and tabletop worthy. Join us as we explore: What defines...

(35) All levels 18 and older
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Procreate for Artists Workshop

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego

Procreate is a powerful iPad app, used by artists to draw, paint, and animate. Tap into this easy, fun, and creative tool as a sketch pad to work through compositions or to refine a color palette or simply create as your "final expression of joy." In this workshop, learn how the Procreate App lets you generate beautiful artwork using layers, artistic paint brushes, drawing pens, and millions of colors. Perfect for those new to Procreate. We cover...

(35) All levels 18 and older
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Paint Like Van Gogh

Art on 30th @ 4434 30th Street, San Diego

Create your own unique Vincent Van Gogh inspired artwork with painter-animator, Charlene Mosley, who worked on the award-winning film, "Loving Vincent!" In this workshop, learn how to paint like Vincent Van Gogh step-by-step. Students will do color mixing to find this master artist's color palette, how to apply thick and expressive brushstrokes, and create movement on the canvas. Students will create their own version of a famous Van Gogh painting,...

(35) All levels 18 and older
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