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Learn to draw the figure, facial expressions, and portraits. We will focus on proportion and anatomy, line quality, value and composition strategies to improve your technical skills.  Explore different methods and approaches while drawing from reference, observation and a live model.  Class 1: The Head - Proportions & Structure Class...

La maestra habla español.  A class for absolute beginners where you will learn how to plan a drawing, how to figure out a composition, and how to measure the proportions of objects.   Note: Handouts and related videos will be available to students via Classroom, a Google storage space. Materials List: Recommended Stores: Michael’s...

This course is designed for adult manga lovers, who are eager to master their favorite art style. A professional manga artist Austin Bath will guide you through this journey. The class will be held IN-PERSON in our San Francisco Studio.  High-quality art materials are provided and included in the course price. Detailed Schedule: Day...

La maestra habla español. If you can block-in and measure the proportions of objects, it's time to learn about light and shadow, perspective, and surface treatments during this four-week class. We will draw still lives with objects found around the house, and discuss our work. All students will receive individual feedback. Experience Level: Some...

Permanent ink will be explored in this drawing techniques class. Students will get to learn how to make unique pieces of art by getting the most out of dipping their pen nibs and brushes in permanent ink to express their creativity. Tempera Resist - to create unique textures, waterproof India ink and Tempera paint will be used in a reduction process....

In this one day workshop we will be using an unlikely material for the pages of our sketchbook. Packing paper! Well actually, 'virgin kraft paper'. This material is amazing for drawing, sketching, and painting with opaque media. Paint pens, acrylic paints, and gouache pop off the page in beautiful contrast and typically do not bleed or come through...

This fun book form uses no glue whatsoever but still has a very sturdy body that will hold up to being tossed in a backpack or dropped on the floor. You will sew a multi section book using precut watercolor paper and create a wrap around cover to hold it all together. You will have a set of easy to follow instructions to refer to as we sew together...

Discover how fun, beautiful and portable watercolor can be! We will explore different materials, learn basic techniques, and students are encouraged to develop their own style. No drawing experience necessary. Students need a size 10 round watercolor brush, 140 lb cold press watercolor paper, (preferably 100% cotton), 1 quart water container (old...

This course will help art lovers master various methods of oil and acrylic painting, and develop a personal unique style! We will work on painting nature: landscape composition, clouds, waves, waterfalls, trees, sun spots; learn to represent texture of various objects; we will practice expressing character and emotions in portraits, set up the mood...

Let’s loosen up with bold and beautiful Pastels and discover the versatility of this age-old medium! I will show you techniques in layering, blending, and adding texture by using some unconventional tools to add marks and mayhem such as a brayer, stencils, torn paper, and much more! We will experiment with adding inks and other matte mediums to our...