Upcoming Courses
![Want to learn how to draw? Not sure where to start? This Drawing Course is a great way to begin. By the end of the twelve weeks, you'll be able to draw anything you want. You will learn the most important aspects of drawing from the very beginning. You will build the foundation by rendering basic objects and environments, and become prepared to apply these techniques to more complex subjects. All the techniques of the Essential Drawing Course are done in monochrome (black and white) so there is no distraction from the basics such as light and shadow, line, form, tone, and texture.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62686cf199519c84ce429dd8/64625d19caf69defb1784ac6_product-card-EDC.jpg)
Finished drawings made by students who completed the Essential Drawing Course.
Essential Drawing Course for Beginners
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Want to learn how to draw? Not sure where to start? This Drawing Course is a great way to begin. By the end of the twelve weeks, you'll be able to draw anything you want. You will learn the most important aspects of drawing from the very beginning. You will build the foundation by rendering basic objects and environments, and become prepared to apply these techniques to more complex subjects. All the techniques of the Essential Drawing Course are done in monochrome (black and white) so there is no distraction from the basics such as light and shadow, line, form, tone, and texture.
![An academic figure drawing is a carefully executed drawing or painting of the nude human body, typically at half life size, completed as an exercise in an art school or academy. The instructor will demonstrate each step and provide personalized feedback on how to enhance your drawing and achieve perfect, portfolio-level doneness. For intermediate and advanced artists.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62686cf199519c84ce429dd8/6668b7d7558fc696da70602f_Website%20images%20that%20need%20white%20border.png)
Drawing by Vassily Nesterenko
Academic Drawing of Figure in Contrapposto
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An academic figure drawing is a carefully executed drawing or painting of the nude human body, typically at half life size, completed as an exercise in an art school or academy. The instructor will demonstrate each step and provide personalized feedback on how to enhance your drawing and achieve perfect, portfolio-level doneness. For intermediate and advanced artists.
![Contemporary art gives artists permission to break rules and play, be completely self-expressed and have fun. This course will teach you how to find that artistic freedom in painting people and be more loose and creative. Perfect for beginners, liberating for experienced artists.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62686cf199519c84ce429dd8/660f29d62b0fd9bfed78a4fe_Screenshot%202024-04-04%20at%203.25.15%E2%80%AFPM.png)
Painting by James Lee Chiahan
Human Figure for Beginners: Contemporary Approach
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Contemporary art gives artists permission to break rules and play, be completely self-expressed and have fun. This course will teach you how to find that artistic freedom in painting people and be more loose and creative. Perfect for beginners, liberating for experienced artists.
Harte S., student, working on a large scale painting.
Personal Projects
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Drop-ins welcome! This class will give you one-on-one attention and the support of the group. We will devote time to resolving works that for whatever reason was left unfinished. Any subject, any medium, any size: you can work on your drawings or paintings from any classes or courses of this year.
![This new project will require some fashion sense, creativity, love for designs and textiles, and willingness to stretch the boundaries of art. This project is not about making clothes - it’s art. We’re using fashion as a muse to create phenomenal paintings. The objective of this 4-week course (8 lessons) is artistic expansion, creation of two large paintings suitable for a portfolio submission or gallery application, and liberation of your artistic spirit. For all levels: beginner to experienced.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62686cf199519c84ce429dd8/66731a08a7b96044b4f362cd_Screenshot%202024-06-19%20at%2010.39.38%E2%80%AFAM.png)
Jean Paul Gaultier fashion show
Fashion Design: Mixed Media on Canvas
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This new project will require some fashion sense, creativity, love for designs and textiles, and willingness to stretch the boundaries of art. This project is not about making clothes - it’s art. We’re using fashion as a muse to create phenomenal paintings. The objective of this 4-week course (8 lessons) is artistic expansion, creation of two large paintings suitable for a portfolio submission or gallery application, and liberation of your artistic spirit. For all levels: beginner to experienced.
![Watercolor is very much a technique-based medium. What we call “technique” is the understanding of the special watercolor properties that you have to know in order to make the best of this exquisite material. If you've always wanted to learn how to paint in watercolors or expand your knowledge of watercolor techniques, you will achieve it in this course. Beginners welcome, no art experience needed.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62686cf199519c84ce429dd8/668d8800bde42e1d88e953eb_image%202.jpeg)
Watercolor painting by Elena Mozhvilo
Introduction to Watercolors
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Watercolor is very much a technique-based medium. What we call “technique” is the understanding of the special watercolor properties that you have to know in order to make the best of this exquisite material. If you've always wanted to learn how to paint in watercolors or expand your knowledge of watercolor techniques, you will achieve it in this course. Beginners welcome, no art experience needed.
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