Beginner or Intermediate Drawing Classes Upper Tantallon

The two classes will be combined and offered at the later time. Maximum six students to ensure everyone gets the guidance they need. Venue is being moved just down the road to Cavicchis Meats dining area.

Beginner Drawing Class Outline

What can you expect?

This is a rough guideline of what each class will cover.

Not set in stone and we will modify as needed for the group/individual

Class 1

Introductions and warm ups

Blind Contour Drawing

Continuous Line Drawing

Experiment with Graphite, Conte, Charcoal and Ink

This class will really be about familiarising yourself with the mediums and loosening up your ideas and expectations about how you should draw.

We will also discuss end goals for each student and ideas for your final drawing project at the end of the first 6 weeks.

Class 2

Shading techniques

Value Studies (Gradients from light to dark)

Cross Hatching

Measuring by eye techniques

Visualising negative space

Class 3

Complete half drawings

This is an exercise where you take half of a completed image and finish /copy the other half

Grid a drawing

This is a technique you might have seen in colouring/activity books for kids. It’s a great way to get an accurate drawing especially when proportion is more important.

Face/body Proportions

Class 4

More advanced versions of similar exercises from the last class for those who need it.

Still life drawing from observation

Using photos of your own and adding a grid- I will demonstrate ways to do that both with tech on your phone or tablet or manually using a printed image.

Class 5

We will expand on what we have learned and practice the drawing exercises in various drawing mediums and start thinking about what we might like to do for our final drawing.

Class 6

Choose your final drawing subject (or two if you feel you are getting faster)

Begin the process and planning of the final drawing project(s)

Class 7 and 8 will be focused on developing a finished drawing.

Intermediate Drawing Class Outline

What can you expect?

This is a rough guideline of what each class will cover.

Not set in stone and we will modify as needed for the group/individual

Class 1

Warm up & Introductions

Copy Drawing of your choice either from tablet/phone or from supplied printed reference images.

This class will really be about getting a feel for everyones abilities and assessing what each student wants to get better at or explore in their drawing practice.

We will also discuss end goals for each student and ideas for your final drawing project at the end of the first 6 weeks.

Class 2

Still life drawing Both Natural and man made objects.

Class 3

Drawing hands and faces from life observation as well as photo reference,

Class 4

Advanced Value Studies- These exercise will refine your shading abilities by helping you achieve realistic textures.

Class 5

Using geometric shapes to create visual planes and give your shapes more depth.

Class 6

Creating images using multiple references.

Chose your final drawing (Or drawings if you’re a bit faster)

Decide on what mediums you will use.

Start planning the composition of your final piece and get started.

Class 7

Work on final drawing project

Class 8

Finish final drawing project. (Or work on other practice with guidance

*Classes will be held at the Community Enterprise Center at 5229 St.Margarets Bay Rd, Unit 1. Wednesdays from 7-9:30 June 4 - July 30th (With July 2nd being a day off)*