Advanced Drawing for Teens

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This advanced drawing class is designed for teens with a strong drawing foundation who wish to enhance their skills. The course focuses on boosting confidence in drawing and shading, exploring techniques to achieve realism, including perspective, proportions, composition, contrast, shading, tonal values, texture, and fine detail. It also distinguishes between expressive and representational drawings.

Students will work with various media—pencil, pen and ink, oil pastels, charcoal, and colored pencil—learning the unique effects each can create. Subjects include inanimate objects, still life, landscapes, urban scenes, animals, and portraiture. A sketchbook for homework will help students practice and refine their skills, fostering critical and creative thinking.

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Sketch & Shade:
Exploring Graphite Shading Techniques

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Intermediate – Advanced

This class focuses on exploring sketching and shading techniques using graphite: continuous tone, hatching, cross hatching, stippling, and other shading methods. These techniques enable artists to achieve a wide range of textures, tones, and depth in their drawings. Mastery of these methods enhances the ability to render realistic
and expressive artworks.

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Realism Drawing for Adults

Monday: 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Wednesday: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Thursday: 7:15pm - 8:15pm

Beginners

(Class sizes are limited. Please inquire for availability and/or to be added to a wait list until a new session starts.)

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This ongoing adult beginning drawing class is designed to help students build strong foundational skills while developing confidence and realism in their work. Through guided, step-by-step instruction, students will learn the 7 Core Elements of Design—line, shape, form, value, space, texture, and color—and how they work together to create believable drawings.

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Class focus includes contour and line studies, proportion, perspective, composition, light and shadow, shading, texture, and fine detail. Emphasis is placed on learning how to truly see your subject and translate it onto paper, blending observation, intuition, and technical skill.

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Each session offers supportive instruction, hands-on practice, and new creative challenges in a relaxed, encouraging environment.

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All supplies are provided. A 9x12 spiral-bound sketchbook is requested for practice and optional homework to reinforce skills and support continued growth.

$35 per class*