Develop your artistic skills by using an easy, structured approach to drawing and painting. Through observation, you will create depth, understand positive and negative shapes, and learn proportion by painting from still life and reference photos. This course is ideal for advanced beginners or intermediate students who want to improve their painting skills in a fun, supportive atmosphere.
Materials List For the first class:
Charcoal
Kneaded eraser
Blending stump
Newsprint pad small
20 sheets of copy paper, at least 8.5 x 11 inches
Sharpie
Small canvas paper pad
Titanium white acrylic paint
Small pointed brush
#2 pencil ruler
Water jar or can
Palette paper or paper plates
For later classes bring everything above and the following:
Flat acrylic brushes: medium and large
Three canvas panels, 8 x 10 or 9 x 12 inches
Tracing paper pad the same size as canvas panels
Acrylic paints in the following colors: 4 oz. Cerulean blue Ultramarine blue Cadmium yellow Cadmium red
Optional: Any additional paint colors or brushes you would like to bring. Cheap brushes in a variety pack are fine.