Classes

Spring 2012

Basic Principles of Drawing

No Experience to Beginner

Class Start Date: April 11th, End Date: June 13^th (no class June 6^th)

Days: Wednesdays,   Time: 1:00pm-3:30pm

Drawing is the foundation to all art forms and this class is a great place to start! Our class will work in a variety of drawing mediums while focusing on principles of drawing such as sighting and measuring, composition, and value. We’ll use our time to draw from landscape, still life and life model. jjordanbruns@drifterstudio.com

Age Range: 16 and up

Schedule of Classes, (Classes 1-5- Graphite, Classes 6-9-Charcoal):

Class 1) April 11^th – Intro to pencil, line, blind contour, contour, cross contour

Class 2) April 18th^th - Sighting and measuring, box drawing

Class 3) April 25th - Value, egg drawing

Class 4) May 2^nd – Composition, thumbnail sketches, small still life

Class 5) May 9^th – Line Quality, Life Drawing (model fee $5)

*Class 6) May 16^th – Intro to charcoal, Positive and Negative space, Reductive Drawing

*Class 7) May 23^rd – Working Plein Air (weather permitting)

*Class 8 ) May 30^th – Gesture, Fabric Drawing

No Class June 6^th

*Class 9) June 13^th - Form, Life Drawing (model fee $5)

Supply List: *Charcoal Day

Pencils 6H, 4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B

*Vine or Willow (soft) charcoal 3 pack

*1 Extra Large vine charcoal stick, willow stick (or buy in class, $1.00)

White Plastic Eraser

*2 Extra Large Kneaded Erasers

*18 X 24 Strathmore News Print Paper

18×24” Strathmore 400 Series Drawing Pad

*2 “Bull Dog” clips (to hold paper to drawing boards)

Blending Stump

Pencil Sharpener

Large metal ruler

recommended but not necessary- drawing board