Classes

Winter 2012

Basic Principles of Drawing

No Experience to Beginner

Class Start Date: January 18^th, End Date: March 21^st

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) January 18^th – Intro to pencil, line, blind contour, contour, cross contour

Class 2) January 25^th - Sighting and measuring, box drawing

Class 3) February 1^st - Value, egg drawing

Class 4) February 8^th – Composition, thumbnail sketches, small still life

No Class February 15^th

Class 5) February 22^nd Line Quality, Life Drawing (model fee $5)

Class 6) February 29^th – Intro to charcoal, value, Fruit drawing

Class 7) March 7^th– Positive and Negative space, Reductive Drawing

Class 8 ) March 14^th – Gesture, Fabric Drawing

Class 9) March 21^st - 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

*Chamois cloth (or cotton rag)

Pencil Sharpener

Large metal ruler