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DRAWING ESSENTIALS
Ten individual four-week classes (four Thursday evenings each) focusing on
the most essential skills and knowledge to serve the beginning or novice drawer.
Try one, or take them all! (15% discount for the full package.)
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Drawing Essentials is a series of courses that breaks down the act of drawing into time-tested artistic principles and skills. Classes can be taken individually, to fill in the gaps in your artistic training, or to reinforce skills. The series can also be taken as a whole, providing building blocks in an artistic foundation that can be employed with unlimited variety. Drawing is a practice that has a far reach, and whether your artistic goals are for pleasure or profession, the point remains that anyone can learn to draw, and through that learn to appreciate the world more deeply. Series Instructor: Samantha Haring, Manifest Resident Instructor Fee: Individual 4-week Classes: $100 Full Series Price (all ten courses): $850 (15% discount) Course Schedule: Thursdays 6-9pm Minimum Enrollment: 5 Level: All levels are welcome! Drawing Essentials is geared towards absolute beginners. In this series, the drawing process will be explained and demonstrated step-by-step. Participants will have many opportunities to test out new skills and techniques, and receive feedback in a supportive classroom environment. Looking for a more challenging and intense drawing course that will take your work to the next level? Consider Drawing Fundamentals.
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Thursdays 6-9pm COURSE SCHEDULE
Questions?: Contact Adam Mysock at mysock@manifestdrawingcenter.org |
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| OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING | COMPOSITION & MARK MAKING |
PERSPECTIVE | LIGHT, FORM, & ATMOSPHERE |
Schedule: September 7-28, 2017 Registration Deadline: Description: Learning to draw is learning to see. The ability to move beyond what we ‘think’ something looks like, and truly translate what we observe, is a skill that requires patience and practice to develop, but reaps infinite rewards. Observational Drawing is an introduction to seeing the world through the eyes of an artist, employing specific techniques to cultivate your eye-mind-hand connection. Topics Covered:
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Schedule: October 5-26, 2017 Registration Deadline: Description: Drawing is a language, and the mark is what we use to communicate. From the singular perfected line of Leonardo to the obsessive, dense renderings of Giacometti, the drawn line has incredible expressive potential. Understanding how the elements of your drawing interact with each other and the paper itself can give clarity to your ideas. Composition and Mark Making is an introduction to the line and the basic principles of composition. Topics Covered:
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Schedule: November 2-30*, 2017 Registration Deadline: Monday, October 30 Description: Conveying a sense of space or depth on a flat surface is one of the more challenging aspects of learning to draw. Thankfully, artists have been honing specific methods for creating the illusion of form and depth since the 13th century. Perspective is an investigation of these methods, introducing the use of depth for a heightened level of realism in your drawings. Topics Covered:
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Schedule: January 4-25, 2018 Registration Deadline: Monday, January 2 Description: The world is revealed to us through light and shadow. Developing sensitivity to the quality of light upon a surface or in a space can make your drawings come alive. Light, Form & Atmosphere is an introduction to value structures and shading. Topics Covered:
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| SCALE | CAST DRAWING | MASTER COPIES | DRAWING WITH COLOR |
Schedule: February 1-22, 2018 Registration Deadline: Monday, January 29 Description: Drawing is a physical act. Grand sweeps of the arm over a body-sized sheet of paper differs in experience from the minute movements of the hand employed in a thumbnail sketch. Scale is an introduction to drawing small and drawing large. Topics Covered:
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Schedule: March 1-22, 2018 Registration Deadline: Monday, February 26 Description: To draw from plaster casts of classical sculptures is to enter into a rich tradition, practiced by artists like Michelangelo and Peter Paul Rubens, and championed by the contemporary atelier movement. This is an entry point for drawing the figure, through the use of compositionally beautiful forms in controlled lighting environments. Cast drawing is an introduction to drawing from 3-dimensional human forms onto a 2-dimensional surface. Read more about Cast Drawing here. Topics Covered:
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Schedule: April 5-26, 2018 Registration Deadline: Monday, April 2 Description: The master copy has been an artistic exercise connecting artists to the classical past and to each other. By studying masterworks, we begin to break down the process of the masters, analyze their artistic choices, and attempt to duplicate their techniques. Master Copies is an introduction to the study and emulation of masterful drawings from art history. Topics Covered:
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Schedule: May 3-24, 2018 Registration Deadline: Monday, April 30 Description: As Stephen Sondheim has written, “Color and light, there is only color and light.” We see the world in color. Understanding the building blocks of color, as well as the effects of light on objects, is essential to duplicating the colors we perceive. Drawing with Color is an introduction to color theory and practice. Topics Covered:
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| PORTRAIT DRAWING | SELF PORTRAIT | ||
Schedule: June 7-28, 2018 Registration Deadline: Monday, June 4 Description: We have been drawing ourselves for 30,000 years, which may be part of the reason why drawing the human form is such a rewarding experience. Capturing the presence of an actual person is an act of empathy as much as it is a demonstration of technique and training. Portrait Drawing is an introduction to the human figure through an understanding of the structure, proportions, and expressions of the human head. Topics Covered:
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Schedule: July 5-26, 2018 Registration Deadline: Monday, July 2 Description: How do we communicate a sense of self or identity through drawing? Historically, artists have used the self-portrait as a way to experiment with new techniques and styles. Viewing these portraits we get a glimpse into their artistic process, struggles, and achievements. There is a sense of time and place in a self-portrait, and when successful, an intimate revelation of whom we are. Self-Portrait is an introduction to expressing one’s own likeness through drawing. Topics Covered:
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