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Drawing: Exploration of Materials


Learn new drawing materials and methods each week while focusing on a variety of subject matter.


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This is a great course for students wanting to learn about and experiment with a variety of drawing mediums. Using materials such as graphite, charcoal, ink, pastels and many more, students will explore the capabilities of both traditional and unconventional drawing mediums. Each class will focus on a different drawing medium and the methods of using that material. In-class projects will include a variety of themes including still-life, the figure, nature, working from photographs as well as “drawing as abstraction”. The work of contemporary artists who use drawing in their practice will be introduced and analyzed throughout the course. Students will be encouraged to reconsider the possibilities of what drawing is while developing a personal sensibility of how to use drawing in their art practice. Suitable for all levels. WEDNESDAYS, JAN 8 - APR 2, 6PM-9PM IN-PERSON

Started Jan 8
575 Canadian dollars

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