This short course will cover several important drawing skills and concepts to help students learn to draw accurately from observation of such subjects as animal skulls, vegetables, flowers, and other organic objects. Proportion, measuring, and the functions of line will be among the concepts covered using charcoal and pencil. Instruction will involve directed exercises, demonstrations, critiques, and examples from master artists. Suitable for beginning and intermediate students. Resource (available at your local library): Natural Way of Drawing by Kimon Niccolaides.

Students should set up an at-home drawing studio for the week including a drawing board, big sheet of foam core or easel.

Limit: 12 students, ages 16 and up

Students will need:

• 11x14 pad of heavy drawing paper
• package of 3 vine charcoal soft or medium
• 2 pencils 2B, 4B
• one soft eraser
• can of hairspray for charcoal fixative

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