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338 - Drawing and Painting Fundamentals

Adult Class | Available

Beginner to Intermediate
12/1/2025-12/15/2025
1:00 PM-3:00 PM CDT on Mon
$96.00
$91.20

338 - Drawing and Painting Fundamentals

Adult Class | Available

In this class you will be introduced to the fundamental and expressive possibilities of drawing and painting. Through observational studies, you will learn to observe, interpret, and translate what you see into a balanced composition. Working with materials such as pencil, charcoal, and acrylic paint, you will develop both technical skills and personal approaches to image-making. Principles of art and design including composition, value, proportion, color, and color theory will be discussed.

  • Pencils: 2B, 4B, 6B, or 8B (two different pencils are enough) 
    Eraser 
    Sharpener 
    Masking Tape or Artist's Tape

    Charcoal: 1 compressed charcoal stick, 1 vine or willow charcoal stick, 1 charcoal pencil.
    Suggested:
    https://www.dickblick.com/products/generals-charcoal-drawing-assortment/

    Sketch pad or paper for warm-up sketches, such as newsprint paper.

    Acrylic paint: Black, Titanium White, and Choose one red, one yellow, and one blue from the below options:

    Ultramarine Blue 

    Cobalt Blue Hue 

    Primary Cyan 

    Cadmium Yellow Light 

    Hansa Yellow Light 

    Primary Yellow 

    Cadmium Red Medium 

    Primary Red 

    Brushes: 

    Small, medium, and large flat brushes (one of each size) 
    Small, medium, and large round brushes (one of each size)  

    Large: Size 8–10 range 
    Medium: Size 6 
    Small: Size 4 or lower 

    https://www.dickblick.com/categories/brushes/acrylic/ 

    Drawing Paper: Choose one of the recommended types, no smaller than 9"×12" (2–3 sheets). 


    Strathmore 500 

    Canson Mi-Teintes 

    Fabriano Tiziano 

    Stonehenge 

    Charcoal Drawing pads 

    Acrylic paper or Canvas paper: Choose one of these options (2–3 sheets).

    Strathmore 400
    Series Acrylic Paper 

    Canson Montval Acrylic paper 

    Acrylic pads 

    Or one Canvas 

    Painting Palette - Disposable or Tray

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