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Draw for Yourself: The Power of the Sketchbook

Milton Art Center

4.7 3 reviews

Explore drawing through a low-key, sketchbook-driven approach designed for beginners. Build foundational skills using simple observation techniques while strengthening confidence, mindfulness, and hand-eye coordination. The class puts process ahead of polish, inviting experimentation and personal voice in a supportive, low-pressure setting.

Beginner
18 and older
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334 Edge Hill Rd, Milton, MA
12 hours over 6 sessions

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Description

This beginning drawing course for adults invites you to explore drawing through a relaxed and sketchbook-centered approach that emphasizes enjoyment and personal growth. Using simple observation techniques and reference photography, you will learn foundational drawing skills progressively from the ground up; absolutely no prior experience is necessary.

Throughout the course, the emphasis is placed on releasing perfectionism, practicing mindfulness, and granting yourself permission to make mistakes as a vital part of the creative process. Through engaging and approachable exercises, you will build artistic confidence, improve your hand-eye coordination, and develop a sustainable sketchbook practice in a supportive, pressure-free environment. Instructor Laura will share her personal sketchbook journey to inspire your own practice. You will be encouraged to collect photographs and objects that inspire you and build a reference library for your ongoing drawing work. This can include personal photographs, famous artworks, magazine clippings, interesting objects, fabric patterns, and any other visual materials that spark your creativity.

What to Bring

Mixed media pad, approximately 9 by 12 inches
Two black Sharpies: one fine point and one ultra-fine point
Ballpoint pens
2B mechanical pencil
Blending stump
Kneaded eraser
Double-tipped alcohol markers in assorted colors
Optional: watercolor pencils
Optional: graphite pencil set

Refund Policy

A full refund, minus the $40 administrative fee, will be given if withdrawing 15 business days or more before class starts.
A partial 50% refund will be given if withdrawals happen less than 8 business days before the start of class.
Workshops and ticketed events under $40 are non-refundable.

We suggest you sell or gift your ticket to another student/person. The new student is responsible for registering their name by email to [email protected] prior to arrival.

No refunds after classes begin.
No partial refunds, pro-rated or make-up classes are offered for student absence or scheduling conflicts.

If you would like to switch classes, we can accommodate if there is room in the class. If a teacher needs to cancel a class from illness, etc. there will be a scheduled make up class.

The Center reserves the right to substitute instructors and cancel classes with a full refund if enrollment is insufficient to run the class. Classes cancelled due to teacher absence or weather will be made up at the end of the term, or at a mutually agreed upon time.

We are not responsible for class materials purchased for a cancelled class due to low enrollment.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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Milton Art Center

The Milton Art Center is a nonprofit community center that offers art education and events for all ages. With a mission to connect people through the power of the arts, their dedicated volunteers and teachers work together to provide free and low-cost programming to the community in a renovated space that showcases art and music.

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