Portrait

CUE TO COVID 19 WE HAVE MOVED THIS CLASS ONLINE  SAT MORNINGS 10.30 - 1  Learn How to paint using oils.  This class is designed with both the novice and intermediate artist in mind. The class will start with an introduction to the materials and the differences between them.  Using demos, chats, and painting from the still...

Experiment with a variety of mediums in combination with various types of surfaces. Students can use Graphite, Gouache, Watercolor, Oil paint and Colored Pencils in this class. The surface directly influences mark making whether your style is traditional or contemporary. Many different artists used mixed media such as Degas, Romare Bearden, Jasper...

This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program. Sketchbooks can capture so much more than your cell phone — let us show you how! Explore the sketchbook as journal and laboratory for recording and investigating the world around us. Dive into the sketchbooks kept by...

CUE TO COVID 19 WE HAVE MOVED THIS CLASS ONLINE Learn to break down the portrait with emphasis on understanding of shape, value, and edges in order to render a three-dimensional likeness. Paint from both portrait images photographed specifically for the Hippo Factory and a live model session at the end of each four-week workshop. A limited Zorn...

In this class, students will learn a range of approaches and strategies to create drawings customized specifically to help their painting. Students will create a tone drawing translating color to value, a trompe l’oeil drawing from a collage, and a shaped contour drawing that address complimentary colors through a schematic. Supply list:  ...

This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program. _________________________ Through sustained poses, students will be guided through the process of completing an accurate painting or drawing of the live model via online video conferencing. Students will learn to paint...

Complete course name: Ages 12 - 17: Summer Art Camp For Teens: Creative Adventure In Drawing, Painting & Self-Expression Calling all creative teens who want to feel inspired, spark their inner-artist, and have fun through art! In The Art Studio NY’s inspiring art camp for teens, budding artists tap into their creativity as they learn to express...

Painting and Drawing the Figure and Portrait (Beginner/Intermediate) Learn principles of figure drawing including proportion, chiaroscuro, and basic anatomy to draw the human figure from life. Convey gesture with essential lines and shape to capture quick poses. Employ both subtractive and additive approaches to develop values (light and shadow) and...

Calling all creative teens who are ready to learn and master new drawing skills (and optional painting techniques, too!) in New York City’s most inspiring museum and park while having a LOT of fun. Receive the top-notch, engaging and non-judgemental art instruction that The Art Studio NY is known for.  Whether you are a beginner, a more advanced...

In the figure drawing classes, you will be able to draw or paint a professional nude live model. We recommend participating in the figure drawing sessions, no matter your skill level. Our instructors will show you techniques to make the human figure more approachable and help you draw the figure in easy steps. The poses range from sitting, standing,...

This versatile series will incorporate instruction in drawing and painting using different mediums, such as watercolor, acrylics, watercolor pencils and oil sticks. Ron Ramsey has developed unique artistic techniques that will allow you to create a complete landscape or still life painting in each class session.  Besides basic layering, his...

Let yourself go and experiment with Paint on Canvas and/or Pencil on paper. Principals of Composition, as well as the basic building blocks of all art is explored in detail in a low-pressure informal setting.  This includes printed handouts, PowerPoint and Keynote lectures as well as a quick video lecture on how to set up your home studio ...