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Discover the fundamentals of color through simple, hands-on lessons that teach you how to identify, mix, and use color with confidence. By the end of the course, you'll be able to create vibrant and harmonious color palettes, make thoughtful artistic choices, and apply these skills to any medium or style.

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Realism Drawing: Level 1

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In this hands-on studio course, you'll explore the foundations of drawing, including materials, shading, movement, and proportion, using experimental techniques inspired by top art schools. Through dynamic exercises and contemporary methods, you'll build essential skills, creative confidence, and a fresh way of seeing and expressing the world around you.

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Figure Drawing from Life

Explore the intricacies of anatomy and proportions under the guidance of experienced instructors in a vibrant artistic environment. Elevate your drawing abilities through immersive practice sessions.

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  • 18 and older
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  • 4434 30th Street, San Diego
  • 15 hours over 5 sessions

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Class Description

Description

Learn to draw the human figure, where the principles of form and proportion as well as gesture and movement are applied, with the aid of a live nude model.

Learn the fundamentals of capturing the human anatomy with traditional techniques.

In this class, you'll learn how to:

  • Develop better observational skills
  • Hand-eye coordination
  • Draw short and long poses
  • Learn human proportions through observation of a live model
  • Mark making with charcoal
  • Work with lines, shape, and value
  • Draw in a loose and expressive way

Students will create several sketches of each week's live model. Gain experience, confidence, and knowledge with how to draw from life and capture the human body (each week's model will be nude).

Great for beginning and intermediate level artists.

Supply List:​​

  • 18" x 24" Newsprint paper pad
  • Strathmore Newsprint Smooth paper pad
  • Vine charcoal (soft) - various sizes
  • Charcoal pencils - hard & soft
  • ​Graphite pencils - hard & soft
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Drawing Board with Clips (large enough to fit your newsprint pad plus extra clip to keep the paper stable)

One-time fee of $65 per student to cover model fees for all 5 weeks, payable to the instructor on week 1.

Refund Policy

Cancelled Class Policy

Occasionally the school may find it necessary to cancel a course or workshop due to scheduling conflicts or instructor cancellation. If this occurs, registered students will be contacted and will be refunded the full course tuition and any additional fees.

Refund Policy

If something should come up and you are unable to attend your class/workshop, please give us 3 business days notice prior to the start of the class/workshop for a refund less 5% cancellation fee.

After 3 business days, no refunds will be given.

Make Up Policy

Life happens and you may miss a class. You will be allowed to make up one class from the session.

Please request a “make up slip” that is active for the next 30 days. DO NOT just show up to redeem a make up slip as full classes will have NO CHOICE but to turn away the make up student if there are no available tables/space.

You may make up your class in any class that has room, it does not need to be the class that you originally took.

​Make ups are limited to one class per session.

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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Art on 30th

Art on 30th is a vibrant art school and community in San Diego that offers classes for artists of all levels. With dedicated gallery space, private artist studios, and monthly sessions on "How to Take Your Art to Market," it provides a supportive and inspiring environment for artists to create and grow.

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