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Academic Drawing

Academic Drawing

Art School of SF Bay
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Explores the fundamentals of drawing under the guidance of experienced instructors at the renowned Art School of SF Bay. Join us to discover the power of visual expression.

  • Beginner
  • 16 and older
  • $450
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  • 1601 Irving St, San Francisco, CA
  • 30 hours over 15 sessions
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What you'll learn in this beginner painting class:

This course is dedicated to the fundamental drawing skill - consistent shading. It is what makes your drawings and paintings look convincing, finished, and awesome.

Detailed Schedule:

  • Day 1: Pencil drawing techniques. Drawing basic geometric shapes.
  • Day 2: Learning to see simple shapes in more complex ones. Representing texture. Small object study: drawing of coins / paint tubes / shells / garlic.
  • Day 3: Learning to see simple shapes in more complex ones. Representing texture. Small object study: drawings of glass bottles and objects made of metal.
  • Day 4: Drawing a complex monochromatic geometric shape: a plaster column or rosette. Starting the drawing: composition, perspective, and setting up values.
  • Day 5: Drawing a complex monochromatic geometric shape: a plaster column or rosette. Adding final accents, pulling the work together. Finishing the drawing.
  • Day 6: Drawing a landscape, representing various textures of nature. Starting the drawing.
  • Day 7: Drawing a landscape, representing various textures of nature. Finishing the drawing.
  • Day 8: Drawing folds. Grey paper, white and black charcoal. Starting the drawing.
  • Day 9: Sketching folds. Grey paper, white and black charcoal. Finishing the drawing.
  • Day 10: Lecture on head anatomy, proportions, sketching facial features. Sketching a plane head.
  • Day 11: Starting the final project - drawing of a plaster head. Proportions, composition, structure. Finalizing the outlines.
  • Day 12: Final project - drawing of a plaster head. Setting up values.
  • Day 13: Final project - drawing of a plaster head. Rendering the details.

Refund Policy

We do not provide refunds for ongoing classes tuition, courses or camps payments.

  • However, full credit towards future booking or transfer to another camp/course will be offered for any cancellations made up to 2 business days before the camp or course starts.
  • Ongoing classes can be canceled with a 31 business days prior notice.

You can make up a missed class on another day when we offer the same age/skill group class. The make-up class should be arranged in advance, no drop-ins. Limit 2 make-up classes per month. Make-up classes are subject to the availability of space in a similar class. We reserve the right not to provide make-up classes or terminate the class enrollment for repeating truancy.

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Art School of SF Bay teachers are skilled artists with Fine Arts degrees, working in realistic tradition. We teach representational drawing from nature to kids and adults in a creative and approachable way.

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THE SUNSET DISTRICT (INNER)
1601 Irving St
Btwn 17th & 18th Avenues
San Francisco, California 94122

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