Course Fee: $45 (Gold Member Fee: $35)
NOTE: Non-member students must register and pay for this class at the Art Club.

Description:

Maximum Capacity: 20   Minimum Capacity: 4
Medium: GraphitePencil

Instructor: Allen Reamer

Dates: Thursday, January 23 & 30, 2025  1 - 4 PM

Have you ever seen a drawing with beautiful shaded objects and wished you could do that? You can! You can draw with lines, tone or a combination of both. Drawing with tone (dark and light areas) is shading.  In this course you will learn three different techniques to make beautifully shaded objects. After learning, practicing and mastering these blending techniques, you will learn to draw and shade a variety of manufactured and natural objects using tone. Each technique and skill be demonstrated.  Individual help by instructor is always available. We will be using graphite.

Materials:

• The instructor will bring these supplies to class for your use:

Graphite Pencils: 2B, 4H, 6B

Graphite Crayons

Graphite Bars

Vinyl eraser, cotton balls, and stumps

• Students should bring the following supplies to class:

Drawing Pad - your choice of size, a small or very big pad is more difficult to use. 

Suggested: 65 lb or heavier paper (the higher number, the heavier the paper)

Objectives:

1. You can draw with tone! Students will learn three different techniques to shade objects.