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Learn the art of illustration in the heart of NYC with classes that cover topics such as digital illustration, character design, and editorial illustration.

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Adult: Beginner's Guide to Digital Art with Procreate App

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Creatively Wild’s essential beginner’s guide to digital art illustration, is an invaluable skill for students who are working in the design, film, TV, fashion or new media. In this course we will work with the Procreate App- Get acquainted with this amazing software and develop confidence working with the techniques learning how to create details, moods, and backgrounds and manipulate images using digital tools all while under the tuition of...

(181) All levels 18 and older
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$675

9 sessions

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How to Draw and Paint People for Teens - Faces and Figures

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Learn the art of drawing and painting faces and figures in this exciting course for teens. Overcome the challenges of capturing the human form with preliminary drawing exercises and then bring your subjects to life with fully realized paintings. Perfect for aspiring artists looking to build their portfolios or explore a career in the visual arts.

(181) All levels 12 - 17 years old
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$525

7 sessions

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Intro to Illustrator

One River School @ 319 Franklin Turnpike , Allendale, NJ

Adult students will progress through this 10 week course, designed to teach them the foundations in working in digital vector design. Students will learn foundational tools, techniques and strategies through practical design assignments. Learn the essential features, tools and build technical efficiencies within Adobe Illustrator Instructor will demonstrate each tool in depth and how to navigate the complete interface. Complete 8 unique projects...

(13) Beginner 18 and older
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$510

4 sessions

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Autumn Fruit and Foliage in Colored Pencils

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Learn to capture the vivid colors of the season with versatile and user-friendly colored pencils. In this class we cover the basics of shading, blending, and layering hues. In addition to exploring more specialized techniques such as burnishing and embossing, we will experiment with a variety of drawing surfaces. Notes: Bring your own materials;  Materials list link: Autumn Fruit and Foliage in Colored Pencil Please bring confirmation...

(165) Beginner 18 and older
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$271

7 sessions

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Portrait

Ashcan Studio of Art

The Portrait course covers comprehensive methods for developing portrait projects, including how to draw facial features, and how to discover ways to represent a subject’s identity through content, color and texture. *materials provided  Q&A Q: Can I make up a class if I miss one? A: Yes. students may make up any class within 4 weeks Q: Is a certificate of completion available to me after completing their class? A: Yes Q:...

(3) All levels 9 - 15 years old
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Drawing and Watercolor Painting

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

Take in the gorgeous sights of Dumbo! While you draw and paint in the park or beside the water, take inspiration from the natural beauty of our neighborhood.  During this class, you will learn to: Develop basic skills and learn new exciting techniques in painting and drawing - learn color, application, mixing, texture, and composition.  Explore materials such as pastels, charcoal, inks, acrylic and/or watercolor paint.  Important...

(181) All levels 18 and older
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$430

6 sessions

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Drawing the Bonsai Collection

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

This class offers a unique opportunity to work directly from specimens in school's renowned collection while practicing drawing techniques and strategies.  The scale of bonsai allows students to explore every aspect of a tree like its structure, leaves, and branches, in close detail. This class is open to artists and tree lovers at all levels of experience. Are materials provided and included in cost of the class? No. Please bring: A 16...

(165) All levels 18 and older
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$189

5 sessions

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Drawing with Silver and Gold: A Special Lecture

Kremer Pigments @ 247 West 29th St, New York, NY

"Drawing with Silver and Gold" Special Lecture, Demo, and Book Signing We're excited to present our first-ever metal point event! We first met Susan Schwalb as a customer when she was shopping for some unique metal brushes for her work. When we attended CAA this February, she introduced us her new book, which had just been published by Routledge. "Silverpoint and Metalpoint Drawing" (written with Tom Mazzullo) is the first complete...

(3) All levels 18 and older
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Adult: Drawing for Illustration Design

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Develop confidence working with sketches & demonstrate strong expressive compositions in this fun drawing class- perfect for beginners or those with some experience who would like to brush up on skills & learn more! This is a valuable course for students working in the design or fashion areas, & want to make their drawings more expressive or get inspiration to create more ambitious compositions.  In the first few weeks, we will...

(181) Beginner 18 and older
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Teens: Introduction to Graphic Illustration & Design

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo

This is a foundation class for teenagers which explores the basics of graphic design using a Laptop. Beginning with Photoshop students will learn the basic tools of brush and erase creating their very own digital illustrations while familiarizing themselves with the fundamentals of design on a digital interface. After grasping a strong feel for the fundamentals, students will be introduced to more intermediate tools with the utilization of layers,...

(181) Beginner 12 - 17 years old
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Manga Drawing and Animation for Adults

RESOBOX @ 91 East 3rd St, New York, NY

If you are familiar with Mario, Hello Kitty, Pikachu, and Rilakkuma, then you can easily understand kawaii characters. In this class in New York City, we will explore Japanese contemporary drawing styles to create Japanese anime characters of our own vision and design. Students will also learn how to make manga (Japanese-style comic) and basic animation techniques. Starting with basic drawing techniques, students will learn about and experience...

(521) Beginner 18 and older
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Making Museums Accessible to All

The Jewish Museum @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Learn about ways that the Jewish Museum welcomes students with learning differences through partnerships with special education schools and programs designed for students with a range of disabilities. Included is a visit to the Museum’s galleries and hands-on art activities in the art studio, where Jewish Museum educators will model techniques for engaging special education students. Price includes light refreshments

(8) All levels 18 and older
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Adult: Beginner Drawing Technique

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Drawing is the most valuable skill in all the visual arts and needed for all artistic disciplines.  This course is perfect for adult students looking for a strong foundation, it’s a great skill for anyone working in film, graphic design, fashion industry or or those who work digitally. Hone your skill set and grow confidence with your sketches. Learn how to create dynamic compositions as you study classical drawing techniques for achieving...

(181) Beginner 18 and older
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Academic Still-life and Perspective Drawing

ArtClassBklyn.com @ 98 Sterling St, Brooklyn, NY

This is a foundation course for those who wish to understand how perspective drawing works, and then learn how to draw in one and two-point perspective. This includes printed handouts, Short video lectures and demonstration. Inventing 2-point perspective systems and working from Provided Still-life Studio Set -Up in Class Papers, Pencils, Erasers on our easels with Drawing Boards Important: COVID-19 Requirements: We follow CDC guidelines:...

(14) Beginner 18 and older
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$164.98

4 sessions

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Adult: Beginner Landscape Painting & Drawing

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Learn how to compose a natural landscape on canvas, using techniques in realism and/or abstraction and develop a more subjective approach to painting. In the Summer months, we will go outside ( weather permitting) and take inspiration form our nearby parks and cityscapes, or in studio we will work from photos, pictures or personal subject matter. Work in the medium of your choosing: Pencils, Oils, Watercolors, Acrylics, Pencils or Pastels or even...

(181) All levels 18 and older
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$295

4 sessions

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Introduction to Anatomy

The Decorus Atelier of Figurative Art @ 117 57th St., Brooklyn, NY

Within this popular course on anatomy we will focus on better understanding the anatomical constructions of the human body as it relates to its essential skeletal system "architecture" and to its musculature system which provides its "dynamic force." We will start by covering the skeletal system of the body and learning about the various  planes  and  variations  that are essential to providing the structure necessary to the...

(145) All levels 16 and older
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$200

2 sessions

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Teens: Graphic Novel & Drawing Cartoon Characters

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

An introductory class on the popular art form of the graphic novel. Learn skills to develop and draw cartoon characters while delving into storytelling techniques. Students develop concepts and produce work from rough sketches to finished artwork.  Classes will examine cartoons and picture book illustration, drawing for comic books, character design and the practical side of drawing. Beginners and advanced students are welcome!

(181) All levels 10 - 17 years old
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Digital Drawing & Graphic Design for Beginners

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

This is a foundation class that explores the basics of digital painting using the iPad with Stylus. Each class will begin with a warm-up sketch using outline interface, brushes, layers, color picker & preferences for 5, 15, 60-minute sketches. We will work online: mechanical drawing, brush dynamics, the importance of light & surfaces, rendering techniques & painting from real life. We will also explore the anatomy of color, line volume,...

(181) Beginner 18 and older
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Artistic Dynamics of Light and Form

The Decorus Atelier of Figurative Art @ 117 57th St., Brooklyn, NY

Discover the transformative power of light and form in this immersive art course. Gain a deeper understanding of how light interacts with objects and learn to create stunning, lifelike drawings. Unleash your artistic potential at The Decorus Atelier of Figurative Art.

(145) All levels 16 and older
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Drawing From Observation Using Color

Wagner College Lifelong Learning @ 1 Campus Rd, Staten Island, NY

Learn to draw from observation, and create beautiful, full-colored drawings using professional techniques. This class is for beginners, intermediate and advanced students. Previous drawing knowledge is not necessary. Merryl will be working with students individually at their level to create their drawings.

(5) All levels 18 and older
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$399

10 sessions

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