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Unleash your artistic side and master the art of drawing with a wide range of classes available in NYC. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, these courses offer expert instruction, helping you tap into your creativity and create stunning visual masterpieces.

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Drawing 101: Beginner Drawing for Adults

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo

Explore working with pencil, charcoal, pastels and even inks and learn ways of seeing, composition, perspective, shading and much more. Draw from subject matter like still-life, realism, landscape, portraiture, and abstract and bring your own personally chosen subject matter to get inspired. This is the perfect beginners drawing class for adults. Our warm, hands-on approach and small art classes never intimidate and always inspire. We welcome...

(179) Beginner 18 and older
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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...

(179) All levels 18 and older
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$430

6 sessions

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Figure Drawing Workshop: Value Studies and Proportion

Drawing New York

Students will learn to control the values of their figure drawings, an excellent tool for anyone interested in painting. Correction of proportion will be stressed during these sessions as that is the most highly requested technical skill we are asked for. Workshops are limited to 7 students. Complimentary coffee, tea and cookies are available at each session. Material List:  Strathmore Drawing Pad 2H, 2b and 4B drawing pencils kneaded...

(690) All levels 16 and older
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Explore private group events and team building activities ranging from cooking to art, escape rooms, trivia, and more

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Teen Portfolio Prep Art Class (Ages 11-14)

The Art Studio NY @ 145 W 96th St, New York, NY

Full Course Name: Ages 11-14: Teen Portfolio Prep Art Class For Visual Arts High Schools If you are developing your portfolio for placement into the variety of specialized visual arts high schools in New York City, including Frank Sinatra, LaGuardia, and High School of Art and Design, this Portfolio Prep Art Class will guide you every step of the way to creating a winning visual art portfolio. This teen art class is also terrific for any young artist...

(631) All levels 11 - 14 years old
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$399

5 sessions

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Learn to Draw (in South Slope)

Drawing As Mindfulness

This class welcomes both the absolute beginner who hasn’t drawn since childhood as well as advanced practitioners looking to sharpen their skill set.  According to your interest, classes focus on drawing skills and methods from Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Some students may prefer to utilizing drawing lessons as a way to meditate and practice mindfulness. Techniques include exercises from Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain,...

(16) All levels 18 and older
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$199

4 sessions

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Drawing Early Spring Treasures

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

The first few weeks of spring bring in a bounty of colorful subjects such as hellebores, snowdrops, pussy willows, and other budding branches. As you refine your drawing skills you will learn about the fascinating botanical structure of these plants. We will use a limited palette of color pencils on toned paper. Notes: Bring your own materials. For Materials List, please CLICK HERE. You will be emailed the Zoom link for this class

(165) 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...

(179) Beginner 18 and older
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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,...

(179) Beginner 18 and older
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The Art of Nature - Central Park

Chelsea Drawing & Painting Workshops @ 1233 5th Ave, New York, NY

“The Art of Nature” …an outdoor workshop in contemplative sketchting in Central Park, NYC. Just as mystics have sought meditative peace in the woods deep quietude, the natural world has also inspired artists of all cultures. They have applied their artistic skills to capture it with the techniques of sketching. The act of sketching requires concentration. Over time with skill, practice, and dedication, sketching can develop into a contemplative...

(219) All levels 16 and older
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Adult: Drawing from The Right Side of the Brain

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

Drawing increases many of the cognitive functions that researchers typically label as the 'creative' and 'right brained' activities. Research shows through drawing your brain stem can actually get thicker. The idea of the different parts of the brain having specific functions is that when we draw we experience we shift from our usual mode of thinking. Being able to make this shift deliberately and consciously is crucial to learning to draw from...

(179) All levels 18 and older
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Drawing from Life: Constructing & Composing (Fri)

Chelsea Classical Studio @ 526 W 26th St, New York, NY

Full Course Title:  Drawing from Life: Constructing and Composing the Figure w/ Rick Piloco Working from the live model, students will learn to draw the live model where they will aim for strong gesture and draftsmanship. Poses will be relatively short, to focus on capturing the movements and fundamental construction of the figure, and understanding the abstract rhythms that make the figure such an important and captivating subject.  ...

(263) All levels 16 and older
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Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain

The Art Studio NY @ 145 W 96th St, New York, NY

Learn to create from both observation and imagination. Students that were "total beginners" from our past drawing classes created incredible drawings in just a few week's time. Receive one-to-one guidance and attention from your instructor as you develop the inner-artist within. Think you can't draw a straight line? Think again. Everyone can draw! Enhance your creativity and artistic creativity as you learn how to create personal artwork through...

(631) All levels 18 and older
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$274

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Watercolor

West Side YMCA - Community Arts

This in-person class is for playing with watercolor techniques with an emphasis on finding and developing your own personal style. Frequent subject materials include: still life set-ups and photos, but students are also encouraged to use personal projects. 

(30) Beginner 18 and older
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Landscape/Cityscape

Ashcan Studio of Art

This course is an introduction to the theme of landscape drawing and painting. Students will learn concepts and techniques to depict natural and man made elements and spaces in perspective. *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: Is a professional certificate...

(3) All levels 9 - 15 years old
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Pre-College Painting

Ashcan Studio of Art

Students begin this class by practicing fundamental painting techniques to describe the nature of light and form in the physical world, and then progress to express individual content. The curriculum culminates in the completion of a series of paintings that display formal and conceptual maturity. Q&A Q: Can I make up a class if I miss one? A: Yes. students may make up any class within 12 weeks Q: Is a certificate of completion available...

(3) All levels 14 - 17 years old
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Architecture

Ashcan Studio of Art

This course introduces students to designing interior and exterior spaces, using conceptual approaches to design problems and solutions. Students learn about rendering, materials, methods, and techniques, as well as color theory. Learned techniques and materials are applied to structural drawings, plans, and elevations. 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...

(3) All levels 13 and older
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Drawing

Ashcan Studio of Art @ 45 E 34th St, New York, NY

This course is designed for art beginners, mainly focused on fundamental descriptive drawing concepts and techniques in various media, including pen, pencil, ink, graphite, and charcoal. You will learn how to render line and value, perspective, and other basic techniques and concepts.

(3) Beginner 9 - 15 years old
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$1,200
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Adult: Creative Drawing for Total Beginners

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

Have you always wanted to learn how to draw? In this relaxing class, learn practical drawing techniques you can apply to many forms of artistic expression! Explore techniques: from traditional shading & perspective, and use various media including pencils, charcoal, pastels, pen and ink. Work from still life observation, landscape sketching, or personal, subject matter (portraits or photographs etc) you decide!  This course is designed...

(179) Beginner 18 and older
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Adult: Drawing + Painting in Dumbo: Plein Air Style

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

Enjoy Drawing + Painting the world's most exciting cityscapes under blue skies and in the open air (the French call it en plein air) as you create art by the Dumbo’s historical waterfront in Brooklyn Bridge Park nestled between the two greatest bridges of New York City!  First we will sketch out our vista, using pencils, color pastels or charcoal before moving onto working on a fully realized painting. Learn how to express your personal response...

(179) All levels 18 and older
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Fashion Drawing

sand by saya @ 37 West 39th St, New York, NY

Learn all about Art & Fashion drawings from the award winning shoes & accessory designer, Saya at her studio located by Bryant Park in Garment District. You will get hands on experience how to draw using charcoal, pen, pencils, and coloring pens. This class is perfect for: Beginners to advanced level Kids and mothers Couples Fashion students We have pens and papers for you! No need to bring anything. You are more than welcome...

(1) All levels 18 and older
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$100
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