Charcoal Portraits

Create this loose realistic portrait using a variety of charcoal pencils and soft charcoal. This portrait will start with a loose drawing using soft charcoal. Then the process begins – smudging, erasing, adding more until we have the correct values and the image.

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Acrylic Birds

We all love animals and especially birds! Get creative and paint your favorite bird in acrylic! Choose your favorite picture and sketch (or trace) it prior to class. Or we review transferring (drawing) the bird in class. The instructor will model how to identify the different values in your photo (the lights, mediums, or darks),…

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