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Get Started with Nature Journaling (Online)
Journaling is a great way to connect with nature, reduce stress, and improve mindfulness. You don’t have to be a great artist or writer to do it! In this online workshop, your instructor will help you get started, and provide some ways to slow down, observe carefully, and capture what you see with words and sketches. You’ll learn: What goes in a nature journal What supplies you need Sketching basics Tips for building a habit Sources...
Jr. Mask Making Ages 8 and up
Art Side Out Studio & MASK SHOP @ 4041 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL
For age 8 and up. Practice making 2-D materials into 4-D art with master mask maker, Jeff Semmerling.
All levels
8 and older
Drawing Basics Multi-Session
Learn how to illustrate anything your heart desires with our Multi-Session Drawing Basics class for beginners. Students will begin with simple drawings and move onto more complex scenes throughout the course. Take your drawing skills to the next level and discover your own personal style as an illustrator!
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Adult Painting
Never painted before? No worries – he’ll guide you through techniques, using line and color. Create your own composition or use one of his by adding your own style. We think you’ll be impressed with your finished piece. We’ll provide you with canvas, brushes and paint, just bring your positive vibes and we’ll help you turn them into a masterpiece.
Do-At-Home Pride ART Kit
Get ready to celebrate Pride! This ART Kit is packed with rainbow and unicorn tattoos; hand stickers in rainbow colors; rainbow crayon; and a rainbow of tempera paints and paper to create your own Pride ART! Glitter with glue stick optional add-ons. Note: Get ready to celebrate Pride! This ART Kit is packed with a rainbow shaped cookie and a unicorn shaped cookie, with frosting and sprinkles for decorating; a rainbow craft project (designated...
Clay Modeling & Acrylic Painting Workshop
Explore your feeling for the solid form using water base clay and discover your creativity using acrylic paints and methods of expression.
All levels
16 and older
Masks and Physical Comedy
Art Side Out Studio & MASK SHOP
Join us for a fun, action filled workshop in mask performance. Our featured performance artist, Jacob Mills, will showcase his collection of over 25 masks from around the world. Through the mask, unleash and explore the comic vitality of physical comedy, Vaudeville, and Circus. For the skilled performer or interested novice, these skills will improve your understanding of performance, presence, and public speaking.
Beginner
16 and older
Comics & Cartooning (Ages 9-14)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Unleash your creativity and tell stories through art! Dive into character design and storytelling techniques to craft your own comic panels using various drawing tools. Explore traditional and digital drawing methods while gaining inspiration from professional examples.
Pen and Ink Illustration
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Learn how to draw and paint with ink, from line-drawing and shading with pens to creating rich ink washes. We’ll cover different value-building techniques, such as cross-hatching and stippling, practice rendering complex textures and patterns, and work to develop your own individual illustration style. Supply List please click here
High School Drawing & Painting Intensive II (Age 15-18)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Perfect for local teens interested in furthering their artistic abilities in the subjects of painting and drawing. The program was developed from Loyola Academy, ETHS, and New Trier High School. Perfect for advanced high school art students serious about pursuing art. Designed to enhance a student’s ability to render objects and the figure through dry and wet media. Students will not only engage technique and study, but learn how to build...
Abstract Alchemy: From and with Nature
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Full Course Name Abstract Alchemy: From and with Nature - Intensive with Artist Judith Kruger Reinterpret nature’s deep imagery and essence employing matter from nature itself within a limited palette. Paint, ink and homemade gesso will be made from inorganic and organic sources including pine soot, shells and earth minerals. Natural metallics and oxidation will be introduced for warmth and depth. These arcane processes have been employed for...
The Artist's Studio
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
This studio class offers time to work on projects of your personal preference with the availability of individualized instruction and technique. Students are encouraged to explore line, composition, color, and scale. Group critiques and references to classic and contemporary art are included. Bring your choice of medium (acrylic, pastel, charcoal and/or pencil) to the first class. Skilled Level: Intermediate / Advanced In-person...
Beginning Drawing (Ages 16+)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Learn fundamental drawing skills in this class perfect for both beginning and continuing drawing students. We will use multiple sources for in class exercises and spend time working outside. Skill Level: All Levels Supply List: Supply List for Instructor Jill Sutton Supply List for Instructor Vivian Zapata
Mixed-Media Portrait Adventure
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
This course will explore broader concepts around portrait making by combining a variety of mediums to create 2D mixed-media portraits. Explore and learn about dry and wet materials, while enhancing and developing skills and nurturing creativity. Students are required to be familiar with the foundation of portrait making.
Pen & Ink & Dr. Martin Watercolor
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Explore the dynamic fusion of pen, ink, and vibrant Dr. Martin watercolors in this engaging workshop. From intricate studies to a final masterpiece, experiment with a variety of tools to bring your artistic vision to life. Join us and unleash your creativity with expert guidance and inspiring still life compositions.
Open Studio: Water Based
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
If watercolor, gouache, ink or other water based medium is your thing, then this open studio is for you. No assignments. No pressure. Bring your own reference. Set up your own still life. Create something from your imagination. Collaborate with others. Do your own thing but when you want some help the instructor will step in. Open to beginners and advanced artists. Bring your own supplies. Skill Level: All Levels Click here for the instructor's...
Digital Drawing & Illustration on Procreate (ages 16+)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
This course is designed for students who are interested in exploring the evolving world of digital illustration. You will begin with traditional media and processes and then translate their ideas digitally in programs such as Procreate and Photoshop. Lectures and presentations will supplement the studio experience, featuring work by contemporary illustrators who are pushing the field of illustration using new tools and approaches to digital mark-making....
Childen's Picture Books (Ages 16+)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Choose a classic children’s picture book or bring your own picture book story and learn about making sequential scenes and creating a picture book dummy. We’ll cover thumbnail layouts, storyboarding, and using a scanner/computer to create book dummies. Skill Level: All Levels
Beginning Painting
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Come learn the foundations of painting! Learn introductory skills to a painting studio practice. You will create multiple paintings from your own individual interests and subjects. Along with learning painting techniques you will practice different methodologies to creating work, such as collage and writing prompts. No previous painting experience is necessary. Click here for the instructor's recommended supply list.
Intro to Oil Painting for Teens (Ages 14-18)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Utilizing still life, students will learn step-by-step procedure along with the materials and craftsmanship of oil paint. Through studies and exercises, the essential skill of drawing accurately will be developed and the fascinating realms of color theory, composition and creating the illusion of dimension will be explored. Students will need to provide their own supplies. Click here for the instructor's recommended supply list.
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