Drawing Classes in Los Angeles, CA

Learn about perspective, proportion, and spacial relationships. Then apply these concepts on paper as you develop your rendering skills. Topics include basic three dimensional objects, still life, and landscape. Additional areas of study include tonal values and composition. This weekly session offers artists of all levels to practice drawing the...

Get transported to a European Art academy while learning to draw from the masters... Learn proportions and shading from "Bargue" master drawings & then move into cast heads as the second part of this exciting course rarely offered in the U.S.   All ages & levels ok. This essential practice presents the ultimate challenge...

You can draw, you can paint, and you can start now.  Art is a learned skill like any other, and it's never too late to improve and develop the skills you've been hiding. Our instructors will take you step by step through the foundations and beyond, focusing on your favorite subject matter. We teach in oil, charcoal, pastel, watercolor, and in...

Ready to try your hand at drawing with graphite? Give the Intro to Drawing with Graphite course a try. Tuition includes instruction at Pastimes for a Lifetime's beautiful zen studio, a Project Booklet you may keep and complementary use of school supplies. Ideal for beginners as well as students returning to art classes after a long absence. Learn...

The Original Drink and Draw w/ the Gallery Girls. Great Models and Drinks - 5's, 10's & 25 min poses. Come mingle with artists & Draw models. Note: Price posted is the suggested donation. We request that the artist please provide their own art supplies.

Have you always wanted to explore your artistic side? Then join this drawing and sketching offering for beginners and learn how to draw. Instruction will include the use of various techniques and styles that are fun and impressive. This course is designed to develop new and amateur artists. Material list: One 2B pencil One 2H pencil One HB pencil...

Join us for a fun afternoon of Doodling. In this class we will explore how to achieve creative expression through simple shapes and forms. All supplies will be provided and take home practice sheets will be available.

Drawing with Graphite 101 + Project Booklet: Monthly Package Indulge your creative side and channel your inner-artist with this fun and informative Drawing with Graphite 101 course from Pastimes For A Lifetime. Your future self will thank you! Ideal for beginners as well as students returning to art class after a long absence. Basic skills are learned...

Figure drawing is part of the foundation of a drawing practice.  In this class we will seek to demystify drawing the body and rediscover the poetry of the human form.  Using a live nude model as inspiration, we will begin with a series of 30 second poses using soft charcoal to loosen up our technique, and then will move into studies of longer...

Come practice your art skills by drawing professional models and try new brews every week. Professional Models are provided by Gallery Girls. Drawing Sessions are held in different brew pubs in the LA area. Walk-ins welcome – use our donated materials or bring your own! Feb 23: Model/theme: “Aztec Princess” – Lizbeth Ruiz Feb 24: Model/theme:...

Learn about perspective, proportion, and spacial relationships. Then apply these concepts on paper as you develop your rendering skills. Topics include basic three dimensional objects, still life, and landscape. Additional areas of study include tonal values and composition. LATE PICKUP: All students must be picked up within 10 minutes of the end...

Class is for beginning level students who are interested in pursuing a career in illustration. In this class, the instructor will cover the essential principles to drawing the human figure. Students will strengthen their drawing abilities by analyzing anatomy, proportion, gesture, form, and composition. REQUIREMENT: 18” x 24” Canson Sketch Pad...

Begin creating through drawing and sketching, by learning different techniques using graphite pencil and charcoal. Students will learn basic techniques in composition, perspective, cross contour, and others. Please bring to class a sketchbook (nothing smaller than 8.5x11), 2Hb pencil, and eraser. Instructor will address additional materials in cl...

Class is for beginning level students who are interested in industrial design. Even though students have no experience in art or design, this class will guide students to sketch easily anything from simple objects to complicate forms. Requirement Prismacolor Colored Pencil Ball Point Pen / Felt Tip Pen Sketchbook / Letter size papers Markersi...

View paintings from LACMA’s permanent collection to learn from great artists and get ideas for creating your own work. In the galleries you will learn how painters use color, composition, and brushwork to make a painting. In the studio, work with artist Rosanne Kleinerman to learn basic drawing and painting skills while experimenting with a variety...