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Basic Drawing Fundamentals

  • Beginner
  • 18 and older
  • $324
  • 16926 Saticoy St, Van Nuys, CA
  • 18 hours over 6 sessions

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  • $324
  • Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art @ 16926 Saticoy St, Van Nuys, CA 91406
  • 18 hours over 6 sessions
  • Early bird price until 04/24, $349 thereafter
    $20 reg fee payable to LAAFA
    No class 5/25
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Class Description

Description

What you'll learn in this beginner drawing class:

This class is designed as an introduction to the basic principles of visual perception; and more specifically, how light describes form. We will cover the most basic aspects of vision: from purely practical considerations to more advanced concepts of shape, value, edge, and color. Students will begin to develop a form language, and work towards a fluency in communicating visually. Emphasis will be placed on developing a reliable process for picture making. Topics will include the use and care of materials, the block in, value organization, rendering, and how to simplify visual information into what is essential and personal. During the course of this class, students will receive personalized instruction and individual projects ranging from cast studies and still life. The last two weeks will introduce drawing a live model.

Supply list:

  • Generals charcoal pencils
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Razor blade
  • Sandpaper
  • Drawing board
  • Crescent Illustration board #99 cold-pressed – any size from 11″x14″ to 18″x24″
  • Strathmore 500 vellum paper pad – any size from 11″x14″ to 18″x24″

Workshop etiquette:

  • If you arrive late, please enter quietly. If you have equipment to set up, please wait for a break to set up so that you do not disrupt the class.
  • The front row of benches is reserved for individuals who are sitting. Standing in the front row will block the view of those behind you. Personal easels are not allowed in the front row, unless they are low enough that it does not obstruct any portion of the view of the people behind you.
  • Please be mindful of the amount of space you and your equipment occupy. Economize your work space to accommodate fellow artists.
  • Please be polite to the models, and ask first before taking their pictures. The model may require a fee.
  • Please do not talk while class is in session. Save all discussions for outside the studio.
  • Be sure to switch cell phones and pagers to silent model.
  • Don’t comment on others’ work unless it is solicited.
  • Animals are not permitted at school for health reasons. Assistance dogs for the disabled are allowed.
  • Please clean up your work area and properly dispose of your waste after class. Use the brush cleaning closet, not the bathroom sinks, to clean your hands, paintbrushes and other art tools.
  • No turpentine or smelly solvents and mediums are allowed. Odorless mineral spirits is preferred

Note:

There is a one-time registration fee (per quarter) of $20 to be paid directly to LAAFA.

Refund Policy

LAAFA reserves the right to cancel any class, limit class size, change class times or substitute instructors for those listed in the schedule. If a class is cancelled, students will be issued a full refund or may transfer with no fee to another class. If an instructor must leave after a term has begun, and no suitable substitute is available, the student will be refunded a pro-rated amount.

Refunds & Transfers

All classes, uninstructed workshops, visiting artist workshops and artist demonstrations are non-refundable. You may request to drop for credit or transfer into another class. You have two weeks to evaluate each class and decide whether you want to drop for credit (a dollar amount calculated based on the receipt of request) or transfer into a new class. Requests must be submitted before the start of the third session. A $25 drop/transfer fee is assessed. Credit will be valid for a full year and is non-refundable. It can be applied toward any extension course, workshop or visiting artist event at LAAFA. All artist demonstrations are non-refundable and non-transferable.

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