More Drawing Classes Washington, D.C.

Unfortunately, no classes in-person in Washington, D.C. have spots left, but 6 classes live online are available.

Fear-Free Beginners Drawing 101

The Art Studio NY @ Online Classroom

Calling all beginners to drawing in this inspiring, fear-free drawing class that will unlock your inner-artist. Think you can't draw a straight line? Think again! Everyone can draw... including you, and we will guide you every step of the way in this fear-free drawing class as you learn to express yourself through drawing in our intimidation-free, non judgmental art-making space. Drawing is one of the most popular modes of artistic expression since...

Monday Oct 30th, 6–7pm Eastern Time

 (4 sessions)

$99

4 sessions

Online Pen and Ink 101

Pastimes for a Lifetime @ Live Online via Zoom

This class is available online and safe in-studio - Click here for the in-studio class They say the Pen is mightier than the sword. This class proves it to be true! In this class students will learn the intricate details of working with this illustrative medium. Unique projects in Linda’s curriculum guide the student in how to precisely represent textures, shading and tone, as well as how to use positive/negative space. Product information...

Saturday Oct 7th, 11:30am–12:30pm Pacific Time

 (4 sessions)

$160

4 sessions

Botanical Drawing (Online)

92nd Street Y

Learn the basics of rendering a botanical subject in pencil. Working with a plant, flower or vegetable for a subject, we will go from beginning sketch to finished drawing. Capture lush petals, stunning patterns, intricate natural designs, and organic colors. Supply List

Friday Nov 3rd, 1:30–3:30pm Eastern Time

 (6 sessions)

$290

6 sessions

Colored Pencils (Intermediate/Advanced)

92nd Street Y

Take your colored pencils skills to the next level! Continue to hone your technique and artistic voice to blend and shade to create colorful, create dimensional drawings from still lives, photographs, and more. Prerequisite: Colored Pencil for Beginners Note: For the Supply List, please CLICK HERE

Monday Nov 6th, 4–6:30pm Eastern Time

 (6 sessions)

$325

6 sessions

Botanical Drawing 2: Online

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

Continue to build your drawing skills with advanced graphite techniques, light and dark media on toned paper, and carbon dust.  A supply list will be sent.  Prerequisite: Botanical Drawing 1.ART requirement This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance.

Saturday Nov 4th, 9am–12:30pm Central Time

 (5 sessions)

$449

5 sessions

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Holiday Botanical Art in Colored Pencil

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

The Chicago Botanic Garden’s online botanical art in colored pencil course is a virtual experience you can take anywhere! Get inspired by winter and the festive holidays to represent this special time in your botanical artwork. From evergreens to holly to amaryllis, you will choose the subject that is memorable to you. You will work in both colored pencils and watercolor pencils to develop a finished artwork on paper or film. Create next year’s...

Thursday Nov 30th, 6–9pm Central Time

 (3 sessions)

$249

3 sessions

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Experimental Drawing: Intermediate to Advanced Drawing

Yellow Barn Studio @ 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC 20812

This course emphasizes the artistic importance of drawing.  We'll explore a range of drawing methods: both traditional and nontraditional techniques. We'll focus on increasing visual sensitivity, cultivating technical skills, and understanding the steps of building a drawing. $20 model fee paid in class.  For students under the age of 18, you and your parent/guardian must obtain instructor permission prior to enrollment in this class....

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$295

9 sessions

Intro to Colored Pencil

Plaza Artist Materials & Picture Framing @ 1776 E Jefferson St, Rockville, MD 20852

Join colored pencil artist Deborah Maklowski for a full day of exploration and expression, learning about colored pencil as a fine art medium. You can try out 18 different brands/types of oil/wax-based and water-soluble pencils on a variety of surfaces—including drawing, printing, and watercolor paper, sanded pastel paper, drafting film, and suede mat board—while practicing new techniques and learning new skills....

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Watermedia – Drawing into Painting

Washington Studio School @ 2129 S St NW, Washington, DC 20008

Working with a variety of water based materials, including inks, watercolor and gouache, students will explore these fluid and versatile media and their potential for use singularly and in combination.  Transparency, opacity, surfaces to work on, and mixture with other dry drawing media will be covered in traditional and more experimental ways.  Starting with drawings and moving towards more developed paintings, students will work from...

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$455

8 sessions

Short Pose Figure

The Art League @ 105 North Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314

Short poses help students draw more intuitively an increase the flow and energy of a drawing. Well-placed proportionate and sensibly balanced figures are the goal, no matter how brief the time. Systems using simple shapes and options for economy are demonstrated. Poses are 3 to 20 minutes long in the media of the student's choosing.  Prerequisite: Beginning Figure Drawing.  Model fees extra.  

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$140

9 sessions

Gesture Drawing (Beginning/Intermediate)

The Art League @ 105 North Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314

This class provides beginning/intermediate students with an understanding of gesture drawing. Working from models, students learn to draw using contour, rhythm, mass, and shape. Participants also learn how to draw quickly and more efficiently. Using a modernist approach, students learn to be economical and spirited when capturing the pose. Any model fees are extra.  

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$220

9 sessions

Intermediate Drawing (Basic Drawing Continued)

The Art League @ 105 North Union St, Alexandria, VA 22314

Developing skills learned in Basic Drawing class, students incorporate color into their work, approach more complex subject matter, and use different combinations of materials. Students strengthen their control of gesture, composition, line, perspective, shape, and value, gaining more self-confidence in their drawing abilities. This is an excellent refresher course before moving into advanced drawing classes or other media.  

No upcoming schedules
$210

9 sessions

Figure Painting

Yellow Barn Studio @ 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC 20812

Students of all levels will learn to draw and paint the figure expressively through observation. Train your eye to see angles, shapes, and color. Explore working from general forms to specific details, with a focus on proportion and patterns of light and shadow. Short and long poses will provide opportunities for dynamic studies as well as more developed paintings. Students may draw and/or paint in the mediums of their choice.  Model fee $15. ...

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$279

8 sessions

T-Shirt Quilt

Capital Quilts @ 15926 Luanne Dr, Washington, DC 20877

Do you have someone special graduating from school this year?  And do you have stacks of his or her t-shirts with school names, team names, club names, etc.?  Use them to make the perfect gift for the graduate!  Or maybe your spouse has favorite t-shirts that are more hole than shirt: turn them into a quilt to love.   Book (required): A Scrapbook You Can Sleep Under, by Lauren Kingsland, available at Capital Quilts...

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$40

2 sessions

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