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Unleash your artistic side and master the art of drawing with a wide range of classes available in NYC. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, these courses offer expert instruction, helping you tap into your creativity and create stunning visual masterpieces.

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Figure Drawing - Short Pose Workshop

Educational Alliance Art School @ 197 East Broadway, New York, NY

Emphasis on action poses, and teaching students to imbue their figure drawings with energy, motion and fluidity. Learn how the  muscles and angles of the body work together to create a seamless holistic entity, as well as techniques for making the type of quick accurate judgements that ground drawings in reality. Materials and model fee included.

(29) All levels 18 and older
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Figure Drawing - Long Pose Workshop

Educational Alliance Art School @ 197 East Broadway, New York, NY

This workshop will help students build the body up from a single line to a finished and polished drawing. Emphasis is placed on lighting, anatomy, proportion, foreshortening and multi media (water color and ink are encouraged even for students who have never used them before). Workshops is held in an environment where every student receives  personal attention and time is made to assist everyone, attending to their weaknesses and building their...

(29) All levels 18 and older
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Drawing with Silver and Gold: A Special Lecture

Kremer Pigments @ 247 West 29th St, New York, NY

"Drawing with Silver and Gold" Special Lecture, Demo, and Book Signing We're excited to present our first-ever metal point event! We first met Susan Schwalb as a customer when she was shopping for some unique metal brushes for her work. When we attended CAA this February, she introduced us her new book, which had just been published by Routledge. "Silverpoint and Metalpoint Drawing" (written with Tom Mazzullo) is the first complete...

(3) All levels 18 and older
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Manga Drawing and Animation for Adults

RESOBOX @ 91 East 3rd St, New York, NY

If you are familiar with Mario, Hello Kitty, Pikachu, and Rilakkuma, then you can easily understand kawaii characters. In this class in New York City, we will explore Japanese contemporary drawing styles to create Japanese anime characters of our own vision and design. Students will also learn how to make manga (Japanese-style comic) and basic animation techniques. Starting with basic drawing techniques, students will learn about and experience...

(521) Beginner 18 and older
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Daytime Drawing

Trestle Workshops @ 62 18th St, Brooklyn, NY

Always wanted to find out how to learn how to draw? In this 3-hour class learn the basics and create one drawing. This is a companion class to the 5- Session Drawing Class. Come try it out. All materials are provided for a $10.00 fee. 

(326) Beginner 18 and older
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$275

5 sessions

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Making Museums Accessible to All

The Jewish Museum @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Learn about ways that the Jewish Museum welcomes students with learning differences through partnerships with special education schools and programs designed for students with a range of disabilities. Included is a visit to the Museum’s galleries and hands-on art activities in the art studio, where Jewish Museum educators will model techniques for engaging special education students. Price includes light refreshments

(8) All levels 18 and older
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Adult: Beginner Drawing Technique

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Drawing is the most valuable skill in all the visual arts and needed for all artistic disciplines.  This course is perfect for adult students looking for a strong foundation, it’s a great skill for anyone working in film, graphic design, fashion industry or or those who work digitally. Hone your skill set and grow confidence with your sketches. Learn how to create dynamic compositions as you study classical drawing techniques for achieving...

(181) Beginner 18 and older
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Academic Still-life and Perspective Drawing

ArtClassBklyn.com @ 98 Sterling St, Brooklyn, NY

This is a foundation course for those who wish to understand how perspective drawing works, and then learn how to draw in one and two-point perspective. This includes printed handouts, Short video lectures and demonstration. Inventing 2-point perspective systems and working from Provided Still-life Studio Set -Up in Class Papers, Pencils, Erasers on our easels with Drawing Boards Important: COVID-19 Requirements: We follow CDC guidelines:...

(14) Beginner 18 and older
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$164.98

4 sessions

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Adult: Beginner Landscape Painting & Drawing

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Learn how to compose a natural landscape on canvas, using techniques in realism and/or abstraction and develop a more subjective approach to painting. In the Summer months, we will go outside ( weather permitting) and take inspiration form our nearby parks and cityscapes, or in studio we will work from photos, pictures or personal subject matter. Work in the medium of your choosing: Pencils, Oils, Watercolors, Acrylics, Pencils or Pastels or even...

(181) All levels 18 and older
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$295

4 sessions

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Introduction to Anatomy

The Decorus Atelier of Figurative Art @ 117 57th St., Brooklyn, NY

Within this popular course on anatomy we will focus on better understanding the anatomical constructions of the human body as it relates to its essential skeletal system "architecture" and to its musculature system which provides its "dynamic force." We will start by covering the skeletal system of the body and learning about the various  planes  and  variations  that are essential to providing the structure necessary to the...

(145) All levels 16 and older
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$200

2 sessions

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Figure Drawing Wine and Snacks- Sketch and Sip

Drawing New York @ 13 Grattan Street, New York, NY

Join new friends for 2 hours of figure drawing in our amazing new space in Bushwick.  Poses will range from 1 minute up to 20 minutes with 5-minute breaks every 20 minutes. We play music and this is a BYOB event so please do not plan on a pin-drop quiet drawing. We look forward to a great vibe and positivity all around. Please bring your own materials. We will have some for you to use but as we start out our sessions it is better to make sure...

(698) All levels 21 and older
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Teens: Graphic Novel & Drawing Cartoon Characters

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

An introductory class on the popular art form of the graphic novel. Learn skills to develop and draw cartoon characters while delving into storytelling techniques. Students develop concepts and produce work from rough sketches to finished artwork.  Classes will examine cartoons and picture book illustration, drawing for comic books, character design and the practical side of drawing. Beginners and advanced students are welcome!

(181) All levels 10 - 17 years old
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Digital Drawing & Graphic Design for Beginners

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

This is a foundation class that explores the basics of digital painting using the iPad with Stylus. Each class will begin with a warm-up sketch using outline interface, brushes, layers, color picker & preferences for 5, 15, 60-minute sketches. We will work online: mechanical drawing, brush dynamics, the importance of light & surfaces, rendering techniques & painting from real life. We will also explore the anatomy of color, line volume,...

(181) Beginner 18 and older
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Artistic Dynamics of Light and Form

The Decorus Atelier of Figurative Art @ 117 57th St., Brooklyn, NY

Discover the transformative power of light and form in this immersive art course. Gain a deeper understanding of how light interacts with objects and learn to create stunning, lifelike drawings. Unleash your artistic potential at The Decorus Atelier of Figurative Art.

(145) All levels 16 and older
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Drawing From Observation Using Color

Wagner College Lifelong Learning @ 1 Campus Rd, Staten Island, NY

Learn to draw from observation, and create beautiful, full-colored drawings using professional techniques. This class is for beginners, intermediate and advanced students. Previous drawing knowledge is not necessary. Merryl will be working with students individually at their level to create their drawings.

(5) All levels 18 and older
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$399

10 sessions

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Pre-College Landscape

Ashcan Studio of Art @ 142-22 37th Avenue , Flushing, NY

This course is an introduction to the theme of landscape drawing and painting. Students will learn concepts and techniques to depict natural and man made elements and spaces in perspective. At Ashcan....YOU Can  Your portfolio is THE MOST critical component to a College or Graduate School application. Developing a unique and coherent body of work is of paramount importance and essential to the pursuit of higher studies. Taking Ashcan's Pre-college...

(3) All levels 14 - 17 years old
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$780

7 sessions

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Adult: Creative Drawing for Total Beginners

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Have you always wanted to learn how to draw? In this relaxing class, learn practical drawing techniques you can apply to many forms of artistic expression! Explore techniques: from traditional shading & perspective, and use various media including pencils, charcoal, pastels, pen and ink. Work from still life observation, landscape sketching, or personal, subject matter (portraits or photographs etc) you decide!  This course is designed...

(181) Beginner 18 and older
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Adult: Drawing + Painting in Dumbo: Plein Air Style

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Enjoy Drawing + Painting the world's most exciting cityscapes under blue skies and in the open air (the French call it en plein air) as you create art by the Dumbo’s historical waterfront in Brooklyn Bridge Park nestled between the two greatest bridges of New York City!  First we will sketch out our vista, using pencils, color pastels or charcoal before moving onto working on a fully realized painting. Learn how to express your personal response...

(181) All levels 18 and older
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Classical Drawing By Candlelight

The Decorus Atelier of Figurative Art @ 117 57th St., Brooklyn, NY

Immerse yourself in the art of figurative drawing by candlelight and discover the beauty of capturing light and shadow in a serene and inspiring environment.

(145) All levels 16 and older
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Teen: Foundation Drawing 101 for Beginners

Creatively Wild Art Studio Dumbo @ 98 Water St, Brooklyn, NY

Drawing is the most important foundation course for all art. In this fun & informative class learn practical drawing skills and explore techniques from traditional shading to perspective. Work in various media including pencils, charcoal, pastels, pen and ink. Work from still life observation, landscape sketching or personal subject matter (portraiture/ photographs etc). This course is designed for beginners or intermediate students who love...

(181) Beginner 10 - 17 years old
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