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Language of Drawing - Online

Build strong foundational drawing skills by learning to interpret photographs through guided practice and structured exercises. Develop your ability to observe and translate line, shape and value with clarity and precision. Gain confidence using charcoal or graphite while refining technique and control. Strengthen visual understanding to create accurate, expressive drawings.

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  • 8 hours over 4 sessions

Start Dates (0) $250/person

  • Price includes $50 Registration Fee.

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Class Description

Description

This online course introduces students to the foundational skills of drawing using photographs as references. Through a series of guided exercises and hands-on projects, students will develop their observational skills to translate images into drawings. The course covers essential elements such as line, shape, and value, and includes techniques to build both confidence and fluency on the page. Preferably charcoal or graphite, no color.


Additional Information:

Material List

  • Newsprint pad 11 x 14 or larger (beginners) 
  • Drawing pad 11 x 14 or larger - Strathmore series 300 or 400.
  • Charcoal pencils - 2B, 4B, 6B
  • Graphite pencils – 2H, 2B, 4B, 6B *8B
  • A white pastel or charcoal pencil and white Conte or pastel stick
  • Vine Charcoal soft, medium
  • Blending Stump or Tortillions
  • Kneaded rubber eraser
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Chamois skin

Optional

  • Compressed Charcoal
  • Toned paper (sketch or drawing)  
  • Compressed Graphite sticks  
  • Cretacolor graphite pencils
  • Sandpaper pencil sharpener

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

School Notes:

Please note, New York School of the Arts charges a $50 one-time registration fee for students who are new to their school. This is automatically added to the cost of your enrollment (and already included in the price listed on this course). If you are a returning student to NYSA, please let us know and we will refund you $50.

Refund Policy

Class Cancellation:

Classes and workshops are subject to cancellation if the minimum number of students required for a session is not met. Notification will be sent to registered students five days before the class is scheduled to begin.

Refunds:

To receive a refund, you must notify us in writing at [email protected]. There is a $15 administrative fee for each refund. 

  • In order to receive a full refund, students must withdraw from a class or workshop fourteen (14) business days prior to the first day of classes.
  • Students withdrawing from a class and workshop during the week before the beginning of the quarter will receive a 70% refund as school credit if within fourteen (14) business days of the start of the class.
  • No refunds will be made after the second class without medical documentation and no refunds will be made after a workshop begins.
  • Ceasing to attend class without notifying the school does not constitute withdrawal from class.
  • Refunds are issued in the same form as payment. Refunds are issued within thirty days from request in the form of the same payment. Registration and service fees are non-refundable.
  • Refund requests are also subject to a 5% CourseHorse processing fee.

Transfers:

All transfers must occur before the second meeting of class. Transfers from one course into another may incur additional fees, depending on the transfer. Transferring from one workshop to another is not permitted. There is a $15 administrative fee for each transfer.

Holidays & Canceled Lessons:

We are closed for Thanksgiving, winter, and spring break. If we must close due to the weather, we will send out an email. If classes are canceled, the instructor will work with the school office to schedule a make-up date. We do not refund/prorate for weather closure, and our make-up policy still applies.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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New York School of the Arts

The New York School of the Arts offers a multidisciplinary approach to arts education, exploring fine arts, design, architecture, and music. With a strong emphasis on atelier methodology and access to workshops, lectures, and critiques, students are equipped with the knowledge and connections needed for a successful career in the arts.

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