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Learn the art of illustration in the heart of NYC with classes that cover topics such as digital illustration, character design, and editorial illustration.

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Drawing with Pastel for Absolute Beginners

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Start here! Learn how to draw with color using soft pastel.   You’ll layer colors to create form, value, and shape and begin to discuss how color theory is applied in real life. Working from still lives you’ll create your own works of art.

(1068) Beginner 18 and older
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$315

6 sessions

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Kids: Foundation Painting & Drawing (Beg. - Int.)

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

The perfect foundation art class for kids who love Art & want to explore their own self-expression through Drawing and Painting. Learn basic skills to set you free and apply professional techniques the pros use. Study composition and develop your own style, using personal subject matter and special effects you can transfer your ideas confidently into finished pieces of Art. This class is perfect for Beginners or for students who have taken some...

(181) Beginner 5 - 8 years old
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Drawing Flowers & Other Natural Forms

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Full Course Name: Drawing Flowers & Other Natural Forms in Pencil & Silverpoint Learn concepts and techniques to guide your drawing of flowers, plants, and other natural objects. The class will start by working in pencil and then introduce students to the subtle, ethereal medium of silverpoint. Material List: Pencils: 4H, 2H, H, HB, 2B (1 of each: “H” pencils are harder, “B” pencils are softer.) Pencil sharpener or straight...

(1068) All levels 18 and older
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$305

6 sessions

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Drawing with Pastel

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Discover the beautiful medium of soft pastel! Learn the fundamentals of color theory and develop your drawing skills. Get inspired by classic still-lifes, the figure, or photographs. Classes include demonstrations, lectures, and real time individual feedback. For the Supply List, please CLICK HERE PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION IS REQUIRED for all adults and children ages 5+.

(1068) Beginner 18 and older
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$335

6 sessions

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Digital Drawing: Skills to Sketch and Draw

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Unlock your creativity and master the art of digital drawing at 92nd Street Y. Transform your iPad into a sketchbook and learn the foundations of drawing using Procreate. Enhance your skills with limited tools and explore the world of digital art in a simplified and inspiring environment.

(1068) All levels 18 and older
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$315

2 sessions

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Designing Repeat Patterns

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Examine and create repeat patterns through both analog and digital formats, and play with combining different elements, including geometric and botanical. Students develop elements through drawing for the first half of the workshop, which are then scanned and digitally composited using the Adobe Suite. No previous experience necessary! Create your own pattern and contribute one drawn element to be combined into a collaborative classroom repeat to...

(1068) All levels 18 and older
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$115
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Drawing and Watercolor (Beginner/Intermediate)

ArtWorks at West Side YMCA @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY

Introduction to the basic techniques of drawing and watercolor. Our subjects will be still-life, art reproductions and photos. Supplies will be provided for the first class. Enjoy developing your rendering skills in a supportive environment. 

(113) Beginner 18 and older
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$325

7 sessions

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Illustrator CS5 - Level 2

New Horizons Computer Learning @ 462 Seventh Ave, New York, NY

In this course students will create complex illustrations, manage color across a range of devices, work with graphs and variables, control how illustrations appear on print and the web, and preview them on mobile devices. This course is intended for designers, publishers, prepress professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people switching to a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create...

(8) Intermediate 18 and older
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$395
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Adobe for Footwear Bootcamp

Fashion Classroom @ 142 W 36th St, New York, NY

Learn how to use both Illustrator and Photoshop to sketch and create realistic renderings of your shoe designs. We will be covering sketching tips, filling your sketches with textures and finally adding the little shadow and highlight details that will make your sketches look real. Everyone who attends will receive a handy shortcuts cheat sheet and free textures that will help your shoe (fashion and accessories) sketches look more realistic. Topics...

(1) Intermediate 18 and older
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$199
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Drawing, Painting & Mixed-Media (Intermediate/Advanced)

The Art Studio NY @ 145 W 96th St, New York, NY

Enjoy this passionate, inspiring art class that is guaranteed to bring your artwork to the next level.  Perfect for those who are ready to push forward and explore your new artistic heights as you:   Receive one-on-one tailor-made instruction based on your needs and interests   Gain exposed to new techniques by our New York exhibited expert art instructor   Enjoy a combination of structured art projects with the freedom to...

(633) Intermediate 18 and older
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$499

10 sessions

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Technical Drawing I: Linking the Hand to the Mind

New York School of Interior Design @ 170 E 70th St, New York, NY

Words are good descriptors and Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) programs represent a revolutionary drafting tool, but drawing is the creative link between the imagination and the realization of an idea. Today, technical drawing takes on a different purp ose. This different purpose is in connection with spatial visualization and the ability to transfer that visualization between paper and computer, directly and fluently. Through structured in-class...

(176) All levels 18 and older
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$425

6 sessions

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Constructing the Figure

New York School of the Arts @ 315 E 62nd St, New York, NY

Learn to construct solid and anatomically correct figure and portrait drawings. Through lectures, demonstrations, and individual instruction, this course will cover the anatomical, structural, and surface forms of the head and figure. With a focus on the gesture as our starting point, we will identify the line of the body and develop the constitution of the figure through sequentially longer poses. There will be an emphasis on proportion, perspective,...

(76) All levels 18 and older
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$400

8 sessions

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Drawing: Form & Movement

New York School of the Arts @ 315 E 62nd St, New York, NY

Unleash your creativity and master the art of expressing movement on a flat page. Join us at the renowned New York School of the Arts for an immersive drawing course that will teach you to observe and capture shapes, planes, and rhythm. Get ready to awaken your senses and make your drawings come alive.

(76) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$430

8 sessions

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Design 360: Illustrator 3 - Illustration

The New York Public Library (Tech) @ 188 Madison Ave, New York, NY

This class explores the many ways to draw and trace in Adobe Illustrator, including using brushes, the Blob Brush, Live Trace, and Live Paint. Patrons who arrive more than 10 minutes after class starts will not be admitted. Note: Design 360 is a series of classes that aims to help students develop skills in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Each class includes a project that can be completed outside of class, either at home or in one of the...

(160) Advanced 18 and older
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Making Komics with Kids

Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY

Have you ever wanted to make your own comic strip? Well, cartoonist Patrick J. Reilly will show you how! You'll learning what goes into a panel, how creating a single panel and how to set up the joke of a three panel strip. By the end of the class you'll be able to make your own comic strip. Please Note: Outside food and drinks are not allowed. QED has coffee, tea, soda, beer & wine plus snacks and pre-made wraps and sandwiches available

(252) All levels 18 and older
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Drawing: Anatomy & Artistry

New York School of the Arts @ 315 E 62nd St, New York, NY

Unlock the secrets of figure drawing in this captivating art course. Learn the art of anatomy and explore the techniques used by old masters to create expressive figure drawings. Whether you prefer charcoal or pencil, this course will teach you the skills to bring your drawings to life.

(76) Beginner 18 and older
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$330

8 sessions

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Finding Puccini's Music Box

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Scholars have long sought the source for two major themes in Madama Butterfly. One is associated with Butterfly herself and the second with her patrimony. The assumption has been that Puccini, attempting to achieve exotic authenticity, based these themes on Japanese melodies. But Professor W. Anthony Sheppard has discovered a different theory: Puccini's source for these themes was a Swiss-made music box playing Chinese tunes. Evidence indicates...

(1068) All levels 18 and older
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$228

6 sessions

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Drawing at the Cloisters

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Light-and-shade-dappled cloistered gardens, Romanesque windows, column capitals and a hammered-iron standing candelabra.  These are just a few of the amazing settings and subjects found at the Cloisters. Drawing lessons pair techniques to themes. Explore a fascinating collection within a unique space and take your skills to the next level.  Tuition includes museum admission.  Pencils – Charcoal Pencils Note: The Met Museum allows...

(1068) Intermediate 18 and older
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$284

4 sessions

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Political Cartooning

Classeteria @ 284 Suydam St, Brooklyn, NY

In this class students will gain an understanding of the elements that make up political cartoons and they will learn how to create them. Through discussion and work samples we will take a look at the history of the art form including such artists as Thomas Nast. The class will study visual literacy, cartooning as a language of symbols and as a language of shared knowledge. Students will learn the art of interpreting information and making connections....

(3) All levels 16 and older
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$150

4 sessions

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Portrait and People in Pastel

92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program.  If we are able to offer an in-person version of this class in the coming months, we will contact you and make both options available to you. ____________________ Working from live models, you will learn how to use pastel to create warmth and character in portrait and figure drawings. Artists will sharpen their...

(1068) All levels 18 and older
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$235

4 sessions

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