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Drawing in Color with Margaret Fanning (In-Person) - 6 Weeks
Tuesdays, 6-Week Class
November 5 - December 10, 2024
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Drawing has been the foundation of art throughout the centuries. This class will help students build and refine the techniques needed for drawing and color theory. Learn how to use line, shape, value, and color to form a composition and how to use your observation skills to bring objects to life on paper. Students may use different drawing mediums of their choice, such as colored pencil and pastel.
Materials List:
Students can choose between different mediums.
Colored Pencils:
-A set of colored pencils (the instructor will be using Prismacolor Premier colored pencils)
-2 Pads of Drawing Paper (one regular drawing paper, and one grey toned)
-Pencil Sharpener
-HB pencil
-Eraser
Optional:
-Drawing Board
-Colorless Blender
Soft Pastels:
-A set of soft pastels (optional - students can get two types of pastels: stick pastels and pastel pencils for greater precision)
-Pad of drawing paper for practice (white or grey-toned)
-Textured surface for final drawings such as Mi-Teintes Touch pastel paper or Ampersand Pastelbord (toned surface recommended)
-HB pencil
-Eraser
Optional:
-Pastel brushes
-Gloves, Finger Cots, or Skin Barrier Cream
-Workable Fixative
-Drawing Board
-Artist Chamois
Oil Pastels:
-A set of oil pastels
-2 Pads of Drawing Paper (one regular drawing paper, and one grey toned)
-HB pencil
-Eraser
Optional:
-Oil Medium and Brushes
-Higher pound, gessoed paper, Canvas, or Wood Panel (such as Ampersand Gessobord) for final drawings if student plans to use oil medium
Colored Markers or Ink:
-A set of colored markers (Prismacolor or Copic recommended) or ink
-A pad of Bristol (smooth or vellum)
-HB pencil
-Eraser
Optional:
-Drawing Board
-Colorless Blender
November 5 - December 10, 2024
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Drawing has been the foundation of art throughout the centuries. This class will help students build and refine the techniques needed for drawing and color theory. Learn how to use line, shape, value, and color to form a composition and how to use your observation skills to bring objects to life on paper. Students may use different drawing mediums of their choice, such as colored pencil and pastel.
Materials List:
Students can choose between different mediums.
Colored Pencils:
-A set of colored pencils (the instructor will be using Prismacolor Premier colored pencils)
-2 Pads of Drawing Paper (one regular drawing paper, and one grey toned)
-Pencil Sharpener
-HB pencil
-Eraser
Optional:
-Drawing Board
-Colorless Blender
Soft Pastels:
-A set of soft pastels (optional - students can get two types of pastels: stick pastels and pastel pencils for greater precision)
-Pad of drawing paper for practice (white or grey-toned)
-Textured surface for final drawings such as Mi-Teintes Touch pastel paper or Ampersand Pastelbord (toned surface recommended)
-HB pencil
-Eraser
Optional:
-Pastel brushes
-Gloves, Finger Cots, or Skin Barrier Cream
-Workable Fixative
-Drawing Board
-Artist Chamois
Oil Pastels:
-A set of oil pastels
-2 Pads of Drawing Paper (one regular drawing paper, and one grey toned)
-HB pencil
-Eraser
Optional:
-Oil Medium and Brushes
-Higher pound, gessoed paper, Canvas, or Wood Panel (such as Ampersand Gessobord) for final drawings if student plans to use oil medium
Colored Markers or Ink:
-A set of colored markers (Prismacolor or Copic recommended) or ink
-A pad of Bristol (smooth or vellum)
-HB pencil
-Eraser
Optional:
-Drawing Board
-Colorless Blender
Made possible, in part, by funds from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
