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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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Abstract Painting and Drawing

ArtClassBklyn.com @ 98 Sterling St, Brooklyn, NY

Let yourself go and experiment with Paint on Canvas and/or Pencil on paper. Principals of Composition, as well as the basic building blocks of all art is explored in detail in a low-pressure informal setting. This includes printed handouts, video lectures as well as a quick video lecture on how to set up your home studio are covered. Class time is spent working on Student Self-directed Projects Drawing - Papers, Pencils, Erasers on our easels with...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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$65

2 sessions

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Drop-in Sketch

Brooklyn Comedy Collective @ 137 Montrose Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Unlock your comedic potential and learn the art of sketch comedy in this hands-on workshop. Through improv exercises and character-driven techniques, you'll create hilarious sketches in a supportive and fun environment. Embrace your creativity and leave with a fully fleshed-out sketch that will have audiences laughing out loud.

(4) Beginner 16 and older
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Calling Future Footwear Designers: Sketch + Color + CAD

Brooklyn Shoe Space

This 4-hour session will get you in the groove, and will accomplish multiple designs, all colored, and some worked in CAD programs. Come prepared to dive into sketching! Two teachers Elizabeth and Rebecca will team teach. You'll be ready to take on the Technical Packaging course after this session.  We have a gift of Stiletto Palette Notebook for those of you who complete this course and signs up for the Technical Specification Course. Q&A...

(191) Beginner 15 and older
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Comics Compositions

Ashcan Digital Academy @ 45 East 34th St, New York, NY

Comics involve many compositions that are used to visually tell a story. You may already know some of these compositions, like close-ups or wide shots. In the Comic Composition course, we introduce students to commonly used angles in comics, using different perspective techniques for reference. Subjects include: Dynamic Perspective Cinematic Composition Cinematic Light Composition Panel Composition Storyboarding There are important...

(1) Intermediate 13 and older
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$800

8 sessions

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Special: Soul Sketch - Drawing 101 ($50 Off)

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

Express yourself through this instructional and soulful drawing class as you enjoy inspiring, energizing “happy hour” drawing and sketching classes with NYC’s #1-Rated art classes. Drawing is one of the most expressive and famous modes of artistic expression since the beginning of time. Explore your creative freedom while you are guided through an artistic drawing adventure for all artistic levels, total beginners and the seasoned artist...

(634) All levels 18 and older
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$185

7 sessions

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Teen Drawing (Ages 11+)

The Art Studio NY @ Online Classroom, Online, NY

NOTE: This is an Online Art Class. Our instructors will work with you over high-quality live video and teach you to make art from the comfort of your home. We will move back to in-person art classes in our art studio when the uncertainties around Coronavirus are resolved. If you are a teen who loves to draw and is eager to express yourself through drawing and art, this Teen Drawing Class if for you! Learn endless drawing techniques, use your...

(634) All levels 11 - 17 years old
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$59

3 sessions

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Sketching Bootcamp

The Design Gym @ 1412 Broadway 39th St, New York, NY

Sketching Bootcamp: Using Visuals to Sell Ideas and Solve Problems Whiteboard (or flipchart) sketching is the fastest and easiest way to convey your ideas, to help shape the conversations in meetings and foster team alignment…yet many of us don’t feel comfortable in the front of the room with a marker in hand  In one dynamic day, you’ll get a basic framework for selling ideas, solving problems and sketching complex information in...

(50) All levels 18 and older
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$325
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Fear-Free Drawing with Soft Pastels

The Art Studio NY

NOTE: This is an Online Art Class. Our instructors will work with you over high-quality live video and teach you to make art from the comfort of your home. We will move back to in-person art classes in our art studio when the uncertainties around Coronavirus are resolved. Nurture your creativity with inspiring pastel art lessons for all ages and all levels! Soft pastel classes are the perfect way to relax, de-stress, and tap into your inner-artist. ...

(634) All levels 18 and older
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Drawing Songbirds

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

This class borrows principles of natural science illustration to make detailed and lively drawings of songbirds. Our focus on basic bird anatomy will lend greater accuracy to your drawings. Use graphite alone or with watercolor to render these intriguing subjects.  Are materials provided and included in cost of the class? No. Here's the material list: Paper:  One 22”x30”sheet of Extra White or Traditional White 140lb Fabriano ...

(165) All levels 18 and older
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Kids Digital Art Shuffle Plus (Grades 3-5)

One River School

Kids Digital Art Shuffle Plus – our advanced digital art class for students who are well versed in Sketchbook Pro’s tools and techniques. Projects explore advanced digital drawing and painting skills – incorporating animation, design and sound to their digital graphics.

(13) All levels 5 - 11 years old
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Sketch Writing

Jeff Lawrence/Laughing Buddha Comedy

In this workshop, students will learn: How to write sketches in a variety of formats and genres Find the "game" of your sketch Develop a packet Add to your arsenal of joke writing Writing sketch and leading to a career and more No previous experience is necessary.

(1) All levels 16 and older
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Sunset Sketch: Outoor Pastel Art 101

The Art Studio NY @ Pier 95 / Hudson River Greenway, New York, NY

Celebrate summer and join us along the Hudson River piers in this inspiring outdoor pastel art class! In this class, you will: Receive beginner art instruction based on your needs and interests Tap into your inner-artist and enjoy the magical medium of color pastels Learn step-by-step color pastel techniques Walk away with a finished artwork with your signature on it! Feel relaxed, nurtured and inspired by the stunning scenery of sunset...

(634) All levels 18 and older
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Drawing at the Metropolitan Museum

Educational Alliance Art School

Drawing inspiration from sculpture and old masters in museums is a time honored tradition. Degas, Ingres, Delacroix and Picasso in the Louvre. The Metropolitan Museum is an outstanding resource for inspiration and learning. We will draw from masterpieces of Roman, Medieval, 19th century and American sculpture. We will seek out less traffic galleries to avoid people looking over your shoulder. A wonderful way to learn to draw and explore the artwork....

(29) All levels 18 and older
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Illustration Portfolio

92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, 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. What is illustration, and how is it different than other creative fields? What is it like to create artwork for a client? What are the different types of illustration? (Editorial,...

(1070) All levels 18 and older
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$275

7 sessions

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Saturday Morning Cartoons

Irish Arts Center

Whether you grew up watching classic Hanna Barbera or spent your Saturday mornings with the Snorks, we all remember those comfy, cozy mornings in front of the TV with our favorite cartoons. Relive that tradition with your kids! Come in pajamas, grab some pancakes, and snuggle up on the Donaghy Theatre stage to enjoy the best feature films, TV shows and short films from some of the leading Irish animation companies, including Cartoon Saloon (Puffin...

(53) All levels 18 and older
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Impressionist Drawing in Color

ArtClassBklyn.com @ 98 Sterling St, Brooklyn, NY

What is Impressionism all about? What do we know from the lessons that the Impressionists taught? Here we will elucidate their quasi-scientific painting philosophy in a variety of lessons and presentations, followed by in-class participation.  This includes printed handouts, PowerPoint and Keynote lectures as well as a quick video lecture on how to set up your home studio are covered. Bring a thumb drive. Drawing - Papers, Pencils, Erasers...

(14) All levels 18 and older
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$150

4 sessions

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Comic Creator (Ages 7 and Above)

Bricks 4 Kidz

Bricks, camera, comic action! Class Highlights: Explore the artistic form of comic book design as you learn to create your personalized edition.  Create your own characters, develop story lines and incorporate pictures of actual sets, all designed with LEGO® Bricks!  After creating various scenes, campers will snap pictures and upload them, utilizing a software program to create their very own, one of a kind comic book.  Along...

All levels 7 - 13 years old
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Learning to Draw Perspective

92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, New York, NY

Watch online demonstrations of how to observe and render interiors (like your apartment!) in perspective. Start your own drawings at home and get personal online interactive coaching to improve your work and get answers to your perspective questions.  If the students are comfortable with sharing, drawings and critique of each student’s work will be shared with the whole class to cover a broad range of perspective topics and challenges. Supply...

(1070) All levels 18 and older
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$190

4 sessions

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Drawing with Graphite and Color

92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, New York, NY

Learn how to draw what you see with graphite and other color media. Examine different artists’ approaches to a given topic while developing keen observational skills. Through discussions, lectures, and demonstrations you’ll discover creative responses to specific visual projects in this online course. Supply list:   Pencils   Erasers   Sketch paper   Optional:  Charcoal Pastels  Colored...

(1070) All levels 18 and older
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$190

4 sessions

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Summer Camp: Digital Cartooning (Grades 6-12)

One River School @ 319 Franklin Turnpike , Allendale, NJ

Students will create unique digital characters by breaking the traditional proportions of the body and face while advancing their skills rendering light, textures and patterns in advanced ways using Adobe Photoshop.

(13) All levels 11 - 17 years old
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$410

5 sessions

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