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. The Art Studio NY conducts classes from New York City, United States (Eastern US Time Zone)
DRAWING IN COLOR ART CLASS: Beginning Illustration & Urban Sketching with Alcohol Markers ONLINE
Online Alcohol Marker Drawing Class | Beginner Illustration & Urban Sketching | Adults • Beginners Welcome
Have you always admired colorful illustrations, travel sketchbooks, and vibrant urban sketches but weren't sure how artists create them? Discover the exciting world of alcohol marker illustration in this inspiring, beginner-friendly online art class with The Art Studio NY, NYC's #1-rated art studio!
Whether you're completely new to drawing or looking to explore a fresh artistic medium, you'll learn how to create beautiful, expressive artwork using alcohol-based markers in our warm, encouraging, and Fear-Free online classroom. Through live demonstrations and personalized instruction from a professional NYC artist and educator, you'll gain confidence while learning real illustration techniques that bring your drawings to life with luminous color, depth, and personality.
Learn how artists use alcohol markers to create vibrant illustrations, colorful city scenes, cafés, storefronts, architecture, flowers, travel journals, everyday objects, and expressive sketchbook pages. Every class combines artistic technique with personal creativity, making this the perfect class for anyone who loves to draw, color, and tell visual stories.
In This Online Alcohol Marker Illustration Class, You Will:
- Learn the foundations of drawing and illustration while mastering the unique techniques of alcohol-based markers, including smooth blending, layering, shading, highlighting, color transitions, and creating depth
- Discover how to create colorful urban sketches inspired by charming streets, cafés, architecture, parks, travel scenes, windows, storefronts, and everyday life
- Strengthen your drawing skills by learning line quality, perspective, proportion, composition, value, expressive mark-making, and visual storytelling
- Explore color theory and discover how to build vibrant marker palettes that create luminous, professional-looking illustrations
- Receive personalized one-on-one guidance, live demonstrations, and encouraging instruction from a professional NYC artist and educator
- Create expressive sketchbook pages, finished illustrations, greeting cards, travel journals, and artwork you'll be proud to display or share
- Relax, recharge, and experience the proven wellness benefits of creativity, including stress relief, mindfulness, increased focus, confidence, and joy
- Connect with a welcoming online community of artists in our supportive, non-judgmental, Fear-Free® classroom where creativity—not perfection—is celebrated
- Returning students are always welcome! Every class introduces new subject matter, artistic techniques, and creative inspiration, making each session fresh, engaging, and rewarding.
No previous drawing experience is necessary. Whether you're searching for an online illustration class, beginner alcohol marker class, urban sketching course, learn Copic markers, marker drawing lessons, or a fun and creative online art class, this course will help you develop artistic confidence while creating colorful artwork you'll love.
Art Class Materials:
Materials are not included.
Materials Needed
- Drawing Supplies
- Mixed Media Sketchbook (9" × 12" recommended) OR Alcohol Marker Paper Pad (highly recommended for best blending)
- HB Pencil
- White Plastic Eraser
- Black Waterproof Fineliner Pens (Micron or equivalent in 01, 03, and 05 sizes recommended)
- White Gel Pen (such as Sakura Gelly Roll)
- Alcohol Markers
- Any brand of alcohol markers is welcome, including:
- Copic Sketch Markers
- Ohuhu Alcohol Markers
- Winsor & Newton Promarkers
- Prismacolor Premier Alcohol Markers
- Artist's Loft Alcohol Markers
- A basic set of approximately 24–48 colors is perfect for beginners.
- Suggested Marker Colors
- Warm and Cool Gray
- Black
- Colorless Blender
- Yellow
- Orange
- Red
- Pink
- Magenta
- Violet
- Light Blue
- Dark Blue
- Turquoise
- Light Green
- Dark Green
- Brown
- Tan / Skin Tone
- Olive Green
- Optional Supplies
- Colored Pencils for added detail and texture
- Small Ruler
- Pencil Sharpener
- Reference photos of favorite neighborhoods, travel destinations, flowers, cafés, or architecture for inspiration
Come discover how fun, colorful, and approachable illustration can be. You'll finish each class with new artistic skills, greater confidence, and vibrant drawings that celebrate your unique creative voice.
