You Can Draw Anything - Ages 18+

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Repeats every week every Wednesday.

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 - 10:30am to 12:00pm

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Using pencil on paper, you’ll learn basic drawing skills that enable you to draw virtually anything. No prior experience necessary, perfect for beginners. The emphasis is on fun and friendship! Course methodology simplifies the approach to realistic drawing so that everyone can succeed. You’ll have plenty of coaching and support for your individual interests, developing your artistic personality, and exploring new areas of interest. Unlock the surprisingly simple secrets used by the masters to draw faces, people, animals, architecture, landscapes, birds, flowers and more. Line, values and shading, plus one- and two-point spatial perspective, are demonstrated and explained clearly so you can immediately use these building blocks to create realistic art works. You’ll also explore the basics of composition and style that will help improve your pictures. A perfect introductory course to give you what you need to produce skilled work.

Instructor: Curt Mackail. Curt has taught hundreds of beginners how to get the results they want drawing with pencil and pen on paper. His teaching resume includes Exeter Adult Education, Exeter Area YMCA, private lessons, and workshops for seniors, school children and other select groups. His philosophy is that everyone can learn to draw realistically by following basic methods that have been used for centuries. Curt’s teaching approach emphasizes personal coaching for the indiviual student, positive thinking, and recognizing students’ progress week by week.

Date: Wednesdays, February 7 - March 20, 2024

Time: 10:30am - 12:00PM

Fee: $95.00 per person

Location: Exeter Recreation Building, Upstairs Small, 32 Court Street, Exeter NH.

Supplies for Drawing Classes

Please bring these supplies to class. Supplies are the same for beginner and intermediate classes.

Supplies are simple and relatively inexpensive. Estimated total price is under $50.

A DRAWING PAD AT LEAST 9”X12”. (Larger is fine.) High-end drawing paper is not necessary. We’ll be doing lots of sketching and quick practice drawings so a student-quality drawing pad will do fine to begin.
DRAWING BOARD. This is the support for your paper. A masonite drawing board is ideal and highly recommended. A 15” x 16” sketch board from dickblick.com costs about $10.
GRAPHITE DRAWING PENCILS. At least a couple of Prismacolor Ebony Graphite soft lead pencil are strongly recommended. A dozen at Amazon cost about $8. It is NOT necessary to purchase a pencil kit of varied hardness or charcoal. If not Prismacolor Ebony pencils, other brands of soft lead pencils are OK.
PENCIL SHARPENER. A simple grade-school type personal sharpener is fine. Desktop batter operated sharpeners are a nice convenience although not necessary. The Staedtler 2-Hole Oblong Pencil Sharpener manual model is one good choice.
A “PLASTIC” ERASER is also highly recommended. Staedtler Mars Plastic Erasers (or their equivalent) are ideal. Plastic erasers don’t shed “crumbs” and are less abrasive than other typical erasers. (Or, the classic pink rubber slab eraser is acceptable too.)
ARTIST DRAFTING TAPE to hold your sheets in place on the drawing board. Low-tack painter’s tape is acceptable and is likely cheaper if purchased at a discount house like Job Lots. Half-inch width minimum.