Drawing Fundamentals – LF
Tuesday
4:00pm - 6:00pm
October 21, 2025 - December 09, 2025
Instructor:
Jessica Dalva
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Begin your formal creative practice with the fundamentals of drawing. Learn the basics of this fine medium while exploring various mark-making tools, such as charcoal, graphite, pen, and colored pencil. Topics covered in this class will include line quality, shading and gradation, cross hatching, and contour drawing. This class is open to all levels.
No class 11/11
Materials List:
- Graphite pencils - HB, 2B, 4B, 6B - Staedtler (or Derwent)
- General's charcoal pencils 2b,4b, 6b (kit is fine)
- Kneaded eraser
- xacto knife (or pencil sharpener if we don’t want everyone buying knives!)
- Drawing paper pad - 14” x 17” or 12” x 16” - any of these are fine: strathmore sketch 400, strathmore drawing 300 or cannon xl recycled drawing pad or mixed media pad (11x 14)
Optional Materials:
- Vine charcoal
- Blending stumps/paper tortillion
- Chamois cloth
- sandpaper block
Supplies can be purchased at the Inkstone, Blick, or Flax art supply.
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