Introduction to Procreate: iPad Drawing

Digital Arts: iPad Drawing – Winter

Learn to use your iPad to take a whole new approach to digital drawing and painting, and learn to create the digital illustrations you’ve always wanted to make. Whether you’re new to digital art or curious about the app Procreate, you’ll gain an arsenal of techniques, tricks and tools for print production you can use to start creating right away. Special emphasis to color palettes and files fidelity management with Adobe Photoshop. Key lessons include:

  • Getting set up with sketching
  • Using brushes, erasers, and masks
  • Creating and organizing layers
  • Managing files and getting them ready for print and production
  • Adding color, texture, and final details

Materials List:
iPad & charger
Apple Pencil or stylus

procreate drawing

Digital Arts: iPad Drawing – Spring

Learn to use your iPad to take a whole new approach to digital drawing and painting, and learn to create the digital illustrations you’ve always wanted to make. Whether you’re new to digital art or curious about the app Procreate, you’ll gain an arsenal of techniques, tricks and tools for print production you can use to start creating right away. Special emphasis to color palettes and files fidelity management with Adobe Photoshop. Key lessons include:

  • Getting set up with sketching
  • Using brushes, erasers, and masks
  • Creating and organizing layers
  • Managing files and getting them ready for print and production
  • Adding color, texture, and final details

 

Materials List:
iPad & charger
Apple Pencil or stylus

No class 3/27/2024

Sketchbook Drawing

Drawing Fundamentals – Spring

Begin your formal creative practice in the traditional method of charcoal drawing. Charcoal pencils and sticks are one of most commonly used tools to draw with. Learn the basics of this fine medium, understand the effectiveness of drawing techniques, and get a formal introduction into the process of creating imagery all on your own. Subjects discussed will include line quality, shading and gradation, cross hatching, and contour drawing. This class is open to all levels.

No class 03/31/2024

Materials list:

  • Strathmore 400 Series Recycled Paper Drawing (18”x24”)
  • NewsPrint Pad (18”x24”)
  • Paper Blending Stumps
  • Fine tip eraser (Julian recommends small & large mechanical eraser pens)
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Drawing board (18×24)
  • Choose to draw with either Pencils -OR- Charcoal (or both!):
    • Vine Charcoal (Soft), Compressed charcoal sticks, Charcoal pencils (2b, 4b, 6b), white charcoal pencil
    • Tombow graphite pencil set, pencils B – 8B

The Inkstone on Telegraph near the UC Berkeley campus will have some drawing materials available. Please contact them directly to inquire about in-store pick-up.

cityscape

Cityscape Drawing – Spring

Capture the essence of place in a cityscape drawing. This course focuses on drawing environmental objects first, people, cars, motorcycles, then moves into broader environments. Students will learn light theory, atmospheric perspective, single and two point perspective and how to construct environments. Working from life and photographs, you’ll gain tools to create vibrant scenes that tell a story. This class is open to all levels.

No class 3/25/2024

Materials List:

24″ & 6″ ruler
French curve
Drawing compass
11″ x 17″ pad of hot-press watercolor paper
11″x17″  tracing paper
Graphite transfer paper
Tombow pencils B, 2B, 4B, 6B,
Large & small eraser pen, flat eraser, kneaded eraser
Micron pen set
Sumi ink 2 Oz
Flat brush, round brush and detail brush
Drawing board with clips
Artist tape

Recommended materials (but not required):

Mechanical pencil set
11″x17″ Vellum
Full brush set
Fine grain sea salt
Drawing gloves
Eraser bag

linoleum block printing example

Lino Block Printing – Spring

In this course we will cover woodblock printmaking through 3 different styles: one & two color pattern based design, perspective driven design and a final project merging both that also incorporates text. An edition of each project will be printed and different inking methods will be explored. Depict images from your life and stories you want to tell! This class is open to all levels.

No class 3/31/2024

Materials List:
Required Materials from Students:
Linoleum Cutters – Either Speedball, Flexcut, or Kasoyo
Linoleum Blocks (Any size up to 12″ wide) – Options at Blick
Akua intaglio ink or block printing ink (water soluble only) – 1 Black, and 1 Color of your choice
Paper
Drawing pencils
Blue ballpoint pen
Eraser
Masking tape

Art Studio Supplies:
Paper (Available for purchase)
Brayers & rollers, stands, carbon transfer paper provided in class

figure drawing

Figure Drawing – Spring

Develop your observation skills and learn how to draw from a live model in our figure drawing class. This class will help you develop your understanding of proportion, action, line sensitivity, and the illusion of volume. Each class will start with short poses by a nude model (2 -10 min) and transition to longer ones (20 min).

No class: 3/25/2024

Materials List:

  • Strathmore 400 Series (18”x24”)
  • NewsPrint Pad (18”x24”)
  • Paper Blending Stumps
  • Fine tip eraser (Julian recommends small & large mechanical eraser pens)
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Drawing board (18×24)
  • Choose to draw with either Pencils -OR- Charcoal (or both!):
    • Vine Charcoal (Soft), Compressed charcoal sticks, Charcoal pencils (2b, 4b, 6b),
    • Tombow graphite pencils HB – 8B

Optional Materials:

  • Clear Tomboy Dual Brush Pen
  • Sumi ink 4oz and brush set (the more brushes the better)
drawing

Drawing Fundamentals – Winter

Begin your formal creative practice in the traditional method of charcoal or graphite drawing. Learn the basics of this fine medium, understand the effectiveness of drawing techniques, and get a formal introduction into the process of creating imagery all on your own. Subjects discussed will include line quality, shading and gradation, cross hatching, and contour drawing. This class is open to all levels.

Materials List:

  • Strathmore 400 Series Recycled Paper Drawing (18”x24”)
  • NewsPrint Pad (18”x24”)
  • Paper Blending Stumps
  • Fine tip eraser (Julian recommends small & large mechanical eraser pens)
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Drawing board (18×24)
  • Choose to draw with either Pencils -OR- Charcoal (or both!):
    • Vine Charcoal (Soft), Compressed charcoal sticks, Charcoal pencils (2b, 4b, 6b), white charcoal pencil
    • Tombow graphite pencil set, pencils B – 8B

The Inkstone on Telegraph near the UC Berkeley campus will have some drawing materials available. Please contact them directly to inquire about in-store pick-up.

mixed media drawing

Mixed Media Drawing – Winter

Expand your drawing practice into the world of mixed media. In this fun, engaging class you will explore various media with a high emphasis on drawing techniques. Students will play with a variety of materials such as pencils, pen, ink, and watercolors to create unique compositions. Learn atmospheric perspective, linear perspective, paper marbling color theory and have fun with collage. This class is open to all levels.

No class: 02/19/2024

Materials List:

Hot press Watercolor paper (11”x15”)
Vellum or tracing Paper (11”x15”)
Tombow Graphite Pencils HB – 8b
Clear Tombow Dual Brush pen
Paper Blending Stumps
Fine tip eraser (Julian recommends large and small mechanical eraser pens)
Sumi ink (4oz.) & table salt.
Mid sized brushes – detail, round, flat (the more you have the more options for you)
Sandpaper sharpening block
Artist Tape
Favorite magazines for collage and image transfers.

Optional Materials:

French Curve
Copic – Brush Pens

lino block

Lino Block Printing – Winter

In this course we will cover woodblock printmaking through 3 different styles: one & two color pattern based design, perspective driven design and a final project merging both that also incorporates text. An edition of each project will be printed and different inking methods will be explored. Depict images from your life and stories you want to tell! This class is open to all levels.

Materials List:

Required Materials from Students:
Linoleum Cutters – Either Speedball, Flexcut, or Kasoyo
Linoleum Blocks (Any size up to 12″ wide) – Options at Blick
Akua intaglio ink or block printing ink (water soluble only) – 1 Black, and 1 Color of your choice
Paper
Drawing pencils
Blue ballpoint pen
Eraser
Masking tape

Art Studio Supplies:
Paper (Available for purchase)
Brayers & rollers, stands, carbon transfer paper provided in class

figure drawing

Figure Drawing – Winter

Develop your observation skills and learn how to draw from a live model in our figure drawing class. This class will help you develop your understanding of proportion, action, line sensitivity, and the illusion of volume. Each class will start with short poses by a nude model (2 -10 min) and transition to longer ones (20 min).

No class 02/19/2024

Materials List:

  • Strathmore 400 Series (18”x24”)
  • NewsPrint Pad (18”x24”)
  • Paper Blending Stumps
  • Fine tip eraser (Julian recommends small & large mechanical eraser pens)
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Drawing board (18×24)
  • Choose to draw with either Pencils -OR- Charcoal (or both!):
    • Vine Charcoal (Soft), Compressed charcoal sticks, Charcoal pencils (2b, 4b, 6b),
    • Tombow graphite pencils HB – 8B

Optional Materials:

  • Clear Tomboy Dual Brush Pen
  • Sumi ink 4oz and brush set (the more brushes the better)
drawing

Drawing Fundamentals (Late Fall)

Begin your formal creative practice in the traditional method of charcoal drawing. Charcoal pencils and sticks are one of most commonly used tools to draw with. Learn the basics of this fine medium, understand the effectiveness of drawing techniques, and get a formal introduction into the process of creating imagery all on your own. Subjects discussed will include line quality, shading and gradation, cross hatching, and contour drawing. This class is open to all levels.

No class 11/26/23

Materials List:

  • Strathmore 400 Series Recycled Paper Drawing (18”x24”)
  • NewsPrint Pad (18”x24”)
  • Paper Blending Stumps
  • Fine tip eraser (Julian recommends small & large mechanical eraser pens)
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Drawing board (18×24)
  • Choose to draw with either Pencils -OR- Charcoal (or both!):
    • Vine Charcoal (Soft), Compressed charcoal sticks, Charcoal pencils (2b, 4b, 6b), white charcoal pencil
    • Tombow graphite pencil set, pencils B – 8B
mixed media drawing

Mixed Media Drawing (Late Fall)

Expand your drawing practice into the world of mixed media. In this fun, engaging class you will explore various drawing and painting materials and learn to blend, layer, and create depth with your artwork. You will learn how to design as well as draw unique and interesting compositions through a variety of methods. This class is open to all levels.

Materials List:

  • Hot press Watercolor paper (11”x15”)
  • Vellum or tracing Paper (11”x15”)
  • Tombow Graphite Pencils HB – 8b
  • Clear Tombow Dual Brush pen
  • Paper Blending Stumps
  • Fine tip eraser (Julian recommends large and small mechanical eraser pens)
  • Sumi ink (4oz.) & table salt.
  • Mid sized brushes – detail, round, flat (the more you have the more options for you)
  • Sandpaper sharpening block
  • Artist Tape
  • Favorite magazines for collage and image transfers.

Optional Materials:

  • French Curve
  • Copic – Brush Pens