Introduction to Drawing

Introduction to Drawing

8 Week Class | This course is completed

All levels

October 21, 2021-December 9, 2021

6:00 PM-9:00 PM on Th

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$349.00 CAD

Always wanted to learn to draw? Then join this course where students will be guided to explore line, texture, value, positive and negative space, light and shade, proportion, natural perspective, composition and mark making. Through weekly warm ups, presentations, demonstrations and exercises, you will be drawing from (natural) objects, views, images and imagination. You will explore a variety of dry and wet media and will be introduced to artists who use drawing in their art practice in an art historical and contemporary context.

  • What You Will Learn:
  • Ways of seeing
  • Line/Contour
  • Gesture
  • Mark-making
  • Negative/positive shape
  • Tonal values
  • Composition
  • Experimenting with media: Exposure to a variety of materials and processes of wet and dry media
  • Presentation of various examples throughout history
  • Please have pencils and mixed media paper pad, sharpener and erasers ready for our first class, we will discuss further materials then.
  • Pad of Cartridge Paper (18” x 24”)
  • Mixed Media or Watercolour Pad
  • Assorted Pencils including 2H, HB, 3B, 5B
  • Pencil Crayons
  • Fineliner Pen, 0.8, black
  • Small bottle of black india ink
  • Sharpener, kneadable and gum eraser
  • Small watercolour kit or a few basic tubes, brushes (to be discussed)
  • Box of mixed size willow charcoal
  • Two bulldog clips (or large binder clips)
  • Drawing Board 18" x 24"
Oehmsen-Clark, Tina

Tina's work has always been an exploration between various art forms, including sound, dance, installation, sculpture and drawing. She has exhibited in various galleries, museums and public spaces in Germany, Denmark and Canada. Since moving to Toronto in 1996, Oehmsen-Clark has worked on art projects at the AGO, Ryerson Student Gallery, Dancemakers and Wychwood Artscape. Besides her own art practice, she has taught in a number of schools and institutions including TSA. Tina always enjoys working with a wide age range, and believes that teaching art is an interactive learning process, both to inspire and be inspired.