Online Workshop Instructor: Artist and illustrator, Erica Beade $35 members / $40 nonmembers Learn how to capture the beauty and variety of plant forms with pencil and paper in this two-hour online workshop. With a focus on close observation, we’ll explore a range of techniques for achieving more accurate drawings and delve into contour, foreshortening,…
Sketching Mammals
Online Workshop Instructor: Artist and illustrator, Erica Beade $35 members / $40 nonmembers Learn to capture mammals with pencil and paper in this online workshop. We’ll explore some basic mammal anatomy that will inform your drawings; step-by-step methods for developing your mammal sketch; techniques for achieving greater accuracy and for capturing depth, volume, and fur…
3D: Illusions of Depth
Online Workshop Instructor: Teaching artist and science writer Rachel Mirus $35 members / $40 nonmembers Have you ever wondered how artists can give a painted landscape depth or make an orange in a still-life look truly spherical? Artists use a familiar set of techniques such as vanishing points, occlusion, and atmospheric perspective to communicate depth…
Capturing Butterflies and Moths in Colored Pencil
In-Person Workshop Instructor: Artist and illustrator, Erica Beade $50 members / $60 nonmembers Explore the beauty of butterflies and moths using preserved museum specimens. This three-hour workshop will introduce observational drawing techniques with pencil, and then dive into colored pencil techniques to create a rich, vibrant image.The group will be limited to 12 participants, allowing…
Sketching Trees
Online Workshop Instructors: Artist and illustrator, Erica Beade $35 members / $40 nonmembers Explore the variety and elegance of tree forms using pencil and paper. We will focus on capturing the shapes and volume of trunks and branches and techniques for drawing foliage in this online workshop. The group will be limited to 12 participants,…