Sep 22nd
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Botanical Drawing Classes
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Botanical Drawing
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128
Learn the basics of rendering a botanical subject in pencil. Working with a plant, flower or vegetable for a subject, we will go from beginning sketch to finished drawing. Capture lush petals, stunning patterns, intricate natural designs, and organic colors. Supply List: Paper Recommended brand: Stonehenge is a widely available brand, sold in pads of various sizes. Tracing paper Recommend brand: Canson Pencil ...
Friday Sep 22nd, 1:30–3:30pm Eastern Time
(6 sessions)
Botanical Drawing 2: Online
Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom
Continue to build your drawing skills with advanced graphite techniques, light and dark media on toned paper, and carbon dust. A supply list will be sent. Prerequisite: Botanical Drawing 1.ART requirement This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance.
Saturday Nov 4th, 9am–12:30pm Central Time
(5 sessions)
Botanical Drawing (Online)
Learn the basics of rendering a botanical subject in pencil. Working with a plant, flower or vegetable for a subject, we will go from beginning sketch to finished drawing. Capture lush petals, stunning patterns, intricate natural designs, and organic colors. Supply List
Friday Sep 22nd, 1:30–3:30pm Eastern Time
(6 sessions)
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Holiday Botanical Art in Colored Pencil
Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom
The Chicago Botanic Garden’s online botanical art in colored pencil course is a virtual experience you can take anywhere! Get inspired by winter and the festive holidays to represent this special time in your botanical artwork. From evergreens to holly to amaryllis, you will choose the subject that is memorable to you. You will work in both colored pencils and watercolor pencils to develop a finished artwork on paper or film. Create next year’s...
Thursday Nov 30th, 6–9pm Central Time
(3 sessions)
Contemporary Botanical Drawing
Trestle Workshops @ 62 18th St, Brooklyn, NY 11232
You will learn traditional botanical illustration technique after which participants can practice such a technique and/or use their specimen to create a contemporary botanical inspired drawing. We will also touch on plants as subjects throughout art history and in the post-modern era. Seasonal flowers are provided but feel free to bring your own. Please bring $15.00 Material Fee to the teacher
$75
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Botanical Drawing (Beginner)
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Explore the world of botanical drawing in this introductory workshop. With a step-by-step approach to capturing form, proportion, value, and texture, you will build a foundation for drawing botanical subjects. Bring your own materials: Pencil HB (also known as #2) or 2B pencil Paper Laser paper, smooth sketch paper or Bristol Kneaded eraser Tissue or soft cloth Before you Purchase Materials: If your class is canceled due to low registration,...
$39
Botanical Drawing I: Methods and Materials
New York Botanical Garden @ 2950 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458
Accurate observation translates into sensitive, realistic drawings and is an essential skill for botanical artists. Using basic shapes, fruit, and leaves, learn contour drawing with an emphasis on proportion, and explore techniques such as foreshortening, perspective, and line weight. This class is a prerequisite for all BIL certificate classes. If you do not have much drawing experience, you may want to consider first trying our Botanical Drawing...
$479
6 sessions
Introduction to Botanical Field Drawing- Section A
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
In this workshop, students will learn how to use drawing as a tool to study plant forms, with a focus on identifying characteristics. Our subject will be the Garden's beautiful annual and perennial collections. Students will begin a sketchbook collection of plants. This class is suitable for artistic beginners and horticulture students alike. Are materials provided and included in cost of the class? No. Please bring: Sketchbook ...
$276
6 sessions
Botanical Illustration with Watercolor Pencil (Beg)
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Beginner Workshop: Botanical Illustration with Watercolor Pencil Watercolor pencils are a convenient and beautiful tool to add color and detail to botanical drawing. Building on drawing fundamentals, you will learn a variety of watercolor pencil techniques that will enhance your botanical illustration. Materials needed: Small set of watercolor pencils, any brand Smooth multimedia sketch paper or hot press watercolor paper, should be at least...
$39
Draw Flowers + Terrariums Workshop
Brooklyn Craft Company @ 165 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Learn to draw adorable and charming botanicals! This mellow, beginner-level workshop will take you on a tour of illustration basics in one three-hour session. You'll learn the basics of drawing simple floral forms to compose your own patterns and terrarium drawings. You'll start by learning to draw the basic structure of various plants, then learn to add on the center, petals, and leaves to create your own original, beautiful botanical illustrations....
$55
Drawing the Bonsai Collection
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
This class offers a unique opportunity to work directly from specimens in school's renowned collection while practicing drawing techniques and strategies. The scale of bonsai allows students to explore every aspect of a tree like its structure, leaves, and branches, in close detail. This class is open to artists and tree lovers at all levels of experience. Are materials provided and included in cost of the class? No. Please bring: A 16...
$189
5 sessions
Capturing the Character of Trees
New York Botanical Garden @ 2950 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458
Explore special drawing techniques and create dynamic compositions that capture the nature and "personality" of NYBG's exquisite specimen trees. From a weeping willow to a sturdy oak, trees all have defining characteristics. Frank Guida will take you en plein air to try your hand at depicting the essence of trees. Please dress for the outdoors. Materials List: Pencils: Artist quality graphite drawing pencils. Either: Faber-Castell 9000, Derwent...
$105
Purple Coneflowers in Watercolor - Online
New York Botanical Garden @ NYBG Online Classroom
This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Learn the basic watercolor techniques used by botanical artists while painting a Purple Coneflower from the photograph provided. Demonstrations will show you how to lay a smooth wash and how to shade a form to make it look 3D, among other techniques and visual effects. This online course will offer live demonstrations, videos, and individual feedback. You will...
$105
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Drawing Spring Trees in Bloom
New York Botanical Garden @ 2950 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458
Each spring, New York trees blossom in abundance—from simple oaks and maples, to exuberant dogwood, crabapples, and magnolias. Instructor Frank Guida takes you en plein air to draw ethereal drifts of blossoms on the bough, and develop your skill at creating depth and texture. Use graphite's subtle values to make sparkling, lightfilled drawings of NYBG's beautiful trees in spring. Drawing experience is helpful but not required. Material list:...
$159
2 sessions
Drawing Workshop: Waterbirds
Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
The ponds and streams in Brooklyn Botanic Garden provide inviting refuge for resident and migrating waterbirds. Herons, egrets, and wood ducks have all been sighted in the Garden. In addition to a session sketching outdoors, classes focus on the anatomy, proportions, gestures, and behavioral habits of waterbirds as well as techniques for drawing in graphite and colored pencil. Students will complete a detailed study in pencil, with the option...
$227
7 sessions
