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Unleash your inner artist with a variety of drawing classes in San Francisco. Learn everything from basic techniques to advanced skills in figure drawing, watercolor, and more, gaining confidence and honing your creativity along the way.

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Character Design (Ages 14 - 17)

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Develop a character in this workshop by recognizing iconic and quintessential shapes, postures, and gestures. Move from a sketch, creating several small thumbnails to a finished piece. Combining storytelling and illustration, character design focuses on how people present themselves and what our trappings and features convey. Various media options will be discussed. Workshop will include pencil drawings, inking, and pastel shading. $25 materials...

(13) All levels 14 - 17 years old
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Online Class Intro to Fashion Design

Dragonfly Designs

Have an eye for fashion? In this class, students show off their style through drawing and illustration with pencil, watercolor, pen and ink. Fashionistas will learn to create a croquis or sketch of a figure and then dress it in creations that are ready for the runway!  AGE 8 + Projects Include  Casual everyday clothing that we wear for day to day life. Outwear to keep us warm and dry  Evening wear to highlight us at special...

(5) All levels 8 and older
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Creative Exploration & Expansion Series: Drawing

Richmond Art Center

Creative Exploration and Expansion Series: Intuitive Drawing This class series is about creative expansion and artistic self-discovery. We will experiment with intuitive drawing and collage, guided visualization exercises, drip painting, mandala making, and journaling. As a teacher my goal is to create a safe place for students to be playful, imaginative, and exploratory. No prior artistic experience is required. Intuitive Drawing: Experiment with...

(13) All levels 5 - 18 years old
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Visual Journaling

Richmond Art Center @ Virtual Classroom

Join artist Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh in an exploration of ways to document the day to day visually to keep records when words fail. Comfort with drawing or painting is recommended. This class is geared towards more on formulating and illustrating ideas and events as opposed to a 'how to draw' instructional class. Ages 16+ and up. Register for classes individually, or register for all 4 with the bundle. Required Supplies Bristol or watercolor...

(13) All levels 16 and older
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Animals in Colored Pencil

Richmond Art Center

In this class I will demo how to draw a variety of animals using colored pencils (and sometimes markers with colored pencil). I will show the class how to layer, blend, and add texture with a variety of tools which can be purchased ahead of time or found around the house.  Students will need to have colored pencils, any type of markers, and watercolor or mixed media paper. Materials List: Eraser Regular graphite pencil (to make the initial...

(13) All levels 16 and older
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Figure Drawing with Model: Open Studio I

Richmond Art Center @ Virtual Classroom

Students work independent of instruction from a nude model via Zoom. Go all-out with your work station, use any conventional or unconventional media you like, and blast your favorite music (just remember to keep your Zoom on ‘mute’) in this virtual figure-drawing class. This class is open to students wishing a draw from a live model.

(13) All levels 18 and older
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Figure Drawing with Model: Open Studio II

Richmond Art Center @ Virtual Classroom

Students work independent of instruction from a *clothed* model via Zoom. Go all-out with your work station, use any conventional or unconventional media you like, and blast your favorite music (just remember to keep your Zoom on ‘mute’) in this virtual figure-drawing class. This class is open to students wishing a draw from a live model.

(13) All levels 18 and older
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Creative Exploration and Expansion: Intuitive Drawing

Richmond Art Center

Creative Exploration and Expansion: In this series of classes we will do various exercises about creative expansion and artistic self-discovery. We will experiment with techniques such as drawing, painting, writing, and creating mandalas in an intuitive way. As an instructor, my goal is to create a safe space for everyone to explore, use their imagination, and have fun. The classes are suitable for all ages and levels of artistic experience. Intuitive...

(13) All levels 5 and older
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Community Nights: Art for All

Living Your Wild Creativity @ 4404 Ross Rd, Sebastopol, CA

Each class is open to everyone from ages 16 to 96 where you will get to create and learn and have something to take home as well.  ALL LEVELS WELCOME. So, if you are new to the neighborhood, would like to create and share with others, this is a perfect place to be. Bring your curiosity, your joy, your willingness to try something new!  Materials fee: $5 each class, paid to the instructor. Please Note: The school will send out a map,...

All levels 16 and older
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Manga for Adults

Art School of SF Bay @ 1601 Irving St, San Francisco, CA

Embark on a journey to master the art of manga with professional manga artist Austin Bath at the Art School of SF Bay. Unleash your creativity as you learn the characteristics, drawing techniques, and proportions of manga style. Join us in person at our San Francisco studio for an immersive experience in the world of manga.

(5) All levels 18 and older
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$450

15 sessions

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Art Journaling for Teens

Richmond Art Center

In this class young artists will begin to fill the pages of their art journals with fun projects using watercolors, colored pencils, ink, marker, paint, folded paper, and found objects. Sign up for one class or as many as you like!  Classes will include illustrating animal self-portraits, adding dimension to illustrations with cut-paper inserts, making DIY stencils, pop-up book and folding techniques, lettering basics, texture-making with...

(13) All levels 12 - 17 years old
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Paint Sketching

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Loosen up your painting through fun exploration and experimentation of process! Execute two painting sketches per class, exploring specific process elements. Some painting experience recommended. Open to all painting media, but an emphasis on oil. Week 1: Simplification Week 2: Altered Color- color as value Week 3: Working on saturated toned canvas Week 4: All together or focal point out Week 5: Paint Handling- thick and thin, depth and focal points...

(13) Intermediate 18 and older
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$400

8 sessions

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Pet Portrait

Art School of SF Bay @ 1601 Irving St, San Francisco, CA

Pet lovers, this workshop is for you! Learn about animal anatomy, representing fur texture, and brig home a stunning portrait of your pet!

(5) All levels 18 and older
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$320

6 sessions

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Outdoor Sketching

Art School of SF Bay @ 1601 Irving St, San Francisco, CA

Explore the world through art with Outdoor Sketching at the Art School of SF Bay. Enhance your technical drawing skills while immersing yourself in the beauty of your surroundings. Discover the joy of capturing nature and urban environments in your sketches.

(5) Beginner 18 and older
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$375

4 sessions

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Still-Life Drawing

Richmond Art Center

As a beginning drawing class, students will start with the fundamentals of drawing with graphite and charcoal. Introducing various exercises in line work, shading and blending, students will focus on observation and rendering to the best of their ability. Once we have grasped the basics, students will close out the 10 week session with more colorful and creative works. Materials List: In addition to the materials included in the kit, students will...

(13) Beginner 13 - 18 years old
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Advanced Manga Art Camp (Ages 10-16)

Art School of SF Bay @ 1601 Irving St, San Francisco, CA

Do you often find yourself doodling characters in different positions, but always alone on a page, willing to move further? Are you a fan of comic art and animation, and would like to try your hand at it? Or, maybe, you draw comic books, and would like professional advice? We have a camp for you! It's dedicated to visual storytelling. Bring your sketchbooks or drawing tablets, instruction will be provided for both digital and traditional media!...

(5) Advanced 10 - 16 years old
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$280

5 sessions

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Digital Art 101

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Unleash your creativity with a hands-on exploration of digital art essentials, including coloring techniques, layering, and adding finishing touches to your creations. Dive into character and background design to craft stunning illustrations in this engaging course. iPads with Procreate are necessary for this immersive experience - come ready to bring your vision to life!

(13) All levels 16 and older
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$150

8 sessions

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Omi Callings: Painting the Orishas

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Omi Callings is a four week creative process where artists and creatives will spend time with the messages and wisdoms pouring forth from three orishas of the Yoruba spiritual tradition. This workshop is an invitation to explore the Yoruba cosmology system and strengthen our personal relationship with our inner waters.  Omi Callings invites participating artists to create three paintings and three poster affirmations honoring the energies of...

(13) All levels 14 and older
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$120

4 sessions

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Exposed Stitch Sketchbook w/ Letterpress Printed Cover

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Spend three hours in this fun workshop learning to construct your own petite drawing book. We will begin with two warms ups to get acquainted with folding, creasing, punching and simple sewing. Following this, we will work together to group and crease our signatures, learn the correct way to cover and line your book boards, use a tabletop letterpress to imprint our cover, and finally punch and securely sew our pages. You will leave with three book...

(13) All levels 17 and older
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Comics and Zines from A to Z

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

A two-day weekend workshop that takes students from a blank page to a finished booklet-fold (8.5"x5.5") comic book. We'll start with methods for brainstorming ideas and characters, then focus on storyboarding and pacing, and finish with book design and layout.  Workshop will include a variety of media and materials (wet and dry) for tabletop experimentation and production.

(13) Beginner 16 and older
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