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This class is for beginners and experienced artists wanting to sharpen their drawing and observation skills. Still life objects, seascape or landscape photos will be our inspiration. You should have a pencil, white paper, eraser and a copy of the supply list for the first class.
Let me know your drawing interests, so that I can serve you better!
| Week 1 | Review supply list. Pencil value study |
| Week 2-3 | Pencil drawing of a glass vase |
| Week 4 | Pen drawing of a shoe |
| Week 5-6 | Pen and watercolor landscape or seascape painting (from a photo) |
Recommended art store: University Art, 2550 El Camino Real, Redwood City, (650) 328-3500
| Store Row number; Color of Row number (Blk=black, C=colored, E=endcap), Back=back of store) | |
| 3 Blk | 2H, HB, graphite pencils |
| 3 Blk | ‘Ebony’ Pencil |
| 3 Blk | white vinyl eraser |
| 3 BlkE | sandpaper wand |
| 3 BlkE | chamois |
| 3 BlkE | 3/8″ to 1/2″ wide blending stump (optional) |
| 3 Blk | pencil sharpener (optional) |
| 4 BlkE | 1 black ink Uniball fine point rollerball pen |
| 5 Blk | 9” x 12” to 11” x 14” drawing pad 8″ x 10″ sketch pad or scratch paper |
| 5 Blk | 1/4″ wide round watercolor brush or water brush pen |
| 5 Blk | 1/2″ wide flat synthetic watercolor brush (optional) |
| 9-10c | student grade (or better) watercolor paint: black, yellow ocher, burnt sienna, red, yellow, blue |
| 5Blk | white ceramic pallet (or dish) |
| 3 Blk | container to carry supplies (optional) |
| 4 Blk | drawing fixative (optional) |
| back | portfolio to store art (optional |
| window (top drawer) | 1 sheet glassine paper to separate drawings in your portfolio |
| 8c | gray scale card |
| Home | large plastic container to hold water (for watercolor painting) |
| Optional Items | plumb line, pilot SCA-UF black pen to label supplies, Ziplock snack bags, 4”x6” mirror, 18″ x 24″ Masonite panel (or larger drawing board), #4 bulldog clips, 50 sheets of newsprint (“blanket”), camera, eraser shield, Tombow “Monozero” eraser, pastel pencils, HP watercolor board or illustration board, woodless graphite pencil B hardness |
By Robert Schick
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| Old Shoes (graphite) |
Tree with Clouds (pen) |
MV Heritage Park Illustration (watercolor) |
Prerequisite: None
This course is not offered this quarter.
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