Format: In-person, 1 night per week (Thursday), 2 hours each session (7 - 9pm)
Duration: 8 weeks (16 total hours)
Class size: 6 maximum
Instructor: Sara Wines
Price: $250 (includes materials)

• Build foundational drawing skills with pencil and charcoal

• Strengthen observation and hand-eye coordination

• Learn shading, proportion, and composition techniques

• Develop personal style and confidence in artistic expression

• Complete a final project to showcase individual progress

• October 2

• October 9

• October 16

• October 23

• No Class - October 30 - Halloween

• November 6

• November 13

• November 20

• No Class - November 27 - Thanksgiving

• December 4

• Week 1 – Introduction & Line Fundamentals

• Icebreaker: quick gesture drawings

• Materials overview (pencils, sketchbook, erasers, charcoal)

• Warm-ups: contour lines, blind contour drawing

• Homework: 5 contour studies of objects at home
   

• Week 2 – Shape, Form & Proportion

• Breaking objects into basic shapes

• Understanding proportion (objects, still life)

• Exercises: drawing from simple geometric forms → objects

• Homework: sketch 3 household objects with shape breakdown
   

• Week 3 – Value & Shading

• Light source, value scale (0–10)

• Shading techniques: hatching, cross-hatching, blending, stippling

• Still life shading practice

• Homework: shaded study of fruit or object with a strong light source
   

• Week 4 – Perspective & Space

• One-point and two-point perspective

• Atmospheric perspective (foreground vs. background)

• Exercises: drawing a simple room or street corner

• Homework: sketch an interior space from life
   

• Week 5 – Composition & Balance

• Rule of thirds, focal point, leading lines

• Arranging objects in a still life for dynamic balance

• Group activity: collaborative composition drawing

• Homework: create thumbnail sketches testing different compositions
   

• Week 6 – Figure Drawing Basics

• Gesture drawing (2–5 min poses)

• Basic anatomy and proportion of the human body

• Practice: mannequin forms, simplified figures

• Homework: draw 5 figures from reference (photos or people-watching sketches)
   

• Week 7 – Expressive Drawing & Personal Style

• Experiment with charcoal, ink, mixed media

• Looking at artists with distinct drawing styles (e.g., Egon Schiele, Georgia O’Keeffe, Kehinde Wiley sketches)

• Exercises: expressive portrait or abstract line drawing

• Homework: draft ideas for final project
   

• Week 8 – Final Project & Showcase

• Students create a finished drawing incorporating skills learned (self-portrait, detailed still life, or imaginative scene)

• Group critique & celebration

• Optional showcase for friends/family

• 9x12" sketchbook

• Set of drawing pencils (2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B)

• Kneaded eraser & white eraser

• Charcoal sticks/pencils

• Blending stumps/tissues