Upcoming

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain) -- Monday 1:00 to 2:55 -- (Gina Villavaso)

Mon, Jan 27, 2025, 1:00 PM CST – Mon, May 12, 2025, 2:55 PM CDT
Lakeshore Campus
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain) -- Monday 1:00 to 2:55 -- (Gina Villavaso)

Teacher will email supply list of other materials!

Pencil drawing for Beginners! Bring a #2 pencil, an eraser, and a positive attitude to our first class.

Anyone can draw! Think you can’t? Well, it’s possible to develop drawing skills by observing the world from an artist’s point of view. We’ll do simple exercises that will help wake up your creative spirit.

**Students are required to purchase Betty Edwards' excellent Spiral Bound Book from Amazon (link below) or from a trusted source. The cost of the book is an extra fee of around $25.**

The book (and other supplies) is available at David Art. Students should mention their purchase is for a class to potentially get a discount. See List of Supplies below.

https://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Right-Side-Brain-Workbook/dp/1585429228

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Workbook: The Definitive, Updated 2nd Edition Spiral-bound


I recommend that you purchase supplies at David Art in Metairie. They have almost -everything- & are very helpful. Bring this list, & mention that this is for a People Program class.
Linda Hart


SUPPLY LIST for “Anyone can Draw”
“Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” spiral-bound workbook by Betty Edwards
Pencils: 2B, 6B
Eraser (Staedler, Pink Pearl)
Pencil sharpener
Tortillion (for blending pencil marks)
A few sheets of scratch paper - typewriter paper is fine
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This group is for 2 exercises that get a bit messy
Graphite stick 4B
Gloves
Cheap drop cloth, preferably white or light colored to cover your work area. Sheets, puppy pads, or old bath towels are fine too. We just want to keep the tables and your hands clean.
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Black fine-tip low-odor dry-erase marker
Lightweight unframed shower mirror, 5x7 or 6x8. It may be hard to find locally. A year or more ago, there was a 2-pack on Amazon for about $5 that costs ~$8 now, so you might want to get a single mirror. I have a few that people can borrow during class, but not enough for everyone. If you can’t find one, a phone camera will work in a pinch. 
Painters tape, for holding mirror on wall or shelf
Black-to-white gray scale/value finder. Try to get one that has holes in it so that you can see a section of a reference image/object through the holes
Good-size artificial flower with leaves/stems (should fit workbook viewfinder)
Cardboard, 8x10 to make frame for workbook’s plastic viewfinder (rear of workbook). Instructions for creating the frame are on Exercise 8 “Drawing your hand on the Plastic Picture Plane” /page 30 of the workbook in the Materials section
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Below items are optional:
Compass for drawing circles
Protractor for measuring angles
Small ruler
Inexpensive purse-sized unruled sketchbook for practicing on the go

Hardware store:
Two 1” spring clamps. Clamp handles should have a flat edge so they can stand up on a flat surface and hold a mirror or viewfinder vertically




Facilitators

Gina Villavaso

Teacher

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Location

Lakeshore Campus

Classifications

Categories
  • Art/ Painting/ Crafts/ Photography
Levels
  • Monday