Tag Archive for: Drawing

Building Characters
Wednesday, 6:00pm
May 13 | Ages 13-17

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Do you spend your daydreaming about your own original characters? Do you like to draw these characters, but you feel like they’re not quite what you imagined? Then let’s strengthen that design! Come down and learn what makes for an iconic character like Luffy, Darth Vader, or even SpongeBob. This intermediate workshop is perfect for young artists looking for inspiration or to sharpen their skills.

What You’ll Learn:

During this workshop , you will learn the basics of visual story telling. These basics will include understanding the difference between strong and weak design, using silhouettes to make identifiable characters, and communicating character traits through shape language, as well as simple color theory.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of this class, you’ll walk away having learned how to strengthen your character’s design, use it to tell a story, and be satisfied that the character you envisioned is on the page.

Deadline to register by: May 9 

Instructor: Taye Fuqua

Illuminated Poetry
Tuesday, 6:00 pm
May 12 | Ages 9-12

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Launch into spring with this workshop on seasonal poetry writing! Learn to write your very own spring-inspired poems and create beautiful, illuminated illustrations to captivate your readers.

What You’ll Learn:

Students will learn and practice skills fundamental to creating original poetry, especially rhyme and rhythm. A brief history of illuminated manuscripts will be taught, with an opportunity to build drawing skills inspired by these historic texts.

What You’ll Leave With:

Students will leave with an original springtime poem and an outline for beautiful corresponding illustrations inspired by illuminated manuscripts.

Deadline to register by: May 8 

Instructor: Rebekah Trunnell

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All Supplies Included.

Drawing Reptiles!
Wednesday, 4:30 pm
May 6 | Ages 7-10

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Get ready to explore the cool world of reptiles in this fun and creative drawing class for kids! In this hands-on class, young artists will learn how to draw amazing reptiles like snakes, lizards, and turtles!

What You’ll Learn:

We’ll break down basic reptile anatomy in a simple, kid-friendly way, looking at shapes, patterns, and how their bodies move, so kids can build confidence in their drawing skills. Along the way, we’ll share fun and fascinating facts about each animal, like how snakes slither, why lizards can lose their tails, and what makes turtles so unique.

What You’ll Leave With:

Students will leave with their own reptile drawings and a head full of cool new facts.

Deadline to register by: May 2

Instructor: Lindsey Doerger

Supply List

All Supplies Included.

CONington: Building Characters
Friday, 6:00pm
May 1 | Ages 13-17

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Inspired by the upcoming Covington Convention event: CONington: A Celebration of Tabletop on APRIL 24th through APRIL 26TH, come join us at Baker Hunt the following weekend for workshops inspired by the themes of the convention!

This entertaining workshop keeps the festivities going from the convention by having attendees create, design, and draw their own imagined character.

Do you spend your daydreaming about your own original characters? Do you like to draw these characters, but you feel like they’re not quite what you imagined? Then let’s strengthen that design! Come down and learn what makes for an iconic character like Luffy, Darth Vader, or even SpongeBob. This intermediate workshop is perfect for young artists looking for inspiration or to sharpen their skills.

Learn more about the CONington event at https://www.conington.org

What You’ll Learn:

During this workshop , you will learn the basics of visual story telling. These basics will include understanding the difference between strong and weak design, using silhouettes to make identifiable characters, and communicating character traits through shape language, as well as simple color theory.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of this class, you’ll walk away having learned how to strengthen your character’s design, use it to tell a story, and be satisfied that the character you envisioned is on the page.

Deadline to register by: April 27

Instructor: Taye Fuqua

Illuminated Fantasy Bestiary
Friday, 6:30 pm
May 1st | Ages 16+

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Inspired by the upcoming Covington Convention event: CONington: A Celebration of Tabletop on APRIL  24th through APRIL 26TH, come join us at Baker Hunt the following weekend for workshops inspired by the themes of the convention!

This entertaining workshop keeps the festivities going from the convention by having attendees create their own Illuminated Manuscript Page, depicting a mythical creature.

This workshop is perfect for an family get together, date night activity, or an event help you relax and craft something unique while spending some quality time with good friends while learning a new skill!

For more information about CONington, click the link below:

https://conington.org/

What You’ll Discover:

Students will learn how to make a faux illuminated manuscript page that includes an illustration of a fantasy creature or animal of their choosing, they will elegantly write a brief description of the creature featuring an illuminated letter, and plenty of imaginative doodles and decorations in the margins!

What You’ll Learn:

You will learn how to make a faux illuminated manuscript page by imitating the drawing style of medieval manuscripts (namely the Aberdeen Bestiary), use colored ink to bring their illustrations to life, and learn to create basic blackletter calligraphy to adorn the first sentence of their Bestiary.

What You’ll Leave With:

Attendees will leave with a unique and custom illuminated manuscript page of their own design, a brief history of the art form, and leave with the skills and knowledge to create art in the specific stylized way of medieval illuminated manuscripts.

Deadline to register: April 27th

Instructor:   Sabrina Almeida

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(All Supplies Included)

Attendees are encourage, BUT NOT REQUIRED, to bring a reference photo either in person or digitally to help assist in rendering the animal or beast portion of the class. (other drawing tool will be provide to help assist: tracing paper, carbon paper, light boxes, etc.)

 

Intermediate Acrylics / Acrylic Open Studio
Tuesday, 6:00 pm
April 14 – May 5 | Ages 16-99+

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The class will focus on identifying students’ individual proclivities in art making, then emphasizing those in the work at hand of the medium of your choice. Mark making, drawing, composition, color, material handling, and intent will be addressed. If you want to increase your skills as an Acrylic painter, you’ll explore involve tips and technique to help bring your acrylic painting come to life! Every artist has a ‘signature’ in their work; this class will help you discover yours.  Individual attention with each student in a shared studio is the focus.

This class serves as a time to use our studio get some additional work done on your artwork from another classes, or get some feed back from fellow artists, students, and Stephanie the instructor. Students will be given individual attention on the subject of their choosing. 

(There will be a group critique to conclude the class.)

What You’ll Learn:

In a group learning environment, you will be working on your own current self-pace artwork, and will have the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, feedback on your artwork, and inspiration form the instructor.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of each class meeting you will have more confidence in the progression of your current artwork and better understanding of using Acrylics.

Deadline to register by: April 11th 

Instructor: Stephanie Barker

 

Supply List

Bring your own materials for your selected 2-d medium.

Bring any reference objects or images with you.

Basic Acrylic Supplies will be provided.

Intermediate Drawing
Wednesday, 3:00 pm
April 15 – May 6 | Ages 16-99+

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Join us at Baker Hunt and enhance your new passion of learning how to draw by exploring more advance drawing methods as you enhance your skills as an illustrator through our quality instruction.

What You’ll Learn:

You will be introduced to new drawling techniques such one, two and three-point perspective, grid techniques, atmospheric perspective, applying dynamic lighting values to your compositions.. You will have the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, and inspiration from the instructor.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of each class meeting you will have a more understanding and confidence of how of how to draw. After each of the four class meeting, you will have learned a new drawing application.

Deadline to register by: April 11th   

 Instructor: Sarah Rocheleau 

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included

INSTRUCTOR SUGGESTED SUPPLY LIST (Suggested, but not required.)

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Live Figure Drawing
Tuesday, 6:00 pm
April 14 – May 5 | Ages 21-99+

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This is an informative 4-week charcoal drawing class that studies the nude figure. Students MUST BE 21 years of age or older to participate in the class.

THE USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND TAKING PHOTOS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED INSIDE THE CLASSROOM!

(Failure to comply with this classroom policy will result in an immediate ejection from the class.)

What You’ll Learn:

Students will learn to work from gestural renderings to drawing form to completion under guided instruction. You will have the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, and inspiration from the instructor.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end the 4 class meetings, you will have a better understanding of how to render the figure, and will leave with 1-3 well rendered figure drawings. (Depending of the discipline of the attendee.)

Deadline to register by: April 10th 

Instructor:  Ken Buck 

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All Supplies are included

Beginner Drawing
Tuesdays, 12:00 pm
April 14 – May 5 | Ages 16-99+

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Be envious no more of those who draw well, because no you can too! Join us at Baker Hunt and discover your new passion of learning how to draw. You enjoy learning a new skill as you develop beginner-level drawing skills through quality instruction.

What You’ll Learn:

You will learn what is meant by perspective, composition, foreshortening, anatomy, line quality, and shading. You will have the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, and inspiration from the instructor.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of each class meeting you will have a more understanding and confidence of how of how to draw. After each of the four class meeting, you will have learned a new drawing application.

Deadline to register by:  April 10th  

 Instructor: Sarah Rocheleau 

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included

Pastels
Fridays, 12:30 pm
March 20 – May 8 | Ages 16-99+

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Explore the world of color through pastels at a beginner and intermediate level. Use traditional pastels as you learn how to mix colors and layering processes. Create still life’s and landscapes using a photo reference of their choosing. Expand your skills through demonstrations and personal instruction.

What You’ll Learn:

In a group learning environment, you will be working on your own current self-pace artwork, and will have the opportunity for one-on-one guidance, feedback on your artwork, drawing techniques, and inspiration from the instructor.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of each class meeting you will have more confidence in the progression of your current artwork.

Deadline to register by: March 16th

Instructor: Ken Buck

Supply List

Please bring your own reference photo to class each week.

Required:

  • Pastel-toned paper with colors (pad or individual sheets)
  • Pastel boards or sanded pastel paper (your choice of drawing surface)
  • Pastels: Sennelier, Nu Pastels, Rembrandt or Great American
  • For paper sheets you will need masking tape or bull clamps, and a drawing board that is larger than your paper.
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Stiff bristle brush
  • Soft vine charcoal

Optional:

  • Pastel pencils
  • Cookie tray
  • Dish towel or rags
  • Wet wipes