Introduction to Drawing Landscapes
Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
September 22 – November 10 | Ages 16+
Class:
Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw landscapes, but didn’t know where to start? This 8-week course is designed to help students develop their landscape drawing skills, from understanding basic composition and perspective to practicing shading, texture, and drawing natural forms. Perfect for beginners and intermediate artists, this course offers both instruction and hands-on practice to build confidence and creativity in drawing natural environments. When possible, this course will incorporate time sketching outside on Baker Hunt’s beautiful campus!
What You’ll Learn:
Each week, students will explore different elements of landscape drawing by following step-by-step projects with various mediums, including graphite, charcoal, and colored pencil, with an emphasis on colored pencil during the final project. Students will work in a collaborative, group-learning environment, and will also have the opportunity for one-on-one guidance and feedback on their artwork from the instructor.
What You’ll Leave With:
By the end of the course, students will have a solid foundation in landscape art and will complete a final project that demonstrates their growth and understanding of the techniques learned throughout the class. You will work on a final drawing from a landscape reference of your choice so that you can create a unique work of art of a memorable place to you!
Instructor: Maria Bossert
Supply List
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Supply List:
– One 24-count set of Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils (quality varies considerably between colored pencil brands; Prismacolor is recommended: Link to purchase).
– Two Prismacolor Premier Colorless Blender Pencils: Link to purchase
– One 8 in. x 10 in or 9 in. x 12 in. pad of Bristol Board/Drawing Paper (Strathmore Bristol Board preferred, with vellum surface)
– One small sketchbook/journal with blank pages (recommended size around 5.5 in. x 8 in. or smaller)
– One handheld pencil sharpener
– One rubber eraser (white polymer eraser recommended)
– One kneaded eraser
– Final project will be your own photographic image of a landscape of your choice, so you will need to bring in your own printed reference photo beginning Week 6.
Optional Supplies:
– Pencils (2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B) (Baker Hunt has graphite pencils, but likely not a complete set for every student).
– Personal drawing board (Baker Hunt has them, but some students like to bring their own).
– Charcoal supplies are provided by Baker Hunt, but you can bring your own if you have them.
Final project will be your own photographic image of a landscape of your choice, so you will need to bring in your own printed reference photo beginning Week 6
Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
September 22 – November 10 | Ages 16+
