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Learn the fundamentals of drawing and painting in Chicago with classes that cover everything from figure drawing to watercolor techniques. Gain the skills and confidence to create stunning artwork in various mediums.
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Painting Furniture
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
This 6-hour class is designed to be both fun and informative. Bring in your own small piece of furniture i.e., nightstand, end table, chair, coffee table and leave knowing how to repair, prepare, paint, distress, and final finish stained or painted wood. You must be able to lift and carry your furniture in and out of the classroom. The class price includes your painting kit which is yours to take home after the class has ended. Kit includes...
$230
Abstract Landscape in Acrylic
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Working from my images or your own, each week we will focus on creating a landscape. Explore acrylic textures and paints to give us a variety of approaches: starting with grounds, and incorporating the different kinds of textures acrylics provide. A great opportunity to discover many mediums. In-person class (with reduced capacity) closely following Restore Illinois guidelines. Face coverings required throughout the duration of class. ...
Painting with Gouache
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Explore the versatile world of gouache painting in this beginner-friendly course. Discover the techniques of layering, blending, and brushwork as you create stunning works of art. Perfect for watercolorists wanting to expand their palette or newcomers seeking a forgiving medium.
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Youth Art Open Studio (Ages 7-13)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Explore your imagination and bring your artistic visions to life across various mediums including painting, sculpture, clay, drawing, or mixed media. Enjoy the freedom of an open studio environment, where individualized instruction fosters independent growth. Plus, embrace outdoor inspiration with occasional sessions in nearby parks for drawing from nature.
Drawing with Charcoal
Evanston Art Center @ Interactive Online Classroom via Zoom, Chicago, IL
Learn to render different subjects with charcoal. We will use photographic references to learn about various drawing concepts: values, forms, texture, atmospheric perspective and facial proportions. Experience drawing on papers with different tonal values. Click here for the instructor's recommended supply list. Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. Please download Zoom prior to your first...
Night Artist Studio
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
In this multi-level, multi-media studio class, the instructor will help you to define your personal artistic project and develop your creativity. You will receive personalized attention to help you find inspiration and unblock any creative block you might have. You will learn how to produce a body of work, implement ideas, and make your art deeper and stronger.
Drawing with Ink Ages 16+
Learn how to use a brush and quill to make loose, lush drawings. This medium is perfect to combine line and value, and will help you become looser and freer in your practice. Discover how to quickly create painting studies, to work faster and be more self-confident. This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. Please download Zoom prior to your first class: You will be emailed Zoom meeting instructions, including a unique URL and...
Outdoor Sketching and Perspective
Get outside and draw! You will be led on drawing excursions in and around Evanston to learn to draw the urban landscape. Elements of linear perspective, observational drawing, and color will be brought together in this unique class. This class will only take place outdoors, and will NOT meet at the Evanston Art Center. Registered students will receive offsite meeting instructions prior to first class via email. In case of inclement...
Drawing Art History
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Throughout history, artists have trained by learning from artists that came before them. We will focus on different areas of art history with particular emphasis on technique, including composition, line quality, values, etc. and then practice these techniques firsthand.
Creative Uses for Inks
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Inks have the ability to create fluid and impressionistic effects on both porous and non-porous surfaces. Using ceramic tile, clayboard, canvas, wood, glass, metal, fabric, and rice paper, learn how to utilize and control ink to create one-of-a-kind works of art that allow you to flex your creativity. Skill Level: Beginner
Watercolor In The Abstract Ages 16+
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Take a stab at this fluid and spontaneous medium. If acrylics are your first love, learn how to merge the two. If watercolor is your thing, learn how to produce more expressive work. Experiment and learn to be fearless in your painting. Create exciting shapes and textures not achievable with oils or acrylics. If you are new to watercolor, fear not, the instructor will demonstrate how to work with a variety of tools and materials including...
Pen and Ink Exploration: Color and Texture (Ages 16+)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Learn how to combine the contrast and detail of pen and ink and the vibrancy of watercolor to create bold, exciting illustrations full of color and texture! We'll start off playing around with basic texturing techniques in both watercolor and ink, and then experiment with how we can combine those techniques to create realistic textures such as skies, soil, trees, fur, glass, metal, water, and more. Demos of specific textures will be open to student...
Plein Air in the City
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Draw and paint outside the Caldwell Lily Pool, Lincoln Park Conservatory or Garfield Park Conservatory. Work in drawing mediums and or watercolors and watercolor pencils. Focus includes instruction on creating quick thumbnail sketches, composition, and color. Dress appropriately for changing weather, sun protection, and summer insects.
Paint the Town
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Unleash your creativity and explore the world of art in an immersive experience where you can unleash your inner artist and bring your imagination to life through captivating and expressive artwork.
Landscape Painting with Water-Based Mediums
Water-based paint mediums allow artists the freedom to explore color; create layers, experiment; and make quick changes in their compositions. This Winter; explore your favorite landscapes while learning about color, gesture, form, and other elements crucial to a strong landscape painting. Gouache; watercolor, acrylic, and other water-based mediums are welcome. Instructor will provide photographic references or bring...
Lighting Effects Workshop
Bring a painting you are struggling with and Didier will help you think about light? Working in your choice of medium (oil, acrylic, charcoal, graphite, or pastel) Didier will show you how to create correct light. Bring a piece that you had started or start a new piece from scratch using a photo reference. Light gives a sense of dimension, mood, and life. Didier Nolet is an artist who has perfected the use of light in his art. He will share...
From Drawing to Painting (Ages 16+)
We’ll begin each class with drawing exercises, and then use those drawings as tools to painting. Learn to see deeper, express yourself both intuitively and through observation, and simply indulge in the pleasure of making. Work from still lives you create yourself, as well as reference photos. In drawing you will work with line, gesture, cross hatch and tone. The paintings will expand upon these ideas. There will be lessons for beginners, and...
Paint Your Heart Out
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Awaken your creative insticts and collaborate with a group of kindred spirits while working in the EAC studio environment. Learn to access you uncensored voice and free yourself from limiting opinions of what is considered acceptable artmaking. In this class, students elevate painting skills by exploring paint application methods and mediums. Develop personal imagery and invent on a 2D surface. Bring acrylics, oils, watercolors or gouache. Supply...
Color As an Object: Painting with Color
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Want to grow your practice with color in either oil or acrylic? We’ll begin with the basics of color theory, and progress through creating color swatches and learning about our materials, ultimately creating two paintings that demonstrate the main principles of color theory. Paintings will either be abstract or from references you bring. To expand on these foundational building blocks, we will begin to experiment with color as an object,...
Travel Sketch
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Learn how to maximize your time as you sketch and draw the landscapes during your travels. Emphasis includes how to extract your vision from the landscape using elements of composition; how to render basic forms of the landscape and incorporate line, gesture, and value; and how to add color. Using water-based pens and colored pencils, you will begin your own travel sketchbooks using inspirational travel photos. Water-soluble sketch pens will be...
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