Drawing and Painting Classes in NYC, New York

New students will be introduced and continuing students refreshed while practicing drawing techniques via lectures, warm-up drawings, and longer finished poses. Techniques may include: gesture and organizational line, contour line, shape-plane-volume-modeling, value, and foreshortening. We will work from a clothed model, and have critiques, which will...

DUE TO COVID 19 WE HAVE MOVED THIS CLASS ONLINE Learn to break down the portrait with emphasis on understanding of shape, value, and edges in order to render a three-dimensional likeness. Paint from both portrait images photographed specifically for the Hippo Factory and a live model session at the end of each four-week workshop. A limited Zorn...

Expand your drawing proficiency and learn new painting techniques as you develop a thematic sequence of images in this hands-on live session online fine arts studio. Strengthen your technical and visual problem-solving skills through structured projects in which you investigate form, color, and composition. Research, virtual field trips, and online...

This class will take place online with ample opportunity for one on one feedback from the instructor. This workshop will impart the instructor's method of using dry brush watercolor to replicate the colors, form, and texture of acorn squash. The demonstration will include color mixing, working light to dark, layering colors, adding fine detail, using...

DUE TO COVID 19 WE HAVE MOVED THIS CLASS ONLINE  SAT MORNINGS 10.30 - 1  Learn How to paint using oils.  This class is designed with both the novice and intermediate artist in mind. The class will start with an introduction to the materials and the differences between them.  Using demos, chats, and painting from the still life...

Perfect class for beginners or the more experienced student who wishes to attain a greater mastery of their craft. This online class is dedicated to guiding students towards mastering pen, ink, brush and color washes and towards introducing students to the work of sepia masters like Da Vinci, the Expressionists and modernists like Raymond Pettibon,...

If you have ever wanted to become an art workshop teacher or you are a teacher and want to make your workshops to be more of who you are, or wish to create a special workshop, this is a perfect course for you. In this 6 week LIVE online course we will: Explore and identify the unique gifts you possess to share to others in a course or workshop ...

This remote course is designed to instill a working understanding of cartoon design and graphic novel art. Discover basics like anatomy, foreshortening, shading, environment, and composition. Learn how to handle tools and apply ink, first in a series of short value studies, then moving onto applying inks to concept work. Students will tackle several...

Develop your artistic skills in life drawing classes online. Working from the live model via online video conferencing with expert instruction from teachers who are professional artists, students learn about proportion, gesture, movement and perspective. Working in charcoal, graphite and ink, we move from short poses for sketches to long poses for...

In this class I will demo how to draw a variety of animals using colored pencils (and sometimes markers with colored pencil). I will show the class how to layer, blend, and add texture with a variety of tools which can be purchased ahead of time or found around the house.  Students will need to have colored pencils, any type of markers, and...

This program is taking place remotely. If you have signed up, you will receive an email with details of how to access the program.  If we are able to offer an in-person version of this class in the coming months, we will contact you and make both options available to you. ____________________ Learn methods of paint application, color formation...

As a developing artist, you need personalized, supportive evaluation to improve your techniques. This is your chance to bring your finished art and work-in-progress for respectful, careful feedback via group discussion and teacher-led demos. We'll pay special attention to your ability to convey the intricacy of your subject. Are your details complete?...

Nurture your family’s creativity together. Parents and kids 11+ work on various art projects. Explore art through painting and drawing. Structured projects will be given to create original pieces of art.

Learn how to paint & create finished works of art with confidence in this immersive in-studio session.  This class will allow students to acquire basic drawing & painting techniques. The class course will begin with preliminary drawing exercises before moving into painting, demos in color mixing, shape & application. Choose subject...

Please note * Currently, indoor dining is not permitted in New York City. Because of this, we cannot allow people to bring in food or beverages. But we can still have a fun art class. Masks will have to be worn by all customers and staff at all times throughout the class. If this mandate by local government changes then all of our usual policies regarding...