Basic Drawing

Basic Drawing with James Werner

June 3-7

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Class Fee $100, Art Museum Members receive a 10% discount 
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Ages 8+

Enrollment

Minimum: 5

Maximum: 12

Class Description

This class will teach the fundamentals of basic drawing to help students gain confidence drawing what they see. Exercises will include geture and contour drawing, using construction lines and proportional measuring. Students will learn basic linear perspective to convey the illusion of three dimenstional space and simple shading to express form and shadow in light.  

Materials

Students should bring a news print pad and china marker. 

About the Instructor 

James Werner has been teaching at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette for 20 years and working as a fine artist doing portrait commissions, murals, and gallery works. His work is created in a tradition of realistic representation and he teaches traditional methods rooted in classical realism, while encouraging students to pursue creative styles that interest them. James attended the Florence Academy of Fine Art in Florence, Italy and graduated from Purdue University with a Masters of Fine Art and a BFA from The Amaerican Academy of Art in Chicago. 

For more information, contact the instructor.

James Werner

jcwerner.com@gmail.com