Evening Classes:
Winter 2012
Spring 2012
Summer 2012
Evening Classes
Each class will run for 6 weeks, meeting each Wednesday
Winter Session: January 4 - February 8
Spring Session: March 28 - May 2
Summer Session: June 27 - August 1; NO CLASS July 4th
Class time is 6:00pm - 8:30pm, with a break. Class space is limited, please register prior to class.
Class Offerings include:
- Life Drawing with Model
- Basic Drawing
- Intermediate Drawing
- Photoshop
Life Drawingis an extremely rewarding and challenging activity that requires a logical sequence of drawing principals. Whether you are a beginner or experienced, artists are encouraged to draw at their own pace. This course will focus on gesture drawing, basic anatomy and construction, an introduction into drawing the human body in a relaxed yet creative environment. The goal of this course is to expand the artist's natural ability and build more confidence in artistic expression.
Basic Drawing - All drawing begins HERE! Whether you're into drawing portraits, landscapes, animals, or comic book superheroes, all drawing requires the basic fundamentals covered in this fun and interesting evening class. Instructor Fernando Ruiz, writer/artist for Archie Comics as well as a Kubert School graduate himself, will guide you through the basic shapes, light and shadow, texture, composition, and everyone's favorite topic... perspective! Learn what each of these topics mean and how to best apply them to your own art. Beginners and experienced artists alike will enjoy this journey through the essentials of Basic Drawing! Students must provide their own sketch pads, pencils, straight edges and erasers.
Scheduled topics include:
Week 1: Basic Shapes
Week 2: Perspective part 1
Week 3: Perspective part 2
Week 4: Light & Shadow
Week 5: Texture
Week 6: Composition
Intermediate Drawing: Learn from our professionals and take your drawing to the next level! Course is available to those who have completed the Basic Drawing course or to more advanced students. Students must provide their own sketch pads, pencils, straight edges and erasers.
Scheduled topics include:
Week 1: Reference
Week 2: The Human Figure
Week 3: Facial Expression & Body Language
Week 4: Folds & Drapery
Week 5: Props & Backgrounds
Week 6: Point of View
Photoshop: Adobe PhotoShop is the standard for graphic design and commercial illustration. This course covers the fundamentals of Photoshop with fun and relevant exercises. Students must provide their own laptops and PhotoShop software. Topics include the fundamentals of Photoshop, intensive color theory and photo manipulation.
Scheduled topics include:
Week 1: Creating new documents, file formats, resolution options, and color selection.
Week 2: Pencils vs. brush, grayscale, basic light and flat colors.
Week 3: monochromatic scale and complementary colors, file selection.
Week 4: Triads and Analogous colors, and advanced file setup.
Week 5: Color temperature, mix render, and texture.
Week 6: Photo Manipulation.
Enroll online or call us at 973-361-1327. info@kubertschool.edu.
