Class Time: Sunday 11:15am to 1:15pm.

Description

In these fashion design workshop, we will learn how to sketch and visualize your own fashion designs. Figure drawings are the basic skills about fashion sketching. The instructor will help you to learn about the body proportions and postures. Then, you will pick your preferable references from our fashion portfolio to work on your own design project. All levels are welcome, students will be guided individually based on their skills and styles.

About class instructor - Lulu has a Master's degree in traditional Chinese painting at Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing and a second Master's in Illustration at one of the best fashion schools in the world - Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She was invited to do live sketches at New York Fashion Week from 2015 to 2018, by both American and Chinese fashion designers, such as Lanyu, Taoray Wang, and Cristina Ruales. She also participated in multiple solo and group exhibitions in New York City and San Diego, with published work in a variety of magazines.

Who it’s for

This workshop is for students who are interested in fashion design as a hobby or major in fashion design related field.

*Basic drawing skills required

[ages 12+] Students will learn real-life observational drawing at a high level of realism and detail. The objects in place will include a variety of textures and materials that challenge the student’s ability to draw with clear, realistic refinement.

Description

The goal is to create a single, finished still-life piece in a timely manner. This is a more advanced class where students will render without the use of outlines, but with values (using shading and lighting to differentiate between objects) with Conte Crayons and Charcoal.

Textures students will experience rendering include that of:

• Glass bottles

• Metal objects

• Soft fur

• Fabric with folds & wrinkles

Who it’s for

This workshop is great for experienced students who want to a strong addition for their portfolio, as well as those who want to increase their observational drawing speed and accuracy.

*Basic drawing skills required

Description: USARTS is partnering with iCreate studio to offer clay hand building classes for students 6-15 yo.

Do you enjoy getting dirty, but don't want to roll in the mud? With clay hand building and sculpting, you can create coil or more intricate pots, or a statue/figurine! This class will take you through the adventure of using your hands to model a shapeless blob into what you want it to be! 
Students will learn to:

Roll some clay, and coil it to create a pot, a figure, or a mug! 

Knead with your hands and arms to create very unique clay projects and learn how to add decorative pieces and markings. 

Create more sophisticated pots or contemporary statues. 

Who its for

These classes are designed for students 6-15 yo, who like to work with their hands and are interested in exploring 3 dimensional art form.

Class Schedule:

6-9 years old, Wednesdays, 4:00 - 5:30pm

10-15 years old, Wednesday, 6:05- 7:35pm

Price: Feb. 28, 2024 - Apr. 3, 2024

$300/ 6 week session. Paid separate from weekly classes.

Spaces are limited, please register soon.

New session is coming soon

This is a daytime class during the week for adults and seniors to learn and practice legitimate oil painting techniques.

The class will be catered towards beginners who will learn step by step to create realistic and beautiful paintings with traditional knowledge passed down from the renaissance era. We will cover:

• Drawing with accuracy

• Mixing realistic colors

• Lighting and shading for landscapes and still-life

• Creating Points of Focus and Depth of Field

• Designing original work

• Producing beautiful artwork

Students will engage in a rigorous series of 2-10 min live figure model poses. As many subjects artists face in the real world do not offer much time, a serious student needs the ability to depict what they see at the moment.

We will teach the necessary understanding of basic anatomy and rhythm for students capture the essence of gestures in simple but effective lines. The time pressure will also sharpen their observation skills so that future drawings to be accurate from the start, advancing the overall quality of their pieces to the cleaner professional level.

For ages 9-13

We will visit a beautiful location in San Diego where students will practice drawing in accurate point perspectives to capture scenery in effective ways. Throughout the course of three weeks, we will begin sketching in pencil for general composition, ink it with brush pen, and apply watercolor to complete a daring piece of artwork!