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This course introduces you to the key concepts of fine art, see the video description above. Each lesson starts with explanation and examples from the art history. Even a complete begeinner by the end of this course will be able to paint a portrait and create a composition with one or several human figures from scratch. Recommended for beginners and for art lovers who'd like to refresh and pull their skills together.
Key Elements of Fine Arts
In-studio:
(SAN FRANCISCO (map), SAN JOSE (map), and MOUNTAIN VIEW (map).
$360, 12 classes /second student 15% off
all materials provided
Great news!
We now offer in-person sessions of Adult Art Course in San Francisco, Mountain View, and San Jose, as well as online sessions. Classes are taught following the Covid-19 safety measures. Each student will be seated 3 feet apart from others, use sterilized art materials, and wear a face mask at all times. Due to the 3-week stable cohort rule, in-person demo classes are not available.
We will also continue teaching the online version for students that live far/ prefer to take classes at home.
Registration is open now for the following IN-PERSON sessions:
(no classes during the Thanksgiving and Christmas Breaks)
SAN FRANCISCO:
Mondays 6:20pm-8:20pm:
1/3/2022 - 4/04/2022.
Wednesdays 6:40-8:40pm:
12/8/2021- 3/16/2022.
MOUNTAIN VIEW:
Monday 6:20-8:20 pm:
10/4/2021 - 01/17/2022 (full)
Wednesdays 6:40-8:40pm:
01/05/2022 - 03/30/2022
SAN JOSE:
Thursdays 6:20-8:20 pm:
10/21/2021 - 2/2/2022
All materials provided.
Online:
$300, 12 classes + $27 demo /$555 for a couple
We worked hard to adjust our art program to the online learning, and with great success. The instructional methods used in our studios proved to work in the online environment and even benefit from it. Students can join the course from anywhere, and receive exactly the same instruction and feedback they would have received in the studio.
Our live online art classes are being taught via Zoom. Students will need access to a computer / tablet / phone with internet connection and zoom.us, a working camera and a microphone. Teacher starts a class with the lecture and demonstration (some lectures can be pre-recorded). Students start working and show their works to the teacher upon request (every 7-10 minutes). Teacher checks and corrects the digital image of a student's work, explaining what works in a particular case and what does not, and why.
Registration open now for the following ONLINE sessions:
Mondays 6:15-8:15pm:
10/25/2021 - 1/31/2022,
demo 10/18/2021 (full)
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm:
10/27/2021 - 2/2/2022
demo 10/20/2021
Materials you will need: a basic set of acrylic paints, acrylic brushes, 2 small canvases, mixed-media paper, printer paper, pencils, erasers, construction paper.
*If you purchase the course before the demo class happens, the demo class will be free for you, but please still attend it. We made it possible to purchase the demo class for students that are not sure if the course is a good fit for them, and want to try it first.
For the missed classes, make ups are available upon request.
DEMO. The Cezanne lesson.
Obtaining desired color by mixing.
1. The Silhouette lesson.
Learning to assess proportions, adjust the drawing to the paper size, and develop eye-hand coordination.
2. The Escher lesson.
Learning to shade 3 basic shapes of 3D world: sphere, cylinder and block.
3. The Durer lesson.
Understanding Isometric, Reverse and Renaissance perspectives. Practical outdoor studues.
4. The Degas lesson.
Lecture on evolution of 3-dimensional space on 2-dimensional surface throughout the history art, general compositional rules and schemes, practical studies.
5. The Miro lesson.
Learning the key concepts of composition, such as line, shape, weight, movement, and the relationship of objects within the picture. A short lecture on history of abstract art opens this lesson.
6. The Chardin lesson-1. Learning to compose and paint a complicated still life.
7. The Chardin lesson-2. Developing and finishing the still life, learning to make final touches.
8. The Michelangelo lesson.
Learning human proportions and some aspects of human anatomy. This lessons ends up with series of sketches of wooden and live figures.
9. The Holbein lesson.
Learning proportions of human head, and drawing an alabaster head.
10. The Serov lesson.
Painting a portrait from a live model.
11, 12. The Gaugin lesson. Creating a composition with one or several human figures from start to successful finish.
This lesson sums up everything learned during the course.
All artworks presented are made by Adult Art Course students.
If you purchase the course before the demo class happens, the demo class will be free for you, but please still attend it. We made it possible to purchase the demo class for students that are not sure if the course is a good fit for them, and want to try it first.