San Jose Art Classes
San Jose Art Classes
San Jose Art Classes
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Classes for Adults
We help adult art students master various acrylics, oil, watercolor techniques, and refresh the art fundamentals needed for successful representational drawing and painting. Please find the right fit below and join us for a creative journey!
Custom Painting Parties
All levels
Offered at:
All studios
price for 10 students, each additional $45
$350
Planning a birthday party, or a team building event / painting party for your department? We can help! Each students chooses their own subject. Just let us know what you like, and we will design an art party around it.
Key Elements of Fine Arts
Beginner & Intermediate
Offered at:
All studios
13 in-person classes, 26 hours
13 online classes, 26 hours
$400
$350
If you are looking to kick-start a new hobby, this course is the best choice. It covers all the fundamentals artists use to draw freely from imagination or real life. Even a complete beginner by the end of this course will be able to paint a portrait and create a composition from scratch.
Oil and Acrylic Painting
Intermediate and Advanced
Offered at:
All studios
14 in-person classes, 28 hours
$560
This course will help art lovers master various methods of oil and acrylic painting, and find a personal unique style! We will work on painting nature; learn to represent texture of various objects; we will practice expressing character and emotions in portraits, set up the mood of the painting, and deliver the right artistic message through it.
Animal Drawing Course
Intermediate and Advanced
Offered at:
SF
14 in-person classes, 28 hours
$450
This would be an introductory class for students who are a little more experienced than complete beginner, but are not familiar with drawing non-human animals and want to get more serious about their drawing skills. During the course students will get an overview of several animal species, but each will be recommended to begin thinking on which type of animals they’d like to focus on or find most interesting.
Oil Painting, Old Masters' Technique
Intermediate and Advanced
Offered at:
SF, Online
6 in-person classes, 12 hours
6 online classes, 12 hours
$350
$255
Master the effects of glowing skin, soft shadows, silky hair and unforgettable eyes! Learn to use traditional oil painting technique of XVII century, leading your work from the grisaille underpainting to glazes.
Atelier Program
Intermediate & Advanced
Offered at:
SF
10 in-person classes, 20 hours
4 in-person classes weekly, 8 hours, charged monthly
$ 500
$240
The atelier approach strengthens the emerging artists technical ability. Learn to draw what you see while learning the same academic method that the old masters learned. This ongoing program works with each individual's desired pace. A project that takes 1 student 1 week can take another 3 weeks which is wonderful for people of all types of learning styles.
1 day Landscape Workshop
Beginner & Intermediate
Offered at:
All studios
1 in-person class, 2 hours
$55
Our 2-hour-long holiday workshop is a great chance to experience one in-studio class with no commitment. It is beginner-friendly. We promise that you will be bringing home not just your original creation, but also master something new: fast acrylic painting or sculpting skills.
Figure Drawing
Intermediate and Advanced
Offered at:
MV, SJ, SR
6 in-person classes, 12 hours
$375
Get your figure drawing and painting skills moved to the next level with our Figure Drawing / Painting workshop!
Human proportions, anatomy overview, detailed studies of the head, hands, feet, short and long sketching sessions, and a final well-rendered drawing or painting.
Watercolor 101
Beginners & Intermediate
Offered at:
MV, SJ, SF, SR
10 in-person classes, 20 hours
10 online classes
$480
$400
This workshop covers everything you need to know about watercolor to use it fluently in your projects: how to mix colors, use washes, work from light to dark, use reserve and additives, and even such advanced technique as watercolor underpainting.
Impressionist Painting
All levels
Offered at:
MV, SJ, SF, SR
6 in-person classes, 12 hours
$300
Master vibrant colors, vivid brushstrokes, and immersive composition you adore in the works of impressionist artists! Besides the practical studies, learn about the history of the most beloved art movement, and the art styles that grew out of it!
Color Theory
All Levels
Offered at:
SF
6 in-person classes, 12 hours
$300
This workshop will help art lovers master their ability to see and understand color as well as light. Learn about the science behind color,color mixing,how to organize a palette and effortlessly pick colors that work well together.
Soft and Oil Pastels
Beginners & Intermediate
Offered at:
SF, MV, SF
12 in-person classes, 24 hours
$540
Pastels can be so much more than simple crayons and quick sketches! Since 16 century it was used by many great artists to create unique paintings. In this course, we will study not only different techniques but also talk about composition and color theory, to master your painting skills.
Outdoor Sketching
Beginner & Intermediate
Offered at:
SF
4 in-person classes, 16 hours
$375
Students who take this class will realize why sketching outdoors is one of the fastest ways to become a better artist. Students will not only learn to improve their technical drawing skills; they will find that sketching is about living more deeply in the world around them.
Comic Art Open Studio
Intermediate and Advanced
Offered at:
SF
10 in-person classes, 20 hours
4 in-person classes weekly
$ 450
$180
Students will work and receive feedback on independent, self-directed, short-term and long-term projects. Expert-level manga/comic related tutoring will be provided in a hands-on setting to provide a creative workspace for students to work with a professional comic art teacher on anything they want. Recommended for advanced students who want to take their skills to the next level.
Portrait Workshop
Beginner & Intermediate
Offered at:
All studios
5 in-person classes, 10 hours
$320
Improve your portraiture skills! Students will complete numerous head studies and improve their knowledge of proper head construction. The second half of the workshop will allow students to focus on a project of their choice in whatever medium they choose. We will discuss how to create and/or select an appropriate reference photograph during class.
Realistic Art Open Studio
Intermediate and Advanced
Offered at:
SR, MV
10 in-person classes, 20 hours
4 in-person classes weekly
$475
$190
Students will work and receive feedback on independent, self-directed, short-term and long-term projects. Expert-level tutoring will be provided in a hands-on setting to provide a creative workspace for students to work on anything they want. Recommended for advanced students who want to take their skills to the next level.