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Sketching 101

8 - 12 yrs

Half Day

9am-12pm or 12:30-3:30pm

$285

Full Day

9am-3:30pm

$550

San Francisco studio

June 12-16, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

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San Rafael

June 19-23, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

July 10-14

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

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Mountain View

June 12-16, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

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Online

July 24-28, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

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San Jose

June 12-16, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

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Detailed Schedule

Day 1:


9am - 12 pm: Getting to know the material:  Introduction. Techniques (using shapes of your pastel effectively, shading, blending, powder painting, stencils, and more). Landscape. Underpainting technique.


12:30pm - 3:30pm: Flowers. Mixed media (watercolor, acrylic, soft pastel on craft paper).



Day 2:

9am - 12 pm: Sketching simple everyday objects. Learning about representation of 2D objects on 3D surfaces.

Graphite pencils, charcoals.


12:30-3:30pm: Arial and linear perspective. Sketching architecture. Graphite and color pencils, liners.



Day 3:


9am - 12 pm: Basics of facial anatomy. Sketches of facial features. Sketches of human and faces in various projections. Pencil, soft pastels.


12:30-3:30 Basics of animal head and body anatomy. Quick sketches of animals. Pencil, soft pastels.


Day 4:


9am - 12 pm: Master copy of a portrait. Learning to draw people alike. Soft pastels.

12:30-3:30pm: Human proportions and body anatomy. Sketching people. Coloring pencils and markers.


Day 5:

9am - 12 pm and 12:30-3:30pm: Final project of a choice. Drawing your favorite landscape, object, person, or pet. Material of a choice.


Refund policy:

We are not offering refunds for new purchases. However, full credit towards future bookings or transfer to another camp/class will be offered for any cancellations made up to 24 hrs before the camp or class start.

Sketching is a very important way to develop your drawing and observation skills, it helps you to draw freely and can be a basis for your final work or be considered as a work of art on their own.

In this course, we will study different techniques and talk about composition and color theory to master your sketching skills.

This camp will teach you:

  • Sketching & shading. 

  • Perspective: drawing architecture. 

  • Representing textures of nature.

  • Human and animal anatomy.

  • Gesture drawing.

  • Anatomy of a human head. 

  • Portrat. Achieving likeness.

  • Working with pastels.

Frequently asked questions about this camp

What is the teacher-student ratio? The teacher-student ratio is 6 to 1 in the camps for 6-10 year olds, and 7 to 1 in camps for 10-18 year olds. Can I enroll my child for 1 or 2 days only? No, the sessions are 5 days long. My child is 1 year younger than the camp age listed. Can she participate in the camp? Student 1 year younger than the camp age listed can attend the camp if the child is really into art in general and the camp topic in particular. Do you provide before and after class/camp care? Our school does not provide extended child care before and after classes. Due to limited space, please bring the kids only for specific time frame according to the class schedule you are registered for. Do you provide extended care? No, we do not provide extended care.

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