Drawing Essentials

Description

Please note that we have extended this course from 5 classes to 8 classes

Have you ever wanted to learn to draw? Here is your chance to gain that skill, so useful for its own sake, but also as a necessary foundation for painting or design. We will start at the beginning with essential exercises in line and form. We will go through the ten basics, such as gesture, line, texture, mass, space, silhouette, figure-ground, tonality, light/shading, and perspective. As well as the Basics, we will aim to produce some skilled and finished drawings.

Who this course is for:
● Anyone who wants to learn how to draw using a pencil and paper
● Anyone who wants to learn drawing in a more “traditional” way.
● Anyone wanting to increase their drawing skills
● The absolute beginner with zero ability to draw
● Graphic artists that want to learn to draw.
● The hobbyist who has wanted to learn to draw
● Anyone who wants to make comics or games or express their artistic desires.
● Everyone who has “How to” art books on their shelves but still couldn’t draw
● Everyone who has watched a drawing video but still couldn’t draw.

Offering 1F24: Mondays, Oct 21 to Dec 16 2024, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, Credo Christian High School 21846 52 Ave Langley (no class Nov 11)

Class supply list is below.

Materials
● Sketchbook – Opus Essential Wirebound Sketchbook 8x5x11” *suggested*
● Pentel P205 mechanical pencil and a regular pencil – 2B lead is what I prefer
● Kneaded eraser

About Your Instructor: Tony O’Regan

Tony O’Regan was born in Cork, Ireland in a house called Santa Lucia, built by his uncle, Mark, a singer in the big band era. He grew up Canada and in Florida, and was educated in Art and Architecture. He painted many paintings and designed many buildings. Tony painted in Paris and the West Coast of Ireland. He taught Art and Design in major universities for over 20 years, including Emily Carr Univ. and UBC. He uses his skills in architecture, perspective, and landscape design to compose his images of what things are and what they might be. He drinks coffee at the Pelican Rouge and sketches gulls by the great White Rock as they ‘gyre and gimble’ in the waves.

Tony continues to create a collection of hundreds of his demonstrations and teaching videos as well as other useful content for artists, teachers, students and design school applicants at www.toregan.com and www.artcentro.com
Email toregan@ecuad.ca