Drawing Basics & Beyond

Service Description

Saturday Drawing Studio (3-Hour Class) 🗓 Sessions: January 17, 24 & 31 Sharpen your eye, steady your hand, and build a strong drawing practice in this hands-on, studio-style class. Each session blends short, focused lessons with plenty of guided work time. Learn essential fundamentals—line, value, shape, form, perspective, and composition—and apply them to still life, portraits, and imaginative concepts. Enjoy clear demos, personalized feedback, and practical exercises you can continue at home. Instructor: Kenneth Watkins https://www.instagram.com/the_artstyleofkenny/ – Art Instructor & Professional Artist Kenneth Watkins is a passionate art instructor with experience teaching in high schools, middle schools, Montessori programs, and home school settings. As a professional artist, he brings creativity and real-world expertise into every classroom. Kenneth specializes in character design and illustration, inspiring students to explore their own artistic voices while developing strong technical skills and imaginative expression. What You’ll Learn - See and simplify forms using basic shapes and negative space - Control line quality, edges, and proportion - Build convincing light and shadow with value scales and shading techniques - Understand one- and two-point perspectives for depth and accuracy - Compose stronger drawings using focal points, balance, and rhythm - Develop a repeatable sketch-to-finish workflow and critique vocabulary Who This Class Is For Artists returning to fundamentals, motivated beginners, illustrators, comic/character enthusiasts, and makers in any medium looking to strengthen their draftsmanship. Materials to Bring - 9”×12” or larger sketchbook (80–100 lb drawing paper) - HB, 2B, 4B, 6B pencils (or graphite set), kneaded eraser, vinyl eraser - Blending stumps/tortillons, ruler, pencil sharpener Optional: charcoal pencils/sticks, white charcoal, blue/red col-erase, fine-liner, clipboard or drawing board