Illustrating Botanical Subjects in Graphite Pencil

As good illustration skills are the very foundation for creating realistic images in any type of media, this class will introduce you to the technique of drawing plants using layers of tone to create realistic 3-D effects on paper.
Whether you are an experienced artist or a fledgling beginner, this class will help guide you in a step-by-step way, to sharpen your powers of observation, as well as improve your drawing skills. Botanical subjects such as vegetables, fruits or flowers will be drawn from life in a studio setting.
class size:
4 min / 7 max
minimum age: 18
Materials and supplies that are student responsibility:
· .5 Mechanical pencil, or very sharp 2H, HB and 2B
· 4B graphite pencil
· Kneaded erasure
· White eraser
· Low-tack tape
· Tracing paper
· Smooth drawing paper (Strathmore 400)
· Portable lamp and extension
· Cardboard box large enough to fit a flower vase
For class, enter the gallery through the front door and head downstairs. If stairs are an obstacle, you may park behind the restaurant and enter at the lower back level of TPS. If the door is locked, please knock loudly or call 828-859-0141.