Intro to Drawing

Join us to learn the basics of drawing objects from perception, using various forms of charcoal, erasers, and newsprint. We will use multiple techniques, including measuring and rendering through highlight and shadow, to capture the proper proportions and volume of our subjects, which will primarily be still lifes.

Please be aware of our youth policy.

About the instructor:

Nakia Pickering (she/her) is a queer, chronically-ill illustrator from Portland, Maine. Her upbringing in New England and her curiosity for science in college at Maine College of Art & Design have led her to a career in illustrating the natural world for all ages. She self-published her author-illustrator debut "Be Brave, Beatrice!" in April 2023. Between her day job as a substitute teacher and weekend art markets, Nakia is working towards a certificate in Natural Science Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design and is brainstorming her next book in Portland with her partner and their pet rats.

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