Otis-College-of-Art-and-Design-Extension-Complete-Catalog-2019-Spring

Prerequisite: Introduction to Digital Design; Digital Imaging I; Digital Drawing and Illustration I: Illustrator First class materials: USB Flash Drive Person: Lenord Robinson Instructor

Spring 2019 Extension Catalog

Courses

2D Animation I: Toon Boom

Conquer the basics of animation and make your very own cartoon While learning the techniques andprinciples of 2D animation, students in this course create a short film (10 seconds to one minute) by actingout their own scene and animating it themselves Working with industry-standard equipment such asWacom tablets or Cintiqs, students also get to know the tools used by professionals

Prerequisite: Introduction to Digital Design; Digital Imaging I; Digital Drawing and Illustration I: Illustrator First class materials: USB Flash Drive

Person: Lenord Robinson

Instructor: Lenord Robinson

2D Character Design Workshop

Have your own idea for a cartoon? A little character design goes a long way In this workshop, learn to create believable, interesting characters with human traits for cartoons and animation.

Code: XILU6300

Meetings: 1

Person: Mike Cedeno

Instructor: Mike Cedeno

Non-Credit

CRN: 15367

Fee: $100

Advanced Furniture Design Lab

Build upon your existing skills to construct beautiful and functional furniture Advanced students explorefurniture construction using multiple materials, from wood to metal to fabrics Issues professionals face inthe real world—production requirements, trade requirements, and consumer requirements—are alsocovered

Prerequisite: The ability to draw with analog or digital tools to communicate to shop personnel Students

are required to have completed Shop Training to be able to utilize shop machinery safely

Person: Jeff Newell

Instructor: Jeff Newell

Advanced Lighting Design

Learn bright solutions to the challenges of lighting design In this advanced course, students apply designtheory, process, and lighting technologies to a series of design problems Please note: this course qualifiesfor two electives for the Interior Design Certificate Program

NOTE: this course qualifies for two electives for the Interior Design Certificate Program

Prerequisites: ARLI362/XALI362 Lighting Fundamentals or experience

Meeting Dates: January 22, 2019 - April 30, 2019

Meeting Skips: No mtg: 2/26 & 3/19

Person: Deborah Swan McDonald

Instructor: Deborah Swan McDonald

Alumni Project Workshop

Are you looking to develop a concept, refine a skill, or meet a major deadline? Open to all Otis alumni, thisself-directed program is for individuals that demonstrate proficiency and independence in the lab or shop

of their choice Access schedules are individually structured over ten weeks with limited spots in theseshops and labs: Model Shop, Photography Lab, Lighting Studio, Laboratory Press, Printmaking Lab, CeramicStudio, Wood Shop, and Metal Shop

Prerequisite: Open to Otis BFA/MFA alumni; Intermediate level knowledge of shop/lab usage

(Registration number provided upon approval of faculty mentor.)

Included in Course Price: $35 for courses held in a college lab

3 formal Saturday sessions

2 students per area

Digital Media: Non-credit

Lab Press: Non-credit

Metal Shop: Non-credit

Model Shop: Non-credit

Print Shop: Non-credit

Wood Shop: Non-credit

Ceramic Studio: Non-credit

Person: Andrew Armstrong

Instructor: Andrew Armstrong

Non-Credit

CRN: 15296

Fee: $265

Art Making through the Ages: A Hands-on Approach to Art History

In this course, students deepen their creative abilities while exploring significant artisticachievements from pre-history through contemporary times Throughout human existence, artmaking has been one of the most tangible expressions of our highest aspirations and deepestemotions The arts are an essential aspect of all societies and cultures – people the world overhave mirrored, decorated, critiqued, and even changed society through their creative works.Course explores major achievements throughout the ages including pre-history, Middle Ages,the Renaissance, Impressionism, Expressionism, Fauvism, Pop, and contemporary art Thisunique approach provides an opportunity for students to enhance their own work throughhands-on art exercises, while expanding their knowledge of art history

Canvas or hard board

Gessoed Heavyweight Paper

Meeting Dates: February 11, 2019 - April 29, 2019

Meeting Skips: No mtg: 2/18 & 3/18

Class size: 12

Room:

Day: Monday

Person: Linda Jacobson

Instructor: Linda Jacobson

Art-trepreneurial: Stop Begging for a Promotion, Start Selling Your Genius

Nobody should be more invested in your career than yourself Yet many rely on managers and companiesfor promotions and advancement Furthermore, with technological and business changes in the workplace,the career ladder is no longer the only way to go up This course provides an overview of the differentcomponents around growth and development and how to leverage them to support a career path At theend of the workshop, students will have an Individual Development Plan to assist them in aligning theirgoals with the organization of their choice

Person: Heather MacArthur

Instructor: Heather MacArthur

Non-Credit

CRN: 15358

Fee: $100

Art-trepreneurial: The Art of Presenting

Artists and creatives need entrepreneurial savvy to be successful All the talent in the world is wasted if itbecomes lost in a flustered, ineffective presentation This workshop focuses on the basics in delivering aclear message It is also designed to be experiential, engaging, and customized to meet the needs of eachstudent Moreover, students learn how to build on individual strengths, recognize areas for improvement,prepare for meetings, answer questions, and handle confrontational resistance

Person: Gerri Brehm

Instructor: Gerri Brehm

Non-Credit

CRN: 15359

Fee: $100

Autobiography, Memoir, or Fiction

Mine life experiences and transform raw material for an autobiography, memoir or piece offiction Discover your voice and learn to shape your story while maintaining truth and

integrity Acquire skills to render complex characters, distill believable dialogue and

incorporate sensory detail Like contemporary art that breaks down the boundaries betweenart and life, experiment with points of view and hybrid forms, invent and reinvent frommemory Develop strategies to show not tell and hone the craft of nuanced language Thisdynamic course focuses on the art of compelling narrative Finished works may be a shortstory, novella, collection of poems, or chapters of a memoir or novel

Person: Martha Fuller

Instructor: Martha Fuller

Non-Credit

CRN: 15318

Fee: $505

appreciation of bath culture in its myriad styles.

Person: Sheryl Havered

Instructor: Sheryl Havered

Beyond the Brush: Alternative Materials and Methods in Art Making

Repurpose plastic Upcycle cardboard Make art In this hands-on course, students combine traditional andnontraditional media, incorporating the technical aspects of drawing, painting, design, and storytelling aswell as a sense of play Utilizing everyday, recycled, and discarded materials is encouraged Emphasis is

on process and the act of art making This course is fast paced, and students should be highly productive

Materials List

Person: Julianna Ostrovsky

Instructor: Julianna Ostrovsky

Non-Credit

CRN: 15322

Fee: $395

Botanical Illustration: Graphite, Colored Pencil, and Watercolor

Train your eye to render the beauty and complexity of plants This hands-on drawing course enablesstudents to develop perceptual acuity, analyze

the role of light on form, and use tonal value skills that are essential in drawing any subject Suitable forbeginners; students with limited experience drawing plants start out in graphite Students with extensivedrawing experience are encouraged to use colored pencil or watercolor Course includes demonstration,class discussion, and critique Classes are held indoors at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and BotanicGarden in Arcadia

Meeting Dates: 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, 3/17, 3/31, 4/7

Prerequisite: Drawing and Composition

Materials List (materials that student is responsible for purchasing)

Person: Olga Eysymontt

Instructor: Olga Eysymontt

Create your fantasy banquet table with your own hand painted bottles Perfect for oil and vinegar

containers, water or wine Bottles provided by the instructor, or BYOB!

Person: Lizi Ruch

Instructor: Lizi Ruch

Non-Credit

CRN: 15376

Fee: $100

Calligraphy: Gothic Script

Wedding invitations, birthday cards, signage for your side business—make things more beautiful withcalligraphy In this course, students develop the skills to create gentle, graceful strokes in ink, watercolor,and gouache while studying the basic structure of gothic scripts, such as Gothic Textura Quadrata andFraktur Students also improve hand-eye-brain coordination, learn how to analyze letter structure andrecreate different letterforms, as well as get the tools to practice calligraphy on their own

Included in Course Price: $25 (materials provided by instructor)

Person: Yury Chudnovsky

Instructor: Yury Chudnovsky

Non-Credit

CRN: 15334

Fee: $435

Cartooning for Kids: Grades 4-7

Kids have some of the best stories to tell When they combine drawings, environments, anddialogue (and sometimes jokes), these stories become cartoons! This course gets everyonedrawing their own cartoon characters on the first day, and then dives into the methods ofvisual storytelling Students also learn how to draw just about anything as well as come upwith plots and stories By the end of this course, each student will have a finished comic stripready to submit to his or her school newspaper or website

Included in Course Price: $35 (materials provided by instructor)

Person: Enoch Davis

Instructor: Enoch Davis

Non-Credit

CRN: 15329

Fee: $260

Character Design for Animation and Cartooning

Have your own idea for a cartoon? A little character design goes a long way In this course, students learn

to create believable, interesting characters with human traits for cartoons and animation Instructioncovers staging, silhouette, posture, structure, costume, color, and shapes Students also explore the art ofpopular cartoonists, animation characters, and design types In addition, students learn how to apply theseskills in various market segments such as advertising, animation, gaming, and beyond

Day: Thursday

Person: Mike Cedeno

Instructor: Mike Cedeno

Clay Together: Ages 5-8

What lets you bring any object to life and hold it in your hands? Clay and paper mache! Create imaginarycreatures, animals, and face masks or landmarks like the Statue of Liberty or the Eiffel Tower Using yourimagination, learn how to turn two-dimensional drawings into three-dimensional pieces with thesematerials Activities are designed to develop fine motor skills, teach clay technique, and provide good,messy fun with art

Included in Course Price: $35 (materials provided by instructor)

Person: Mayuka Thais

Instructor: Mayuka Thais

CRN: 15344

Fee: $260

Coding for Kids: Ages 9-12

Activate your imagination with an exciting immersion into coding for interactive projects

Students learn a kid-friendly approach to creating software and hardware using the same to-learn electronics platform used by scientists, artists, and consumer product designers Thishands-on workshop includes guided instruction in how to code, how to prototype simple circuits,and how to think about coding and circuitry in ways used to build toys, tools, and instruments.Learn how coding can delight the imagination, inspire creativity, and connect the learningprocesses of art, science, music, and the literary Imagine, design, code, and build No previousexperience with coding or electronics necessary Lab fee includes the cost of an electronicsproject kit that the student can take home between classes, and keep after the course ends

easy-Included in Course Price: $35 (materials provided by instructor)

Person: Eugene Ahn

Instructor: Eugene Ahn

Whether you’re creating a website or app, color knowledge is power The best designers, illustrators, andvisual artists understand color in order to communicate their ideas effectively This course explores itsapplication for digital design and the relationship of digital color to spot and process color Topics rangefrom color interaction and color management to psychology and user experience Students complete adigital-color notebook and one design project

Please note: This course takes place completely online in an asynchronous environment Login

information will be emailed following student registration

Person: Alvalyn Lundgren

Instructor: Alvalyn Lundgren

Color Pencil Painting

The color pencil may seem like a simple tool, but don’t underestimate its versatility Artists are exploringthe creative potential of this medium, and galleries and collectors are taking notice This course teachesthe basic skills and processes of making a color pencil painting Using wax or oil-based color pencils,students work with still-life subject matter and photographic compositions Special attention is given todrawing and underpainting techniques to establish the value range, color layering and blending, colormixing, and the process of building the surface Also, critiques help students develop their personal styleand aesthetic

Materials List (materials that student is responsible for purchasing)

Person: Beverly Bledsoe

Instructor: Beverly Bledsoe

Color Theory & Design

Color is emotional Color is a marketing tool So, artists and designers alike must communicate effectivelywith the hues they choose In this course, knowledge and understanding of color are developed throughweekly exercises and homework projects using gouache Through lecture, demonstration, critique, andpractical experience, students investigate color theory, color in the environment both natural and human-made, and more

Prerequisite: None May be taken concurrently with Fundamentals of 2-Dimensional Design

Materials List for Lisa Adams (materials that student is responsible for purchasing)

Meeting Dates: February 3, 2019 - May 5, 2019

Meeting Skips: No mtg: 3/24 & 4/21

Class size: 16

Room:

Day: Sunday

Person: Lisa Adams

Instructor: Lisa Adams

Meeting Skips: No mtg: 3/19

Class size: 10

Room:

Day: Tuesday

Person: Gabie Strong

Instructor: Gabie Strong

Crafting Your Professional Portfolio (Online)

Does your portfolio make a first good impression? How do you use your portfolio to get hired or findclients? You only get one chance to show your work, and it needs to make the right impression Thiscourse helps students to develop a flexible, professionally presented portfolio showcasing their uniquetalent and point of view—online or in print Students also learn how to market and promote their books toclients and employers Marketing pieces include a business card, printed and email promotions, and aresumé/CV

Please note: This course takes place completely online in an asynchronous environment.

Login information will be emailed following student registration

Person: Alvalyn Lundgren

Instructor: Alvalyn Lundgren

Create Your Pop-Up Creature

Create imaginary creatures, your favorite animals, face masks, or a pop-up poster – all using justpaper! Learn how to turn two-dimensional drawings into three-dimensional pieces with thesematerials Perfect for the 10-15-year-old looking for something fun to do on a Sunday!

Person: Mayuka Thais

Instructor: Mayuka Thais

Person: Lizi Ruch

Instructor: Lizi Ruch

Instruction covers one- and two-point perspective, and treatment with actual materials such as fabrics,tile, wood, brick, and granite

Prerequisite: Perspective Drawing

Materials List (materials that student is responsible for purchasing)

CRN: 15210

Fee: $505

Design Studio II

Expand your interior design skills In this continuation of Design Studio I, students gain a deeper

understanding of architectural floor plans, space plans, and color palettes by designing a retail storeconcept Students develop floor plans and layouts and learn about the selection of materials Studentsexplore code compliance and appropriate use of design elements and create client color photo boardpresentation

Prerequisite: Design Studio I

Materials List (materials that student is responsible for purchasing)

Design Studio III

Go from an idea to a fully realized professional presentation through the project to design of a high-endresidence This course covers the planning, preparation, and presentation including all furniture and finishselections, space planning, and materials board presentation Course culminates with a formal designpresentation and critique of portfolio projects

Prerequisite: Design Studio I, Design Studio II

Materials List(materials that student is responsible for purchasing)

Designing and Making Pants

Making pants like palazzo, slaks, jodhpurs, or skinny jeans—from flat pattern and drape prototype toproduction, lies in the ability to achieve the correct fit This course covers practical knowledge about therelationship of form to drape and/or pattern to drape Students learn pant making for males, females, andtoddlers along with made-to-measure and current mass production variation standards The focus is onmaking pants for a wide variation of body shapes

Prerequisite: Introduction to Apparel Design Development

Person: Shpetim Zero

Instructor: Shpetim Zero

Designing Edible Landscapes

You can plant food instead of flowers to have a beautiful garden In this one-day workshop, students learn

to design edible landscapes that are productive throughout Southern California’s year-round growingseason with gorgeous heirloom vegetables and food plants suited for the site’s growing conditions.Instruction also covers aspects of sustainability such as Permaculture design, on-site composting, andwater efficiency

Person: Joanne Poyourow

Instructor: Joanne Poyourow

Non-Credit

CRN: 15350

Fee: $100

Designing Infographics (Online)

Want to create more than just pie charts and line graphs? The kind of infographics you’d see in the New York Times? This graphic design course explores visual communciation and the fundamental theories and

methodologies of design, with historic references to the evolution of infographics Students developcreative design solutions through research, and problem solving while considering context, concept,narrative, audience, and process

Prerequisite: None

Please note: This course takes place completely online in an asynchronous environment.

Login information will be emailed following student registration Students needs access toCreative Cloud or similar to access Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop; also requires access to lynda.com (freeaccess with a Los Angeles Public Library card)

Person: Lorna Turner

Instructor: Lorna Turner

The ability to produce vector graphics is a “must-have” skill for any modern artist or designer AdobeIllustrator is the world’s leading vector graphics application used for producing professional quality logos,package design, signage, and much more This hands-on course introduces students to the basics ofworking with Illustrator to create compelling designs Taught in a computer lab at Otis College, studentscan sign up for open lab time at no additional cost.

Prerequisite: Introduction to Digital Design, Drawing and Composition

Person: Moshe Godwin

Instructor: Moshe Godwin

Digital Imaging I: Photoshop

Photoshop isn’t just for photographers Its multitude of applications make it a go-to tool for most

creative fields, small businesses, and savvy amateurs alike In this hands-on course, students learn theAdobe Photoshop techniques used by professionals to create masterful images Instruction covers all basicfunctions, including using palettes, various file formats, and more Taught in a computer lab at Otis

College, students can sign up for open lab time at no additional cost

Prerequisite: Introduction to Digital Design

First Class Materials: USB Flash Drive

Person: Julie Robey

Instructor: Julie Robey

Digital Imaging II: Photoshop

Train your eye for digital detail—learn to retouch, modify, and color correct your own work This hands-oncourse focuses on the more advanced functions and techniques of Adobe Photoshop Students concentrate

on editing photo images, photo collages, illustrations, and graphics Instruction also covers scanning andimporting images as well as color output options Taught in a computer lab at Otis College, students cansign up for open lab time at no additional cost

Prerequisite: Digital Imaging I

First Class Materials: USB Flash Drive

Meeting Skips: No mtg: 3/23

Class size: 16

Room:

Day: Saturday

Person: Eugene Ahn

Instructor: Eugene Ahn

Digital Media: Introduction to 2D Animation: Ages 12-18

Find out how the magic of animation happens and make your own cartoon while you’re at it! This funinteractive course reveals the twelve principles of animation, which students apply in Flash and AdobeCreative Cloud to create 2D animated videos and experiments Traditional and computer techniques aredeveloped with the basic bouncing ball, which evolves to the creation of a character-driven 2D animatedfinal project The basics of storyboarding, character development, staging, timing, weight, and anticipationare also discussed Throughout the course, students watch and analyze a variety of animated films andvideos to aid in studying while developing their own animation projects

Included in Course Price: $35 (materials provided by instructor)

Young Artist Workshops

High School Programs

Person: Enoch Davis

Instructor: Enoch Davis

Non-Credit

CRN: 15330

Fee: $460

Digital Photography (Online)

Whether it’s creating fine art, taking portraits, or documenting the world around you, unlock the

techniques of digital photography to do it Students use digital cameras in both manual mode and programmode while focusing on composition, exposure, and working with available and artificial light The courseteaches Lightroom software to edit and organize images as well as planning workflows to help successfullycomplete projects covering subject, space, and ideas Students work with their own DSLR camera ormirrorless digital camera

Prerequisites: Introduction to Photography or equivalent experience.

Please note: This course takes place completely online in an asynchronous environment.

Login information will be emailed following student registration

First class materials: Digital SLR camera or digital mirrorless camera with capability to

function in fully manual settings, save images in RAW file format, and accept interchangeablelenses

Person: Eugene Ahn & Joanne Kim

Instructor: Eugene Ahn & Joanne Kim

Non-Credit

CRN: 15312

Fee: $505

Credit

CRN: 15313

Fee: $505

Digital Print Production

Demystify the print production process Learn how to handle any printing job like a

professional In this course, students explore Abobe InDesign, design a three-piece promotion series, and prepare full-color business cards, calendars, and press kits for print.This course includes a tour of ColorNet Press, a digital and offset print shop (Business cardsprinted at students’ expense Approximate cost: $100 for double-sided full-color cards.)

self-Prerequisite: Introduction to Digital Design

First class materials: 4GB Flash drive, pen, and notebook.

Person: Kathleen Marinaccio

Instructor: Kathleen Marinaccio

Want to go big with your prints? Do it with digital silkscreening Students learn to make large-format screened posters, turning computer-generated photo images into photo-emulsion screens This coursecovers one-color and multiple-color passes, registration methods, and editions The history of posterproduction and historic types of silkscreens are also explored Students produce at least two silkscreenprojects.

silk-Prerequisite: None

Included in Course Price: $35 for courses held in a college lab

Optional Open Lab time is available for an additional $150, payable at check-out DesignatedOpen Lab hours are posted by each lab and shop

Person: Lorna Turner

Instructor: Lorna Turner

Code: XPHO9000

Person: Patrick Miller

Instructor: Patrick Miller

Non-Credit

CRN: 15372

Fee: $100

Drafting Custom Blocks and Patterns

Every designer should have a few blocks; they’re helpful, versatile patterns that can be used to create newstyles Using measurements taken in class, students draft a set of custom blocks for themselves Alldrafted patterns are sewn in muslin to check for accuracy of fit; corrections are made until a successfullyfitting block is created Once they are completed, students can use the blocks for creating well-fittingcustom garments

Person: Morrison Jackson

Instructor: Morrison Jackson

advanced development and alternate drafting skills to create more sophisticated and refined treatments

by illustrating how to effectively build interior design concepts through the applications of measurableOrthographic Projections, specifically Axonometric Projections Emphasis is placed on developing designconcepts for structural applications including commercial and residential spaces

Person: Salvatore Leonardi

Instructor: Salvatore Leonardi

Draping II

Draping is a skill that gives designers a greater understanding of fabric and fit as well as creative

possibilities Using techniques learned in Draping I, students design their own styles (within given

guidelines), drape the garment, transfer the drape into a pattern, then sew the resulting garment to provethe drape Students are encouraged to use their designs from Introduction to Fashion to create actualgarments including made to measure Emphasis is given to developing correct fit, design proportion, and

an in-depth understanding of fabric including woven, knits, and prints

Prerequisite: Draping I, Patternmaking I, Sewing I

Meeting Dates: February 3, 2019 - May 5, 2019

Meeting Skips: No mtg: 3/24 &4/21

Class size: 14

Room:

Day: Sunday

Person: Shpetim Zero

Instructor: Shpetim Zero

Drawing & Composition

Want to draw, but the blank page scares you? Then start here Through demonstration, class exercises,and critiques, students in this beginning course learn the elements of drawing and composition Elementsinclude the contour line, perspective drawing, and positive versus negative space

Prerequisite: None

Materials List for Ken Jones (materials that student is responsible for purchasing) Materials List for Lisa Adams (materials that student is responsible for purchasing) Materials List for Julianna Ostovsky and Karl Jean Petion (materials that student is

responsible for purchasing)

Meeting Dates: February 3, 2019 - May 5, 2019

Meeting Skips: No mtg: 3/24 & 4/21

Class size: 20

Room:

Day: Sunday

Person: Lisa Adams

Instructor: Lisa Adams

Person: Karl Jean Petion & Julianna Ostrovsky

Instructor: Karl Jean Petion & Julianna Ostrovsky

Person: Ken Jones

Instructor: Ken Jones

Drawing Animals in Nature: Ages 5-8

Lions, tigers, and bears—draw the whole zoo if you want! Sketching a different animal each week, students

in this course develop drawing skills while focusing on proper proportion, shading, and detail to draw itrealistically Students are also introduced to nature as they illustrate plants and flowers in the foregroundand background of their pictures A variety of techniques and drawing tools like graphite, charcoal, andcolored pencils are used to enhance each animal’s unique characteristics Step-by-step handouts areprovided to help with proportions Students even learn to illustrate how animals use colors found in naturefor camouflage!

Included in Course Price: $35 (materials provided by instructor)

Code: XCHL8027

Meetings: 8

Credit Hours: NC

Optional Lab Offered: No

Person: Jennifer Siegal

Instructor: Jennifer Siegal

Non-Credit

CRN: 15326

Fee: $260

Drawing Manga (Online)

Are you a fan of Japanese comic books? This course covers how to produce a visual story in this distinctcomic and animation style—from story concept and scripting to drawing characters—as well as settingsand composition for clear storytelling Students can use what is within their grasp, be it pencil and paper

or Wacom tablets and Photoshop You only need an open mind, a willingness to work, and a love of manga

Please note: This course takes place completely online in an asynchronous environment Login

information will be emailed following student registration

Instructor: Sylvia Leung

Drawing Manga: Ages 12-18

Do you love watching anime or reading Japanese comic books? You’ll love creating your own manga just asmuch! Over this eight-week course, students learn all the steps to making a cool mini-manga and tips onwhat makes a manga different from all other comic books Students expand their drawing skills with arange of manga-like facial expressions, figure drawing, and creative costumes Instruction also explainsscriptwriting, visual storytelling, and presentation

High School Programs

Young Artist Workshops

Person: Sylvia Leung

Instructor: Sylvia Leung

Non-Credit

CRN: 15328

Fee: $225

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Stimulate your creative brain and sharpen your powers of perception to develop and refine your drawingskills In this hands on workshop, students achieve the ability to draw by learning and practicing the

Perceptual Skills outlined in Betty Edwards renown book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain The

course begins with an introduction to Edwards’ theory and follows a process, step-by-step, specificallydesigned for individuals who have never drawn before or for those who want to improve upon theirdrawing skills Focus will be on Perceptual Skills that encompass contour line, positive/negative space,sighting relationships, Light/Shadow and the “Gestalt.” These skills are presented in an attentive and asupportive environment through lectures and drawing exercises

Person: Linda Jo Russell

Instructor: Linda Jo Russell

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Children's Course for Ages 9-12

The right brain is creative, artistic, instinctive, and should be followed more often! Based on the method

developed by Betty Edwards in her book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, this course is designed

for teaching children ages 9–12 the perceptual skills needed to draw realistically This includes theperception of edge, space, angles, proportion, light, and shadow Through brief lectures and hands-onexercises, children move beyond symbolic images to drawing what their eyes see

Included in Course Price: $10 (materials provided by instructor)

Person: Linda Jo Russell

Instructor: Linda Jo Russell

Materials List (materials that student is responsible for purchasing)