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Accelerated Portraiture Drawing

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Drawing and Painting: First Class Drop In

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Explore a traditional, observation-based approach to drawing and painting in a supportive atelier-style setting. Build essential skills through still life, focusing on form, proportion, light, and shadow before applying these techniques to the human figure. Receive individualized instruction designed to strengthen observation, technique, and confidence.

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Acrylic Painting Basics

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  • 14 and older
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  • 62 18th St, Brooklyn, NY
  • 10 hours over 5 sessions

Start Dates (0) $185/person

  • A $30 materials fee will be paid to the instructor on the start of the class.

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Class Description

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This class will delve into many different ways of using acrylic paint, from thin washes and transparent glazes to thick impasto incorporating a variety of added textures. Beginners are welcome! 

Returning students are also welcome to create individual projects with the instructor as they continue to develop their work during the class. We will explore basic color theory through observational still life exercises and abstract mark-making, starting small and working up to a larger painting format. Students will leave this class with a ready-to-hang painting to decorate your home. 

Students will need to purchase the following materials: 

  • 9" x 12" pad of watercolor paper.
  • 4 canvas boards or stretched canvasses ranging from 9" x 12" to 24" x 24". 
  • 9" x 12" Paper palette.
  • A large yogurt container or jar for water.

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Please note that this workshop requires a one time fee of $30 that covers the cost of paint and brushes which will be provided. This payment must be brought directly to the instructor during your first class.

Refund Policy

Full 8 business days before class time for rescheduling. No refunds.

Reviews of Classes at Trestle Workshops (326)

(4.4-star rating across 326 reviews)

This class: 3.8 out of 5 from 11 reviews

  • Acrylic Painting Basics

  • Acrylic Painting Basics

    I've been drawing forever, but have always wanted to try my hand at painting – I just don't know anything about techniques and wanted a space to explore and learn the basics. This class is just what I was looking for! It has a relaxed, not-too-structured vibe because the class is quite small (I've taken it twice now and have been one of 3 students both times). If you're looking for something super rigorous this may not be it, but if you're looking to work on your skills in a low-pressure environment with a teacher who will personalize assignments to you, you won't be disappointed :) Zach is a wonderful artist and encouraging teacher with an encyclopedic knowledge of both art history and the more contemporary scene.
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  • Acrylic Painting Basics

    Clarity was great. I loved the class
  • Acrylic Painting Basics

    Clarity, our instructor, was great. Knowlegeable. Encouraging. Thoughtful. I took this class to reaquaint myself with painting after not painting for over 30 years. Clarity gave me the instruction & encouragement that I needed to reawaken the paibter in me. Corny, I know. So what. Great class. Great space in Gowanus. My fellow students were sharing & caring. Goddamn I loved that class. Too bad it had ro end.
  • Acrylic Painting Basics

  • Acrylic Painting Basics

    First off, this is a review for the "5 Session Intro to Painting" class with instructor Clarity Haynes. I thoroughly enjoyed this class! I learned a lot about acrylic painting techniques and enjoyed myself. Clarity Haynes, the instructor, was well prepared and organized and a wonderful guide to this new material. It helped that I had 3 great classmates working along with me -- it was a warm, friendly, and productive atmosphere and I'm so glad I had the opportunity to do it.
  • Acrylic Painting Basics

    Facility was subpar - no AC on hot summer nights.
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