Youth Classical Drawing I & II

Youth Class | Ages 8-18 | Saturdays Jan 17-Mar 7
Ages 8-12: 12:30-2:30 pm | https://bit.ly/ClassicalDrawing8-12W26
Ages 13-18: 3:30-6:15pm | https://bit.ly/ClassicalDrawing13-18W26

This beginner drawing course develops strong drawing and observational skills in serious young artists. Students will master three essential foundations: creating the envelope, separating light from shadow, and using the five-value scale. Working with charcoal on toned paper and simple still life objects under a single light source, participants will practice perspective and proportion while learning to see and articulate monumental shapes of light and shadow, create depth, and understand tonal relationships.

Prerequisite: Students must complete Level I before enrolling.

Art supplies provided and included in tuition.

INSTRUCTOR BIO: Michela Mansuino teaches youth and adult classes at The Arts of Great Falls, as well as teaching at Studio Incamminati’s Human Realist Program in Philadelphia, where she studied. Michela has won numerous awards, including two honorable mentions from the Portrait Society of America, first prize in the Strictly Painting Competition, and was a finalist in the ARC International Salon.

CLASS DATES: Saturdays, every other weekend: 1/17, 1/24, 2/7, 2/21, 3/7. Makeup date, if needed on 3/21.