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Out of stockNot at all realism, this is fun with portraiture and colour! Basically, we're working from a black and white photo and using bright colours to make a vivid and fun portrait based on the values, rather than the boring 'right' colours. Don't miss this chance to break away from copying all the colours in a reference. Instead you can experience the freedom to assign new colours in the correct value and learn to loosen up a bit. Students will work from their own reference image. This is suitable for anyone with an understanding of the watercolour basics. Colourful Portraits in Watercolour Materials List
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Discover the magic of watercolour in this introductory course. From colour mixing, to all the basic techniques, David will walk you through the fundamentals of painting in watercolour to begin your journey in this wonderful medium. Click here for the Materials List
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Join us for a four week, intensive and systematic, step by step course that covers the fundamentals of drawing. While primarily aimed at beginners, the course will also help firm up the skills of students with some drawing experience. Following completion of the program, students will have the comprehensive skill set necessary to accurately render any observable object. While not mandatory, some drawing during the week between sessions will enhance the learning experience.
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OAS is thrilled to bring life drawing (with live models) to Studio Two on Friday afternoons this spring. This eight week life drawing class will begin with fundamental drawing techniques applied to the human figure. Techniques taught will include: basic human anatomy, contour drawing, gesture drawing and chiaroscuro. The concluding drawings in the class will involve long poses where all techniques covered are cohesively combined. Click HERE for Life Drawing Supply List (The course price includes fees paid to models each week, as well as a Sheridan College art instructor). Click HERE for Weekly Course Outline for Life Drawing Course
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In this 6-weekcrash course, you’ll learn all you need to know to get started on your digital painting journey. Applicable to most drawing/painting programs, this workshop will introduce concepts like elements of art and design, blending modes, facial proportions (portrait painting), painting from reference, and rendering. We will learn how to create interesting pieces of digital art with texture and atmosphere utilizing many different digital specific techniques. By the end of the workshop, participants will have completed digital sketches, mini portraits, and rough landscapes while familiarizing themselves with digital drawing programs. Instructor will be using Procreate for iPad.
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What better way to wind down from your week and start the weekend off right than with six paint nights? Perfect for beginners, this no-stress / no-pressure approach to a different painting every week promises to be both fun and relaxing. Bring your mom, a friend, your cousin, your friend, or just come and meet some new people who love the same kind of fun as you do. A simple materials list will be posted soon (or let us know if you'd like to purchase a materials kit and we'll put one together for you).
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Create ART with your smartphone! Are you familiar with all the functions of your smartphone camera? Do you take photos without knowing how to make them engaging or creative? Do you want to awaken the artist inside of you? Knowing how to compose an effective shot, along with the creative capabilities of smartphone apps, make what you can achieve on a phone extraordinary. In this class, Ron will help you master the techniques that will transform your images and give them an artistic edge. Learn how to effectively capture and edit shots and turn any photograph, new or old, taken on any phone, into a memorable image. This class will give you the ability and confidence to create amazing images, all conveniently done on your phone or tablet with easy to use photography apps.
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Unlock a new perspective. Students are encouraged to learn how to move beyond realistic depiction, using landscapes as a springboard to create compelling, personal abstract art focused on emotion and composition. Let’s make space for expansion, creativity, and real transformation. Click HERE for the materials list
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Join this 8-week course to learn techniques and principles of pet portrait painting. Connie will walk you through each step of making a pet portrait; from recognizing and simplifying shapes to building values, getting the details of the features, and rendering fur textures with bold, confident brushstrokes. Plenty of individual feedback will be provided throughout the course. Click HERE for Bold and Brushy Paint Your Pet Materials List
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This 8-week intermediate painting course invites artists to loosen up, paint boldly, and explore expressive brushwork inspired by the energetic brushwork of Vincent van Gogh. Working in acrylics or oils, students will paint a different subject each week—ranging from dynamic landscapes to vibrant florals—using colour, rhythm, and intentional mark-making to bring their paintings to life. Each class will include instructor demonstrations focused on expressive techniques, colour mixing, and building movement through brushstrokes. Students will have ample studio time to paint, experiment, and develop their own voice, with ongoing individual feedback and guidance throughout each session. This course is ideal for painters who are comfortable with basic materials and techniques and are ready to push beyond realism, embrace texture, and paint with confidence and emotion. Click HERE for HdH Acrylics 2026 Supply List
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Join this 8-week course to learn techniques and principles behind the art of wet-on-wet painting. We will explore various concepts that are essential ingredients for successful portrait painting: getting the right proportions, mixing colours to create skin tones, strategically placing facial features, and understanding planes and shapes of the form. We will have different focuses for the first 4 weeks and the second 4 weeks: First 4 weeks: Proportions, value, colour mixing, brush techniques, demonstrations. Second 4 weeks: One Alla Prima painting each week. Click HERE for Alla Prima Portrait Painting Materials List
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Out of stockIf you are new to art, begin your journey here! Relax and enjoy as you discover the freedom inherent in watercolour. In this course, Diane will lead you to learn and control the fascinating interaction between water, paint, and paper. Focus on handling edges, backgrounds, negative painting; learn how to add washes, layers, and texture. From florals to landscapes, you will have fun learning the techniques needed to create a successful watercolour painting while you develop your own style. You will love Diane’s demonstrations and enjoy lots of individual attention. No pressure, just fun! Beginner Paint Materials List
