Build a strong foundation for your photography and make better images by understanding exposure, metering, focus, file formats, depth of field, and basic composition. Demonstrations and assignments with image reviews reinforce camera systems such as shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and their impact on the final photograph. Single lens reflex or mirrorless cameras are recommended. The instructor is available for camera recommendations.

*** This class is held at the Jessie Brock Community Center ***
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Create vibrant, drawings with full value range using charcoal/graphite. Starting with a block-in sketch then learn the principles of form modeling to create a look of realism and dimensionality. Work from still life set-ups or choose to draw your own subjects.

**Class meets at Jessie Brock Community Center**

Discover the fundamentals and hone your skills through wheel throwing, hand building, and surface design in a supportive studio setting. Each session offers guided practice with room to experiment, whether it’s your first time touching clay or you’re refining long-practiced techniques. Create functional pottery that reflects your unique style, from everyday vessels to expressive, decorative forms.

Explore figurative drawing with quick gesture studies and longer sustained poses. Draw from the live figure, with an emphasis on anatomy and proportion and the expressive use of materials.
Prereq: Drawing I or similar experience

An exciting new twist to a classical drawing technique is colored pencil. Adding thin glaze-like layers of colored pencil to a carefully constructed drawing can produce surprising results. A step-by-step breakdown of the process will gain understanding of color, value structure, and traditional drawing methods.

Develop skills for measuring proportions and angles, drawing tones to show light and volume, perspective and composition. The goal is to learn techniques to draw realistically and develop perceptual awareness.

Learn how to use the first artistic medium in the history of man while discovering your hidden ability to create beautiful works of art with confidence! Create vibrant masterpieces while expanding your knowledge with a new medium. All oil and soft pastel supplies included.

Explore the foundations of drawing and painting basics. In each two-weeks segment, students will learn and sample various artistic techniques under the guidance of a different instructor. Each instructor brings their artistic techniques in diverse mediums, including pencil, charcoal, watercolors, acrylics, and oils. All supplies provided.