ONLINE: Introduction to Sketching and Shading
Join Stuti online for an enjoyable art session to learn learn how to construct and combine shapes to create an artwork. Suitable for all ages.
Sketching is fun. In this online class, you will learn the fundamentals of drawing, practice and get comfortable with using soft drawing materials such as charcoal, as well as understand the concept of light and shadows to construct and combine shapes to create an artwork.
Your instructor, Stuti, will start the class with a quick introduction to materials, and then guide you through the drawing process from measuring and drawing the information, preserving shadows and utilizing midtones and highlights to create depth in the artwork, to shading techniques with charcoal and china marker (hatching, stippling, smudging).
Each class has a theme. Book multiple sessions; each session will be a surprise!
Who is it for: The class is designed for beginners and suitable for all ages, kids and adults. No previous drawing skills needed. Participate with your family or your friend group. Drawing in community is stimulating, comforting and fun!
Live on Zoom: Classes are hosted on Zoom. Participants are encouraged to turn on their webcam/video to take part in the class. This is to allow the instructor to check on the progress of participants and offer personalized guidance & support where needed.
Supplies you’ll need:
- Sheets of paper, or a sketch book
- Graphite pencil
- Erasers (standard rubber and kneaded)
- Charcoal
About the artist: Stuti Gupta is a mixed media fine artist, who specializes in Spray paints, Inks, Acrylics and Oil paint. Stuti’s work is categorized as Symbolic Expressionism. Her beautiful artworks have an innocent, childlike yet whimsical feeling to them. They remind the viewer of a simpler world where all the creatures within it live in peace and harmony. Stuti also has an immaculate attention to detail in all her works, with lots to discover from far away and up close.
Stuti’s class is scheduled on a weekly basis. To find alternative dates, please return to the main event page, select Tag “Stuti” to search.
