Learn to Draw Animals

This class also makes a great Christmas gift!

We will practice basic shapes of animals, step by step, and also work from photos. Learn the secrets to creating great fur, hair, feet and feathers. Learn to break down animals into their basic elements and shapes, see their edges, notice positive & negative space and perspective. Blind contour drawing will enhance your understanding of how to render what you are looking at in a realistic manner quickly. Learn how to shade animals based on lighting and fur direction. You will get a chance to bring in a favorite photo of your pet to draw!

What to bring: Set of pencils (12, soft and hard leads), small handheld or battery operated pencil sharpener, white plastic eraser, kneaded eraser, and small tipped electric eraser if you wish (not mandatory). Drawing paper such as Strathmore 400, 9" x 12". 

Class starts: Monday, December 9, 2024 and runs 8 weeks, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Cost is $180.00. No refunds. Minimum students to hold class: 3. Maximum students in class: 7.

To hold your spot: Please mail a check directly to: Revelle Taillon, 26 West Pine Street, Plaistow, NH 03865. For more information and to see if this class is full, call 603-548-6694 or email Revelle at rtaillon@comcast.net.

A percentage of each tuition is donated to the Seacoast Artist Association. Information is also available at the Seacoast Artist Association website: http://seacoastartist.org

Class Taught at Seacoast Artist Association, 130 Water Street. Exeter, NH, (603) 778-8856, http://seacoastartist.org

 

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Drawing the Human Head: 

Ears, Eyes, Nose, Mouth, Hair!

Have you wondered where you go wrong when you attempt to draw a face or a portrait? In this class you will start with the basic skull, and work your way up to the planes of the face, also learning proportions. Then add the skin, practice types of shading and learn to determine where the light is coming from and how that affects highlights and shadows. Then on to each part of the face: eyes, nose, lips, ears, and hair. Anyone can learn to draw the human head with the tools I will teach you. Understand to see faces in a brand new way!

What to bring: A set of drawing pencils (soft & hard), a ruler, 9” x 12” Strathmore 400 Series Drawing Pad, kneaded eraser, white plastic eraser, blending stumps, a black Sharpie pen. Minimum class size is 3. Maximum class size is 7. 

Class starts: Monday October 7, 2024 and runs 8 weeks from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Fee is $180.00. No refunds. A percentage of the fee is donated to the Seacoast Artist Association Scholarship Fund. Sign up early to hold your spot!

To hold your spot: Please mail a check directly to: Revelle Taillon, 26 West Pine Street, Plaistow, NH 03865.

For more information and to see if this class is full, call 603-548-6694 or email Revelle at rtaillon@comcast.net. Revelle Taillon is a member of the Seacoast Artist Association in Exeter, NH. She holds a BFA from University of Lowell, Lowell, MA, and has won regional and national awards.

 

ACRYLIC PAINTING CLASS

AUGUST 5, 2024

This class is for anyone who wants to learn to paint in acrylics or has learned the basics on their own and would like to continue to hone their skills. We will explore the tips and tricks to acrylic painting. Acrylic paints offer a wide variety of ways to apply paint and you will learn about glazing, mediums to extend your supply of paint, add texture or extend the drying time.

What to bring: Small tabletop easel, acrylic paints (the best you can afford for the best pigment color!): Titanium White, Unbleached Titanium, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cadium Orange, Cadmium Red Light & Cadmium Red Medium (Hue), Cobalt Blue (Hue), Cerulean, Phthalo, & Ultramarine Blues, Mars Black, , Burnt Sienna and Yellow Ochre. Brushes: variety large to small: round, filbert and flats, a small detail brush (man made fibers are fine). Palette knife. Matte Acrylic Painting Medium, pad of disposable palette paper, a pencil, eraser, ruler, masking tape. Bring either Canvas paper, Primed canvas panels, or Pre-stretched primed canvas. Size should be no larger than 12" x 12". Two containers for water to clean your brushes, rag or paper towels. 

Class starts: Monday August 5th, 2024, for 8 weeks from 12:30pm to 2:30pm. No class on Labor Day. Fee is $180.00, no refunds. A maximum of 6 students will be admitted so sign up early to hold your spot.

To hold your spot: Please mail a check directly to: Revelle Taillon, 26 West Pine Street, Plaistow, NH 03865. For more information and to see if this class is full, call 603-548-6694 or email Revelle at rtaillon@comcast.net. Revelle Taillon is a member of the Seacoast Artist Association in Exeter, NH. She holds a BFA from University of Lowell, Lowell, MA, and has won regional and national awards. Her blog has samples of her artwork and techniques: http://revelleimagemaker.blogspot.com. She has been teaching for over 12 years. 

Class taught at Seacoast Artist Association

130 Water Street,Exeter, NH, (603) 778-8856

http://seacoastartist.org/events/

INTERMEDIATE DRAWING 2024

If you have learned all the basics in a beginners drawing class, you are ready to move up to an intermediate drawing class. Here you will work more on adding finesse to your drawings and paying closer attention to detail, perspective, proportions, shading, blending, composition, contrast. You will work in pencil, and pen and ink and explore more different papers that are available for drawing. You will work from still lifes and photos.

What to bring: Set of 12 drawing pencils (hard & soft leads), kneaded eraser, hard white eraser, set of fine line black pens, battery powered pencil sharpener, paper stumps for blending. Bring a selection of drawing papers of your choice. Some great papers are: Bristol Board, Canson Mi-Teintes, Stonehenge, Strathmore, Hot Pressed Watercolor paper.  Minimum class size is 3. Class size limited to 6.

CLASS STARTS: Monday, April 1, 2024 and is for 8 weeks, 12:30-2:30 at Seacoast Artist Association. Cost is $180.00, no refunds.

To hold your spot please mail a check directly to: Revelle Taillon, 26 West Pine Street, Plaistow, NH 03865.

For more information & to see if class is full, call 603-548-6694 or email: rtaillon@comcast.net. 10% of each tuition is donated to the Seacoast Artist Scholarship Fund. Class will be taught by Revelle Taillon, a member of the Seacoast Artist Association. She holds a BFA in graphic design and illustration from the University of Lowell and has won regional and national awards. Revelle’s Blog has samples of her work and techniques as well as info for other classes she teaches. www.revelleimagemaker.blogspot.com

Seacoast Artists Association, 130 Water Street, Exeter, NH 03833, (603) 778-8856  •  www.seacoastartist.org