Visual Arts Online
Tuesday mornings 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM, 6 week sessions
Online: Zoom
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Join this online group and explore aspects of line drawing, tone, colour, composition and more, as they relate to your drawing or painting. You choose the subject matter and medium: pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, coloured pencil, soft pastel, paint. I provide individual instruction and guidance, suggest next steps, demonstrate techniques in drawing and painting and cover topics of interest to the group. You will have access to a video recording of each class.
Drawing with Nina: All Levels
Wednesdays 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, 6 week sessions
Location: Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, ON
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This course will focus on the basics of line drawing and tones (shading). Working from reference photos of your choice, you will learn about rough sketches, making corrections, measuring, using a plumb line, perspective, creating the illusion of depth. I provide individual instruction and guidance, demonstrate techniques, and cover topics of interest to the group. You can explore colour in a range of media as you advance your drawing skills. Media: graphite pencil, charcoal, soft pastels, coloured pencil (incl. water soluble), pen and ink.
Painting with Nina: Acrylics / Oils: All Levels
Wednesdays, 12:15 PM to 2:45 PM (2.5 hrs.), 6 week sessions
Location: Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa, ON
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In this course you will learn an approach to painting with one-on-one guidance and instruction. Work from reference photos of your choice. We will cover a range of painting techniques (blending, softening edges, scumbling, glazing), practical colour theory and colour mixing using a limited palette, discuss compositional elements and other topics of interest to the group.