Meet your instructor

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Meet your instructor ✳

Danny

Danny is an artist, musician, and owner of The Copper Wolf Tattoo Studio & Art Gallery in Tumwater, WA. Danny graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Rocky Mountain Academy of Art & Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in illustration. His art is inspired by the human figure, music, and the impermanence of all things. He enjoys exploring a variety of mediums, including charcoal, oil, and acrylic paint.

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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Introduction to drawing materials (pencils, erasers, paper, etc.)

Basic exercises in mark-making and control

Art History: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance, Italy, "Mona Lisa"

Understanding and drawing basic geometric shapes

Transforming shapes into forms through shading

Exercises in drawing spheres, cubes, cylinders, and cones

Art History: Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), Italian Renaissance, Italy, "David"

Exploring different types of lines (continuous, broken, thick, thin)

Exercises for Line, Contour, and Blind Contour Drawing

Art History: Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), Northern Renaissance, Germany, "Melencolia I"

Understanding Negative Space and Its Importance

Drawing Exercises Focused on Negative Space and Silhouette Drawing Practice

Caravaggio (1571-1610), Baroque, Italy, "Supper at Emmaus 1601"

Introduction to Proportion in Drawing

Measuring Techniques: Sighting and Comparative Measurements

Drawing Exercises to Practice Accurate Proportion

Diego Velázquez (1599-1660), Baroque, Spain, "Las Meninas"

Basics of One-Point Perspective

Exercises in Creating Depth and Space

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), Baroque, Netherlands, "The Night Watch"

Basics of Two-Point Perspective

Exercises in Drawing Objects and Environments Using Two-Point Perspective

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), Baroque, Netherlands, "Girl with a Pearl Earring"

Understanding Light Sources and Shadow

Value Scales and Shading Techniques

Exercises in Creating Light and Shadow on Basic Forms

Karl Bryullov (1799-1852), Romanticism, Russian, "The Last Day of Pompeii"

Basics of Composition: Rule of Thirds and Focal Points

Creating Dynamic Compositions

Exercises in Framing and Composing Drawings

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), Impressionism, France, "The Boulevard Montmartre at Night"

Setting Up a Still Life

Exercises in Drawing Simple Still Life Compositions

Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Impressionism, America, "Lilacs in a Window"

Adding Light and Shadow to Still Life Drawings

Techniques for Creating Realistic Textures

Exercises in Shading and Rendering

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Post-Impressionism, Netherlands, "Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers"

Observing and Drawing Animals

Understanding Basic Proportion

Exercises in Capturing the Essence of Animal Forms

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), Academic/Realism, France, "Young Girl"

Observing and Drawing Plants and Flowers

Exercises in Capturing the Complexity of Organic Plant Forms

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), Symbolism, Austria, "The Kiss"

Introduction to Gesture Drawing

Exercises for Capturing Movement and Form Using Gestures

Henri Rousseau (1844-1910), Naïve Art, France, "The Repast of the Lion"

Basics of Human Anatomy and Proportion

Drawing Simple Figures in Various Poses

Gesture Drawing Exercises for the Human Figure

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), Sculpture/Impressionism, France, "The Thinker"

Understanding the Structure of the Torso

Exercises for Drawing Skeletal and Muscular Structures of the Torso

Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Impressionism, France, "The Dance Class"

Detailed Study of the Arms

Exercises in Rendering Realistic Arms

Egon Schiele (1890-1918), Expressionism, Austria, "Self-Portrait with Physalis"

Detailed Study of the Legs

Exercises in Rendering Realistic Legs

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Cubism, Spain, "Guernica"

Detailed Study of the Hands

Exercises in Rendering Realistic Hands

Georges Braque (1882-1963), Cubism, France, "Violin and Candlestick"

Detailed Study of the Feet

Exercises in Rendering Realistic Feet

Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), Modernism, Italy, "Portrait of Jeanne Hébuterne"

Adding Light and Shadow to Figure Drawings

Techniques for Creating Realistic Skin Textures

Exercises in Shading and Rendering

Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), Surrealism, Spain, "The Persistence of Memory"

Basic Anatomy of the Human Head

Drawing Facial Features in Proportion

Exercises in Drawing Simple Portraits

Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), Surrealism, Mexico, "The Two Fridas"

Detailed Study of the Eyes

Capturing Expression and Detail When Drawing the Eyes

Exercises in Rendering Realistic Eyes

Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), Realism/Illustration, USA, "Girl With Black Eye"

Detailed Study of the Nose

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