This series of three-week classes is suitable for students with varied backgrounds and experiences in drawing. Each class will introduce students to the specific tools, techniques, vocabulary, and creative possibilities of this medium.
This series of three-week classes is suitable for students with varied backgrounds and experiences in drawing. Each class will introduce students to the specific tools, techniques, vocabulary, and creative possibilities of this medium.
This series of three-week classes is suitable for students with varied backgrounds and experiences in drawing. Each class will introduce students to the specific tools, techniques, vocabulary, and creative possibilities of this medium.
This introductory class is tailored to those who have never painted and who are ready to take the plunge, and for more advanced painters who want to keep their current skills honed.
Working in our spacious, professional painting studio, students will use oil (strongly recommended) or acrylic paint to learn basic techniques of this expansive medium. The fundamental elements of color, design, form, and content will be explored through studio work and slide lectures. / Some basic knowledge of drawing is recommended. / Open to students ages 16 and above.
Called “the City of the Big Shoulders” by poet Carl Sandburg, Chicago has repeatedly reinvented itself, giving rise to iconic architectural forms such as the skyscraper, and residential styles ranging from the opulent mansions of the Gilded Age to the “Prairie School” homes of Frank Lloyd Wright and his followers. This class will explore Chicago’s architectural and artistic history through presentations featuring projected visuals and video clips.
Capture a child's imagination with original artwork while learning the tricks of the illustration trade. During this class, students will explore the wide range of children's book illustration, from traditional to contemporary.
This class will cover various approaches and strategies of comic book writing.
The script is the bridge between writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Students will learn to script for both themselves, and for editors, in a variety of formats and house styles. Creation of scripts for different companies and for online publication will be discussed.
Do you have a design project that you want to start but don't know where to begin? Has your day job taken some of the passion out of your portfolio? Have you started a personal project but are having a hard time completing it without the benefit of regular feedback? Perhaps you just miss showing new work to a group of trusted colleagues?
This class, ideal for those who work in both print and on the web, will cover concise, straightforward instruction on how to get started with Adobe Illustrator and how to work toward the creation of images and text with more sophisticated tools and techniques.
This introductory class will provide the groundwork for creating professional quality, print- and screen-ready documents using Adobe's page-layout program, InDesign.
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