Intro to Graphite Drawing: Still Life

Skill Level: Beginner
Age: 16+,Teens, Adults | 4 Weeks
Thursday | 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Date: Jan 8th to Jan 29th, 2026

Intro to Graphite Drawing: Still Life

Dates: Jan 8, 15, 22, 29 | Every Thursday
Time: 6:00 -7:30 pm
Skill Level: Beginners
Target: 16+ Teens and Adults
All Materials Included

Want to learn how to draw still life subjects like fruits? In this 4-week course, you will learn the basics of graphite drawing that you can apply to drawing still life subjects. Lessons include transferring a sketch from a reference image, shading, blending, layering, adding shadows and highlights. This practice will help improve your observational skills that will help train you to draw freehand.

What to expect:  
Throughout the course, students will work on drawing a still life subject which will start with drawing a sphere, how to transfer a sketch from a reference image onto paper, shading, blending, and layering. As drawing takes time, this single still life subject will be finished across the four weeks of the course so students are expected to attend all four sessions.

WEEK 1: Practice shading different values and draw a 3D sphere
WEEK 2: Sketching based on a reference image
WEEK 3: Blocking the shadows, start shading
WEEK 4: Blending the graphite, refining the drawing by deepening the shadows and adding highlights

What students will learn:  
– How to draw based on a reference image
– How to block shadows
– How to shade different values
– How to blend the graphite pencil
– How to deepen shadows and add highlights

Upon completion of this course, you will take home a polished, vibrant graphite drawing, demonstrating a clear mastery of the techniques and artistic skills covered.

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