The Fundamentals of Drawing are a series of classes with instructor and artist Julie Tyslicky, created as in-depth skill-building classes that will teach you to draw from the ground level. Fundamentals 1 starts with teaching you how to go about handling the nervousness and fear of making a mistake, moving on to contour line drawing, observation and its importance to the drawing process, layering graphite to create different values, why values are needed, highlight and shadow and the role they play, negative space, and finally putting it all together to create drawings you will be pleasantly surprised you can actually create.

If you have always wanted to know how to draw but didn’t know where to begin; whether you want to learn to draw in your own home just for pleasure; if you want to develop skills to enter juried shows or build your skills for painting, this is an excellent series for you to get started down that path.

This 12-week series will be held from 3:30-5:30 pm Mondays, April 1-June 17 in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway St, Mt. Pleasant, MI.

A teaser class, Try This! Drawing is available for students considering the full series. More information can be found HERE.