For Adult Students

$168

Tuesdays, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025

Perspective is to drawing what grammar is to writing and scales are to music. It provides a structure to art by dictating where objects must be placed and which directions the angles go to achieve that vital third dimension of depth. From one-point, two-point and three-point perspective, we move on to circles, shadows, and reflections. Best of all you don’t have to be an artist to draw well in perspective — when you know how to use the tools, they do the drawing for you.

PERSPECTIVE DRAWING SUPPLY LIST 

  • Drawing Board If you don’t have a drafting table at home, you should have a drawing board to tilt against a flat table and rest in your lap. Any plywood or masonite board of at least 15 by 15 inches will do. Spokane Art Supply has a 16 x 21” wooden board, and a 19” x 20” masonite clipboard.
  • T-Square At least 15 inches. Spokane Art Supply has an 18-inch transparent edge T-square. You can also get them at Staples or Office Depot. The best T-Squares are those with a flat edge, not beveled, on the “T.”
  • Ruler Any ruler will do, but an especially good model is the flat C-thru ruler with a grid.
  • Triangles One 45/90 degree and one 30/60, each with at least a 5-inch hypotenuse.
  • Protractor
  • Compass Staples and Office Depot have good compass kits in the $10 range. Plastic compasses slip too easily to be practical. The cheap metal kind with a pencil clip are acceptable but may not have a wide enough radius.
  • Graphite Pencil
  • Red Pencil
  • Blue Pencil
  • Kneaded Eraser
  • Paper Should be at least 11” x 14.” Strathmore drawing paper comes in a pad of 50 sheets, 11” x 14” Larger sizes, up to 16” x 20,” are even better.
  • Portable Pencil Sharpener
  • Masking Tape

*Pre-registration is required for Art School classes; classes will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Students will be registered ONLY on receipt of payment. Enrollment requirements for all classes: 3 students minimum. Classes with low enrollment are cancelled 48 hours before the class is scheduled to begin.

*Refunds and Cancellation Policies: If a class is cancelled due to low enrollment, a full refund will be issued. Refunds or class credit will not be issued for any other reason than cancellation of a class due to low enrollment.