Drawing Without Boundaries
“Drawing Without Boundaries” celebrates the liberating art of unrestrained creativity. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a curious beginner, this approach encourages you to explore diverse materials, techniques, and subject matter to foster creativity and self-expression.
For the first class, bring the following materials:
- Drawing pencils: HB, 2B, and 4B
- Pencil sharpener
- Kneaded eraser
- Drawing pad: 11” x 14”
Prerequisites or Prior Knowledge
None
Teaching & Learning Activities
- Lesson One: Investigate the art of dynamic line through automatic drawing, blind contour drawing, gesture, and more!
- Lesson Two & Three: Experiment with multiple mark-making techniques to describe shape, light, and shadow. The concepts of chiaroscuro and Notan will be introduced.
- Lesson Four: Discover how to exploit a toned surface to express mass and form in a figure or portrait drawing.
- Lesson Five: Explore the subtractive sketching method where your eraser becomes a drawing tool!
- Lesson Six: Practice sketching with brush, ink, and water-based media.
- Lesson Seven: Express your inner artist by bending the rules of composition and colour!
- Lesson Eight: Unleash your creativity as you combine texture, pattern, and collage into an abstract drawing.
Course Materials
For this course, you will need:
- Drawing pencils: HB, 2B, 4B, 6B
- Pencil sharpener
- Several sticks of compressed black charcoal
- Several sticks of medium willow charcoal
- Several sticks of compressed white charcoal or conte
- Dry pastels
- Kneaded eraser
- Drawing paper
- Charcoal paper
- Toned paper
- Watercolour paper
- 4 large bulldog clips
Approximate cost of materials: $75
Purchase materials at:
- Avenue des Arts
- Omer deSerres
- Hachem
Winter 2026
Evening Sessions
Feb 05 - Mar 26Thu
Thursday, Feb 05 - Thursday, Mar 26
Day | Time | Room Number |
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Thursday | 18:00 - 21:00 | 3B.25 |
Additional Information
Delivery Method: | On Campus |
Price: | $216.00 plus tax |
Total Hours: | 24 |
Course Number: | 340026 |
Registration Start Date: | Sunday, Nov 02, 2025 |
Registration End Date: | Saturday, Jan 31, 2026 |
Maximum Class Size: | 12 |
Teacher: | TBA |
Status: | Registration for this section starts on Sunday, Nov 02, 2025 |