Drawing for Adults | Exploring Oil Pastels: Wintery Windows AADL.TV

This month, Payton will help viewers find inspiration in the paintings of artist Andrew Wyeth.  Watch as Payton demonstrates the layering of oil pastels and draws a realistic, sombre window with snow falling softly around it. For this project, you'll need a sheet of black construction or drawing paper, oil pastels, a pencil, an eraser, and some paper towels.

Drawing for Adults | Autumn Still Life: Watercolor Washes on AADL.TV

This week, Payton will demonstrate how to capture the warm ambience of autumn in a  watercolor still life!  For this class, you'll need a sheet of watercolor paper,  watercolor paint sets, watercolor brushes, cups of water, pencils, erasers, and paper towel or rags. 

This program is a partnership with the Ann Arbor Art Center.

Drawing for Adults | Botanical Leaf Illustrations | Virtual Edition on AADL.TV

This week, learn how to create realistic leaves from observation. Reference images will be used for this project. For this activity, you will need paper, colored pencils, eraser, and something that realistically portrays a plant, such as a photograph in a book or magazine.

This program is a partnership with the Ann Arbor Art Center.

Drawing for Adults | Dotty Dreamscapes on AADL.TV

This month, Payton will demonstrate how to create the visual illusion of movement as we compose dreamy landscapes.  Learn how to work from your imagination and use acrylic paint and dotting techniques to make a visually compelling, flowing image.  Materials used in this lesson include acrylic paints, brushes, cotton swabs, canvas paper, water cups, paper towels or rags, pencils, and erasers

 

Drawing for Adults | Pen & Ink: Exploring Mark-Making on AADL.TV

Mark-making refers to the different ways in which we can use lines, patterns, marks, and textures to create interesting and engaging images. In this lesson, explore and experiment with a variety of ways to use mark-making to elevate your drawings. For this activity, you will need a sheet of paper, a pencil, eraser, and assortment of black ink pens.

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Drawing for Adults | Monochromatic Watercolor Trees in Perspective on AADL.TV

Join Payton and learn how to work with a monochromatic watercolor palette while painting trees from the perspective of someone looking up at them. For this activity, you will need a sheet of watercolor or multimedia paper, a set of watercolor paints, brushes, a cup of water, a pencil, eraser, a ruler, and paper towel or a rag.