Studio Art
- Offers Instruction for All Levels
- Builds Skills in Drawing, Painting, and Mixed Media
- Affords Visits to NYC Museums and Galleries
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, these courses provide you with the opportunity to experiment with new techniques, explore different media, and unleash your creativity. They focus on specific media—drawing, painting, watercolor, etc.—and subject matter—still-life, portraits, and landscapes.
Drawing and Painting with Mixed Media
Explore the range of media available for painting and drawing, and expand the boundaries of your art.
Introduction to Drawing
Gain an introduction to the fundamental concepts and techniques of drawing.
Linoleum Printmaking
Create prints without a press using a fast and easy method that involves carving and printing from linoleum.
Drawing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
At the Met, sketch the paintings and sculptures of influential artists who are celebrated for their drawings.
Landscape Painting in Central Park
Working with watercolor, oil, and acrylic paints, learn composition, proportion, texture, and mark-making.
Still-Life Drawing
Learn the fundamentals of drawing: selecting a composition, focusing on a concept, and choosing a technique for rendering the objects.
The Art of Drawing Sculpture at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Learn to draw by using sculptures and the drawing study room at The Metropolitan Museum of Art as inspiration.
Collage: The Invention of Images
Explore the creative possibilities of collage using a wide variety of materials and sources that allow for a diverse range of references and imagery.
Cracking Comics: Drawing and Storytelling with Cartoons
Learn how to develop an individualized practice for making cartoons and comics, regardless of your drawing ability or experience.
Drawing Techniques for Art Specialists
Gain deeper insight into the artist’s creative process, and explore the essential concepts and techniques of representational drawing.
Printmaking by Hand: Linoleum Cuts, Collagraphs, and Monotypes
Try handmade printing, exploring a variety of mark-making methods and inking techniques to create your own linoleum cuts, collagraphs, and monotypes.