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CREATE A
CUSTOMIZED ART LESSON PLAN FROM OUR WIDE SELECTION OF ART CLASSES


Custom Package - Personalized Art Lesson Plan includes:

Free Personalized Consultation


One-on-one review of your art skills to date

Evaluation of your art work with a discussion on how can enrich your observational techniques.

Creation of a customized art class schedule that best address your artistic interests and creative development.

 
Nine Workshops

27 hours total (nine art classes 3hours each $16/hour)

Each session art class consists of 3 hours

With a 27 hour prepaid package at your disposal you
can pick and choose nine different art classes from:
 
Drawing Classes
Life Drawing Classes
Painting Classes
Portfolio Preparation Program
Sculpture Classes
• Corporate Workshops
 
Small class sizes – maximum seven people per class

Only Custom Fine Art Classes Toronto that let you explore
all the artistic possibilities you are capable of.

Sign up today by calling 416 822 7773 

 
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DRAWING CLASSES

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Become a master at drawing what you see! Choose a customized lesson plan from all courses offered at Zelski Art. Courses range from beginner to advanced.
Learn how to draw realistic objects and figures from your imagination. Start to create and compose stunning images. To create a customized lesson schedule and personal progress plan call 416 822 7773
 
Ideal Art Classes from Drawing offered at Zelski Art include:
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Introductory Drawing –Materials and Drawing fundamentals (methods of gesture, positive subject, negative space, sighting techniques).
 
Demonstration of sighting techniques and practicing gestures; drawing simple shapes
 
Illustrating how to break more complicated subjects from every day life
into simple shapes, drawing still life with a focus on proportion and perspective

Five scale value-light laboratory – detailed analysis of light and
shadow on geometric shapes

Still Life Drawing - practicing drawing on geometrical and organic shapes
 
Focus on a still life with glass objects
 
Academia of Reflective surfaces such as glowing metal
 
Balanced compositions; exercises for practicing interesting
Compositions traditional versus Contemporary; Light versus Shadow; Space and Subjects;
 
Put it all together Medium, Size, Subject, Composition

Practice and application of light and shadow distribution.

Drawing casts of eyes, ears, lips and nose.
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Cast Study- Learn how the human body really captures light and core and cast shadows.

Draw the value study of cast of Caesar in pencil, charcoal, ink, washes and pastels. Curriculum will benefit those who would like to better their drawing and painting of the human figure.

Basic modeling -sculpturing the shape of objects with pencil

Methods of tonal valuation variety of the mediums (graphite, hard pencil, burnt sienna, charcoal, ink, dry brush)

Chiaroscuro techniques (cloth or cotton stumping, blocks of light and shadow, crosshatching effects.

Academia drawing of the cast of the eye

Academia drawing of the lips

Academia drawing of the ear

Academia drawing of the sculpture Portrait of Voltaire or Cesar

Academia drawing of the sculpture of The Three Graces




LIFE DRAWING - Anatomy Art Classes Toronto

Life Drawing Classes – Anatomy of the Human Body
 
Proportions and perspective of the human body will be explained truly; Separate classes will cover topics on the skeleton and muscle structure of the human body. Pick and choose to strengthen your drawing abilities from the wide selection of life drawing classes. Perfect for practicing and developing essential skills in the representation of the human body. Learn to draw people from life and from your imagination. 
Life Drawing Classes are broken down into 3-hour sessions that cover everything you need for practicing successful drawing of the human form. You can choose the order that you complete the classes to specifically target your personal development.  If you need help choosing the courses that best match your skill set, arrange for a free personalized consultation today by calling 416 822 7773
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Here is the list of our most comprehensive life drawing classes that you can choose from:
 
Introduction to the basic forms of gesture and it importance towards sighting techniques and mapping- drawing negative spaces

Construction of the human figure, canon proportions and perspective

General principles of muscular structure (front, profile and back views)

Construction of the male body

Construction of the female body

Five scale value to represent light and shadow in the human figure

Academia modeling of the figure-sitting pose

Contraposto the standing pose

Contemporary Figurative Drawing - exercises for composition

Introduction to drawing mediums, gestures, sighting techniques, proportions

Drawing simple shapes

Proportions and Perspective of the Head, drawing from a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Head, drawing the scull Art Classes Toronto

Practicing sighting techniques through drawing casts of classical
Sculpture

Chiaroscuro drawings from the cast sculpture the eye, lips, ear, and nose;

Female features -gesture drawings from life model

Male Features-gesture drawings from life model

Self-portraits

Composition and media for the three hour session with a model

Introduction to sighting techniques, five value scale, chiaroscuro and
Sfumato, perspective and proportions of the skeleton- drawing human
Skeleton in a natural scale

Scull -gestures, measurements, perspective, choosing composition for academia drawing

Academia drawing of the scull

Ribcage - gestures, measurements, perspective, choosing composition for academia drawing

Academia of the ribcage

Hipbone- gestures, measurements, perspective, choosing composition for academia drawing Art Classes Toronto

Academia of the Hipbone

Drawing hand and feet of the skeletal structure

Choosing a medium to create an interesting art composition with skeleton elements




PAINTING CLASSES
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 These intensive painting classes will launch students to mastering beautiful composition, colour and light. Instructors will provide step-by-step introductions for fundamentals of all painting techniques. Choose to learn about Watercolours, Acrylics, Oil Painting, and Mixed Media. You can learn about renaissance and contemporary methods of painting. Learn to paint like the renaissance masters using the layering method or find out how
to paint like Monet using Ala Prima technique. Both still life arrangements and life models will be used for studies that hone observation and painting skills.
Classes range from beginners to advanced. Find out what classes will put you on the fast-track to becoming a master, arrange a free personalized consultation by calling 416 822 7773.

Painting Classes for you to choose from at Zelski Art
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Water Colour Basics

Water Colour Advanced

Water Colour Effects

Understanding the properties of Acrylics

Landscapes in the making – Composition and Perspective

Anatomy of a successful under painting - Studies in Black and White –

Anatomy of a successful under painting - Monochromatic Studies in Acrylic Art Classes Toronto

Colour Theory - Primaries, Secondary, Tertiary, Complements, Split complements, Colour Harmonies

Painting using the Layering Method with Oils

Glazing with Oil and Various Mediums

Compositional Studies - A la Prima techniques

Textural Exploration of Painting Techniques - Brushstrokes

Renaissance Methods of Painting

Contemporary Paint Effects

Painting Portraits

Painting Flesh Tones – Representing the Human Body in full colour




PORTFOLIO PREPARATION PROGRAM ART CLASSES TORONTO
 
Stop worrying about whether you are going to be accepted and prepare your portfolio at Zelski Art. Bring your portfolio requirements to get started with a personal schedule to learn the techniques you need to get accepted to the program of your choice. Create succesful pieces for your application with the help of professional instructors. Students will be fully prepared for university or college drawing exams, where required. Through art classes, demonstrations and practice, students will strengthen their portfolios and prepare themselves for the competitive environments.
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Fundamental drawing techniques play a major role in these art classes, and include pencil, conte, ink, pastel and charcoal. Students will have ample opportunity to practice perspective drawing in the following sessions:
• Life drawing: Instruction will be provided on how to draw a head, hand and feet.
• Everyday objects: Students learn to draw items such as a coffeemaker, vacuum cleaner, telephone, tubular structures etc.
• Perspective of space: Examples of perspective drawing include studies of a corner of the room.
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-Choose from all the classes offered at our studio to create a succesful portfolio, call 416 822 7773 for a free personalized consultation.




SCULPTURE CLASSES

Create a self-portrait bust, or a portrait bust of a loved
    one from teracotta, plaster, and learn the structure of
    three dimensial shapes of the  head
 
Learn modelling in clay from life model and still life
   and learn about moulds and casting techniques
 
Work with compositions based on three dimensional
    abstract shapes
 
Translate a drawing for a sculptural project under the
    guidance of our instructors
 
Find out how to create patina finishes in all colors and
    textures for future artistic projects in various materials






Zelski Art Corporate Workshops
Help your staff refresh the fundamentals of their craft in a fun, relaxed “art party” atmosphere. Zelski Art Corporate Workshops offer professional groups working in the field of design, from graphic art to industrial and interior design, specially developed training sessions tailored to your industry and group needs. Working in a non-competitive team environment, participants will experiment with a variety of media and learn to look at art in new, creative ways.

Through demonstrations, handouts and hands-on activities, these specially designed workshops will:
• Enhance drawing skills, thereby building confidence
• Enrich compositional elements
• Strengthen your design team and foster respect for the skills and abilities of fellow colleagues through a series of friendly, group exercises

Sessions include:
• Life model and still life drawing
• Review of art history and how it influences design
• Group exhibition

Zelski Art workshop formats are flexible, varying from a four-hour, one-day session to a series of weekly four-hour sessions, making it easy to fit into your work schedule. Minimum four participants. Special gift certificates are also available, to inquire call 416-822-7773 or email


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