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Arts | Quick Draw: Let's Learn Figure-Drawing!
2024-10-17 16:00:00 2024-10-17 17:00:00 America/New_York Arts | Quick Draw: Let's Learn Figure-Drawing! A program where aspiring artists can learn the basics of traditional art, figure-drawing, and how to utilize negative spaces in your pieces. Norcross Branch -

Thursday, October 17
4:00pm - 5:00pm

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A program where aspiring artists can learn the basics of traditional art, figure-drawing, and how to utilize negative spaces in your pieces.

This program will be for those who love to draw, have an interest in drawing, or plan on becoming artists in the future. We will learn about traditional art, how to draw figures using shapes and shadows, and how to draw complete pieces using negative spaces. This program promotes creativity and teamwork, as students will be highly encouraged to interact with each other when creating their pieces.

AGE GROUP: | Ages 12 - 15 |

EVENT TYPE: | Education | Arts |

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