Portrait Drawing with Tom Quinn

Six Mondays, April 14-May 19, 3-5 p.m.

$168, a supply list will be emailed upon registration

It’s a common belief that no subject is more difficult than a human likeness. A good portrait calls for the same skills of observation and experience as a landscape or a still life.

This class begins with the anatomy and proportions of the human head, and move on to the skills of creating a convincing likeness.

Week 1 - Introduction to portrait drawing, discussing common mistakes and a demonstration of drawing from a photo.

Week 2 - Drawing from a plastic skull and plaster casts of the human eye, ear, nose, and mouth.

Week 3 - Charcoal drawing.

Week 4 - Charcoal drawing on brown paper, with white highlights.

Week 5 - Line drawing with ink markers.

Week 6 - Charcoal drawing with students taking turns posing.

The class registration fee will show as Ticket Goat on your bank statement. The instructor will have a list of names, so tickets are not necessary.

• Washington State law (ESSB 5814) requires that certain services be taxed when sold. Art classes fall under this new law and we are required to charge sales tax on all in-person and online classes.
• Refunds or class credit will not be issued for missed classes.
• Refunds will only be issued in the event of a class cancellation by the Spokane Art School.
• Preregistration is required for all classes. Instructors can not take payments.
• Online registration closes 48 hours before the class begins.
• Classes with fewer than three registrations will be cancelled and the registration fee will be refunded.