Learning to paint Wildlife is a fullfulling beautiful art form that provides a wonderful starting point for beginning artist. Children will learn how to draw and paint a variety wildlife. Any drawing that the student do in the previous class will help them start their paintings for this class. Children with practice basic drawing techniques, how to drawing and painting from photographs and learn how to paint with acrylics.

Pencil Drawing is beautiful art Form that provides a wonderful starting point for beginning artist. Pencil is a forgiving medium and the precision and control that pencil allows an make it an ideal for creating intricate textures and fascinating features of a variety of wildlife. Children with practicing basic drawing techniques, how to drawing from photographs and drawing animals in action.

Toon Time: Born to Draw Drawing Program (ages 7-11) At University of New Mexico Continuing Education

While having fun drawing cartoon characters, students will be introduced to the formal elements of drawing, including line, shape, placement, angles, textures, value, color and perspective. Note: Materials will be provided. Register online at the UNM Link 

Course Number: 17544
Cost: $120

M – Th 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM 4 sessions 

Instructor: Elaine Cimino
Location:See monitors inside bldg

Watercolor and Pastel Class (ages 7-11) UNM WEST in Rio Rancho

Explore painting with beautiful watercolor and pastels. You’ll use the Born to Draw children’s drawing iBook program to learn observational drawing through mark making, line, shape, placement, textures, value, color, and perspective. You’ll complete a drawing of an animal or a still life during class time and make a portfolio. Note: A $25 materials fee will be collected at the first class.

WIA: Wed, Feb 24 – Mar 23, 2:00-4:00pm @ UNM West
Tuition: $95

This comprehensive course offers classical drawing training for budding artists. During class, you’ll learn about: mark making, contour line drawing, and value studies and you’ll study work created by historic and contemporary artists. You’ll make drawings from still life and photographs, complete observational drawings with lit subject matter, and draw life-sized self-portraits. Note: A $15 materials fee will be collected at the first class.
WIA: Sat, Feb. 20 – Mar 26, 11:00am-1:00pm @ UNM West
Tuition: $95

Zentangle Drawing Camp (ages 6-11) @ UNM WEST
If you like to draw patterns or doodle, you’ll like “Zentangle” drawing, a fun, Zen-like way of creating images through repetitive patterns and shapes. With Zentangles, every mark you make is drawn deliberately and consciously. During this course, you’ll study symbols while making cool graphics with Zentangles. Note: A $15 materials fee will be collected at the first class.
WIB: Feb 15-16 @ UNM WEST in Rio Rancho from 9:30-11 am
Tuition: $39