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Complete Coursebook

Our complete coursebook for all of the fine art education classes offered at Cultivate. 

Please see current classes below for what we are offering each semester.

Toddler/Preschooler Art Classes:  Ages 3-6
Boy in Art Class

Young Artist Series 

Lower Elementary Art Classes: Ages 6-9

Intro/Foundation
Intro to Art/Art Foundations 


Drawing
Intro to Drawing

Advanced Drawing

Scratchboard 

Charcoal Drawing

Oil and Soft Pastel Drawing 
 

Comics
Intro to Comics

Comics: Inking and Color

Comic Book Writing
 

Collage
Intro to Collage

Collage and Drawing 


Painting
Intro to Painting

Intro to Acrylic Painting

Intro to Waterpaints

Painting and Mixed Media 
 

Photography
Intro to Photography

Photography:  Imagery and collections:  Observing collections of materials and photographing them.  Includes photography games for children - featuring color and texture scavenger hunts, finding object pairs, and building a collection of printed work.  Course includes all printing of photos by students.  
 

Sculpture
Intro to Sculpture

Paper Sculpture 

Clay

Dioramas 


Fiber Arts
Weaving

Felting 

Upper Elementary Art Classes: Ages 9-12

Intro/Foundation
Intro to Art/Art Foundations 


Drawing
Intro to Drawing

Advanced Drawing

Scratchboard 

Charcoal Drawing

Oil and Soft Pastel Drawing 
 

Comics
Intro to Comics

Comics: Inking and Color

Comic Book Writing
 

Collage
Intro to Collage

Collage and Drawing 


Painting
Intro to Painting

Intro to Acrylic Painting

Intro to Waterpaints

Painting and Mixed Media 
 

Photography
Intro to Photography

Photography:  Imagery and collections:  Observing collections of materials and photographing them.  Includes photography games for children - featuring color and texture scavenger hunts, finding object pairs, and building a collection of printed work.  Course includes all printing of photos by students.  
 

Sculpture
Intro to Sculpture

Paper Sculpture 

Clay

Dioramas 


Fiber Arts
Weaving

Felting 

Sketching
Teen Art Classes
Creative process

Intro/Foundation
Intro to Art/Art Foundations 


Drawing
Intro to Drawing

Advanced Drawing

Drawing from Observation - still life and portraiture 

Figure Drawing

Fashion Illustration

Architecture Drawing

Scratchboard 

Charcoal Drawing

Oil and Soft Pastel Drawing 
 

Comics
Intro to Comics

Advanced Comics

The Art of Illustration

Comic Books: Character Creation and Development

Comics: Inking and Color

Comic Book Writing

Figure Drawing for Cartoonists
 

Illustration
Intro to Illustration

Children’s Book Illustration
 

Collage
Collage and Still Life

Collage Portrait

Modern Collage


Painting
Intro to Painting

Intro to Acrylic Painting

Intro to Waterpaints

Intro to Oil Painting

Painting and Mixed Media 

Painting from Observation 

Watercolor Botanicals

Watercolor Expressions

Portraiture Painting 
 

Photography
Intro to Digital Photography

Advanced Digital Photography

Intro to Film Photography

Darkroom Photography 

Advanced Darkroom Photography

Street Photography

Alternative Photographic Processes

Documentary Photography

Utilizing Natural Light in Portraiture:  Getting photos of your family

Smartphone Photography: Developing your style 

Series and Sequence in Photography: Develop and execute a series of work, and discover the way series photography can expand narrative and deepen discussion

Telling Your Story: Narrative Photography:  Develop a unique photographic storytelling perspective and define your personal narrative voice
 

New Media and 4d Video and Performance
Foundation: Intro to Video, Performance, and Installation

Artist as Curator 
 

Sculpture
Intro to Sculpture

Paper Sculpture 

Clay

Dioramas 


Fiber Arts
Weaving

Felting 


Additional Courses
Autobiographical Collage
Intro to Social Justice Art

Intro to Community Art

Art and Social Activism 

Color Theory 

Zines and Artist’s Books

Adult Continuing Education Art Classes
Walking In Gallery

Intro/Foundation
Intro to Art/Art Foundations 


Drawing
Intro to Drawing

Advanced Drawing

Drawing from Observation - still life and portraiture 

Figure Drawing

Fashion Illustration

Architecture Drawing

Scratchboard 

Charcoal Drawing

Oil and Soft Pastel Drawing 
 

Comics
Intro to Comics

Advanced Comics

The Art of Illustration

Comic Books: Character Creation and Development

Comics: Inking and Color

Comic Book Writing

Figure Drawing for Cartoonists
 

Illustration
Intro to Illustration

Children’s Book Illustration
 

Collage

Collage and Still Life

Collage Portrait

Modern Collage


Painting
Intro to Painting

Intro to Acrylic Painting

Intro to Waterpaints

Intro to Oil Painting

Painting and Mixed Media 

Painting from Observation 

Watercolor Botanicals

Watercolor Expressions

Portraiture Painting 
 

Photography
Intro to Digital Photography

Advanced Digital Photography

Intro to Film Photography

Darkroom Photography 

Advanced Darkroom Photography

Street Photography

Alternative Photographic Processes

Documentary Photography

Utilizing Natural Light in Portraiture:  Getting photos of your family

Smartphone Photography: Developing your style 

Series and Sequence in Photography: Develop and execute a series of work, and discover the way series photography can expand narrative and deepen discussion

Telling Your Story: Narrative Photography:  Develop a unique photographic storytelling perspective and define your personal narrative voice
 

New Media and 4d Video and Performance
Foundation: Intro to Video, Performance, and Installation

Artist as Curator 
 

Sculpture
Intro to Sculpture

Paper Sculpture 

Clay

Dioramas 


Fiber Arts
Weaving

Felting 


Additional Courses
Autobiographical Collage
Intro to Social Justice Art

Intro to Community Art

Art and Social Activism 

Color Theory 

Zines and Artist’s Books

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