FA25 (C) Bryan Thompson’s Drawing for Beginners
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Date/Time:
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Fri 11/7/2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
This class continues on: Fri 11/14/2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM Fri 11/21/2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM Fri 12/5/2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM Fri 12/12/2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM Fri 12/19/2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
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Location:
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Abernathy Arts Center
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Class Price:
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$200.00
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Notes:
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*Please note that there will be NO CLASS on Friday, November 28, 2025! *
Supply List: • Graphite Pencils: A complete set of graphite pencils that range from Hard, Medium, and Soft. You can replace these pencils individually as they start to wear down. Derwent, Staedtler, or Caran d’Ache Grafwood Pencils are good. • SURFACES: • 18" x 24" or 14” x 17”, 80 lbs. Strathmore Drawing Paper Pad 400 Series • Drawing Board large enough for 18” X 24” Drawing Paper
• MISCELLANEOUS: • Drawing Board with clamps, large enough for 18" x 24" • Pencil Sharpener (cordless electric or traditional manual recommended) • Drafting Eraser, Kneaded Eraser, and mechanical eraser with refills if possible. • Acid-free drafting tape • Spray Fixative • Blending stumps • Ruler
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This course provides students with the opportunity to explore the basics of Drawing, utilizing fundamental techniques in quick sketching, refined drawings, and final renderings with light and shadow. As a class, we will construct and render basic geometric forms, and graduate to more complex objects with textures to give them a realistic three-dimensional appearance. The Drawing medium we will be using for this course is Graphite.
*Please note that there will be NO CLASS on Friday, November 28, 2025! *
For convenient parking located nearest the tennis courts, use the following GPS address: 6621 Bridgewood Valley Road, NW, Sandy Springs, GA 30328.
Instructor Bio:
Bryan Thompson is a local Atlanta Artist receiving his BFA in Drawing and Painting from Kennesaw State University, and a Master's in Visual Development from the Academy of Art University. He has over a decade of experience in higher education teaching, utilizing a multitude of media, including traditional graphite and pastel drawing, oil painting, pen and ink drawing, and digital drawing and painting. Bryan's subjects range from classical Still Life compositions, Portraiture, Figure Drawing, Figure Painting, and Landscapes to Character, Creature, and Prop Design dedicated to Games and Film.

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