Wednesday: Visionary Lab: Mechanical Pencils [Ages 12-14](NEW!)

Do you love the precision of a mechanical pencil? You can create beautifully-shaded pencil sketches and drawings with a mechanical pencil by using techniques only slightly different than those used with traditional pencils. In this class, you will develop your drawing skills by learning to create a value scale and transition of shades with a unique way of holding the pencils. Learn the basics of shading with mechanical pencils and you will create depth and realism in your drawings.

About the Teaching Artist: Aarti Mantri
Aarti Mantri is a freelance artist in acrylic and mixed media paintings based in New Jersey. Art has always been a part of her since childhood; she was inspired and encouraged by her mother who is an artist in India. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design and worked for over 5 years in the field, specializing in stained glass and landscaping. Nonetheless, her passion for fine arts forced her to pursue a career as a painter. Most of her work is on canvas with various techniques and mediums that adds texture to a painting. Aarti conducts classes and workshops for children and adults, and is a certified Grumbacher Art instructor. Her goal is to train her students with the easy skills of painting at the same time encourage to use their own imagination and ideas.

Teaching Artist: Aarti Mantri

Ages 12-14: Wednesdays, 5:45-6:45pm: 8 sessions
April 10 - June 5 (No Class April 24)
$108 Member | $120 non-Member  
Materials fee due first day of class: $40

Late fee of $25 will apply from April 1, 2019