ART404 Nature Illustrations
| Type of Offering: | Class | ||||||
| Campus: |  Beaverton | ||||||
| Description: | Using fine point technical pens, learn the fine art of illustration. This is not a drawing class. In illustration you will learn how to illustrate each scale, feather, or hair. You will learn the skill of really examining what different textures nature possesses and then how to illustrate what you see. Illustrations of this nature are professional and take time. You will be surprised how well you can illustrate with simple instructions on how to perform the skills necessary to create a good textbook quality illustration. We will start with black ink and then progress to a full color illustration. All skills learned also apply to medical illustration. | ||||||
| Important Notes: | Bring all illustration supplies to each class. | ||||||
| Instructor: | Barry Shapiro | ||||||
| Subject Area: | Art | ||||||
| Other Areas Covered: | Science | ||||||
| Age: | 10 - Adult | ||||||
| Prerequisite: | None necessary except you will need diligence, patience, and the will to learn how to illustrate. | ||||||
| Homework Requirement: | Supplemental/Optional | ||||||
| Tuition (Volunteers): | $55.00 | ||||||
| Tuition (Members): | $90.00 | ||||||
| Tuition (Non-Members): | $125.00 | ||||||
| Material/Lab Fee: | $20.00 | ||||||
| Parents: | Parent welcome. | ||||||
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About the Instructor: Barry Shapiro
Barry Shapiro has taught A.P. Biology, Chemistry, Physical Anthropology, Physical Oceanography, Marine Biology, Animal Behavior, Biological Illustration, Digital Imaging, and Vertebrate Physiology. He has taught at the middle and high school levels and at a Magnet School at the Los Angeles Zoo. Barry retired after thirty-seven years of teaching and still wants to share his knowledge with others. He is an educational consultant, biological illlustrator, nature photographer, and curriculum writer and has been awarded for his teaching at local, state, and national levels.
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