Drawing with Tone
The Arts | Available (Membership Required)
Have you ever seen a drawing with beautiful, shaded objects and wished you could do that? You can! You can draw with lines; you can draw with tone or a combination of both. Drawing with tone [dark and light areas] is shading. In this
course you will learn three different techniques to make beautifully shaded objects. After learning, practicing and mastering these blending techniques, you will learn to draw and shade a variety of manufactured and natural objects using tone. Each technique and skill will be demonstrated. Individual help from the instructor is always available. We will be using graphite.
The instructor will bring these supplies to class for your use:
Graphite Pencil: 2B
Graphite Pencil: 6B
Graphite Bars
Vinyl Eraser
Cotton Balls
Stumps
You need to bring to class:
Drawing pad
A. Your choice of size – a very small or a very big pad is more difficult to use
B. I suggest 65 lb. or heavier paper [the higher number, the heavier the paper]
Allen Reamer
Allen Reamer, Allen - Has produced art and taught studio art and art history for most of his life. He was fortunate to come from generations of artists. His undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate education was in studio art and art history. Allen has taught high school to graduate-level classes. He has been recognized by various organizations for his teaching and artwork. He has been active in local and national art organizations, including representing D.C. art educators at the national level for a decade. He teaches over 175 studio art classes and over 230 art history classes.