Time : 6:30PM - 9:30PM CDT on Tue --- Open to all levels, this class will introduce painting materials including: surfaces, grounds & oil painting media. Students will learn about the essentials for creating dimensional, life-like paintings including: Luminous flesh tones, composition & design, values, edges, color harmony, color temperature for lighting conditions, and paint […]

Time : 2:00PM - 5:00PM CDT on Sun --- How can one improve pictorial ideas and techniques? What are essential tools and concepts employed by visual artists? This course covers the basics of composition, perspective drawing, and color theory and application. Through a series of short projects, students investigate ideas and techniques used by painters […]

Time : 6:00PM - 9:00PM CDT on Wed --- A first in Chicago! Comparative anatomy classes at the Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts. During this series of classes, we'll study the skeleton of the foot and then their muscles and tendons with an anatomical, morphological and phenomenological approach. The course is equally theoretical […]

Time : 10:00AM - 1:00PM CDT on Thur --- A first in Chicago! Comparative anatomy classes at the Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts. During this series of classes, we'll study the skeleton of the foot and then their muscles and tendons with an anatomical, morphological and phenomenological approach. The course is equally theoretical […]

Time : 10:30AM - 1:00PM CDT on Thur --- In this online class, you will learn to implement key concepts and watercolor painting techniques that will allow you to have a deeper understanding of the medium. Each art lesson includes one-on-one guidance with focus on the top principles of creating a solid painting: • How […]

Time : 6:00PM - 8:30PM CDT on Thur --- Create and improve your sculpting skills in this class designed for the beginner and intermediate levels. Learn to apply simple drawing skills to sculpting the figure in a casual environment. Instruction is given both on an individual basis as well as the whole group. This class […]

Time : 9:00AM - 3:30PM CDT on Fri --- In this class, students will draw four different nude figures or portraits from life in graphite (one drawing per week). Students can decide whether they wish to draw the figure or portrait each week. Instruction will include demonstrations and individual critiques, and will focus on understanding the gesture, […]

Time : 10:00AM - 1:00PM CDT on Sat --- Your artistic journey starts with fundamentals of watercolor painting: the art of expressing nuanced form through both transparent and opaque techniques. Whether working from your own photographs, found images, or directly from still life, you’ll develop a keen eye for detail and compositions. As the course […]

Time : 9:00AM - 12:00PM CDT on Sat --- The course introduces approaches to drawing the half figure, focusing on the face, upper body, and hands. The course provides concepts and techniques that assist the student in improving their ability to capture a likeness and graceful figure movement. This is done by annotating the anatomical […]