Basic Drawing Skills for Creativity & Productivity
Explore, Experiment, Express! The Scribbles Institute Drawing Lab lessons are perfect for teachers, students, parents, retirees, business owners, artists, designers, engineers, corporate executives—anyone with the desire to learn basic drawing skills for everyday life.
Learn drawing strategies and techniques with confidence!
Drawing Lab lessons give you hands-on learning in our creative Santa Cruz studio with Rob Court. Adult and youth sessions are always forming for all ability levels.
What You’ll Learn In Drawing Lab:
Level 1: Explore!
Core Skills (4, 2-hour studio sessions): Gripping the pencil, blocking in shapes, measuring proportions, and perceiving space. Beginners–especially those who think they can’t draw–quickly gain confidence in our fun, informative sessions.
Level 2: Experiment!
Develop core skills and strategies (4, 2-hour studio sessions) while learning to use different media (graphite, charcoal, pastels, ink), drawing papers, and techniques. You are introduced to basic principles in composition as you learn to draw from observation and the imagination. Begin investigating areas of interest in drawing such as sketchbooks, illustration, design, and animation.
Level 3: Express!
Hone your core skills as we help you to find and express your voice through the language of drawing. Whether it’s more intensive studies in realism or surrealism, concept art or fine art, the Scribbles Institute Drawing Lab provides the guidance and tools for drawing out your inner artist.
Adult Drawing Lab
Relax, listen to the music, eat some snacks, and enjoy learning to draw!
Whether you want to draw with charcoal on paper or with a stylus on an iPad, the Adult Drawing Lab is for you. Small class size ensures plenty of personal attention from your drawing coach. Refreshments are served.
What do you want to draw today?
See Adult Lab Details & Cost
Cost: $150 gets you 4, 2-hour sessions of weekly Adult Drawing Lab (materials included). You have a maximum of 2 months (8 weeks) to complete your sessions. Register and pay online. Or pay by check or credit card at first session (contact us to reserve a seat and the date you’re coming).
Wednesday evening Adult Drawing Lab sessions: Level 1 (beginner): 6-8pm, Level 2: 6:30-8:30pm, Level 3: 6:30-8:30pm. Sessions are ongoing so you can start on any Wednesday.
Adult and youth private Drawing Lab sessions with Rob, once per week, feature lessons in basic observational drawing skills. Also available: Intensive (but always fun!) private coaching for improving your skills and personalized direction on how to apply drawing to creative projects and productivity.
A safe studio environment for collaboration and creativity
For young artists (13-17 years) who want to learn fundamental observational drawing skills. Small class size ensures that each sketcher gets personal attention with their particular lesson.
Learn useful drawing skills for school and work
See Youth Lab Details & Cost
Level 1 youth students begin with our 4-week Core Skills program; then we direct them into areas of interest such as concept art, animation, and fine art.
Cost: $150 gets you 4, 2-hour sessions of weekly Youth Drawing Lab (materials included). You have a maximum of 2 months (8 weeks) to complete your sessions. Register and pay online. Or pay by check or credit card at first session (contact us to reserve a seat and the date you’re coming).
Thursday evening Youth Drawing Lab sessions: Levels 1,2,3: 6-8pm. Sessions are ongoing so you can start on any Thursday. If you have a group of 4-6 young artists, we can organize a specialized class for them. Refreshments are served.
Parents & kids share the experience of learning observational drawing skills
The family that draws together, has fun together! Our Draw With Your Kids program (7-12 years old, and parent) teaches a meaningful approach to exploring and applying your child’s innate desire to draw. Parents and kids learn fundamental skills such as gripping the pencil, drawing with lines and shapes, observational drawing, and sketching 3D objects.
Learning to draw from life is… well… what does this smile tell you?
See Draw With Kids Details & Cost
Cost: $225 (one parent, one child) gets you 4, 2-hour sessions of weekly Draw With Your Kids (materials included). You have a maximum of 2 months (8 weeks) to complete your sessions. Register and pay online. Or pay by check or credit card at first session (contact us to reserve a seat and the date you’re coming).
Thursday evening Draw With Your Kids sessions: Levels 1,2,3: 6-8pm. Sessions are ongoing so you can start on any Thursday. Draw With Your Kids class size is limited to 4 parents, 1 child each. Open to all beginners. Minimum age of children is 7 years old. Refreshments are served.
