Family Day Closed

admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:18:15 +0000

Sketch Art Supplies will be closed on Monday, February 20th for Family Day. Regular hours resume Tuesday, February 21st.

Early Spring Classes Posted

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:07:18 +0000

Class Listings

A. Basics of Art

Monday evenings
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb 27 – April 2

Please make sure to attend all classes. Refunds and/or make up sessions will not be given to students who miss classes. You must attend each class on the same day you signed up for.

Duration: 6 weeks total: 2 hours per lesson
Location: 1713 2 Street N.W. (Mount Pleasant area)
Instructor: Ljubica Todorovic
Contact: (403) 450-1917
Fee: $262.50 includes some materials & GST. ($43.75 per class)

Basic Art Lessons is for anyone interested in introductory art classes. Some materials are included. Students are encouraged to purchase a sketchbook and a drawing tool (like a pencil) so that they can take notes and/or work on improving their skills at home. We will cover: Composition, Perspective, Handling of materials, Drawing from life, Drawing from your own photographs, Using wet media as a drawing tool, Portraits, Gesture drawing, Colour Mixing & Theory.

B. Painting Classes

Available Days

Intro to Oil Painting
Tuesday evenings
6:30 pm – 9 pm
Feb 28 – April 3

Intro to Acrylic Painting
Wednesday evenings
6:30 pm – 9 pm
Feb 29 – April 4

Please make sure to attend all classes. Refunds and/or make up sessions will not be given to students who miss classes.

Duration: 6 weeks total per group: 2.5 hours per lesson.
Location: 1713 2 Street N.W. (Mount Pleasant area)
Instructor: Ljubica Todorovic
Contact: (403) 450-1917
Fee: $262.50 does not include materials, does include GST.
Materials: Budget accordingly ($50 minimum) – you receive 15% off in-store.
Prerequesite: Basic Art Lessons (recommended but not mandatory)

For those who are ready to dive into painting! We will complete one technique-based project per week – you choose the subject matter. Photo references: Please bring your own photographs or photo compilations, not magazine cut-outs or someone else’s artwork. We will learn how to visually “crop” your personal photographs in order to create pleasing and successful compositions suitable for artwork creation.

Techniques to be experimented with: impasto (knife) painting, glazing, “alla prima” (direct painting or wet into wet), collage/mixed media, toning your canvas, working from photographs, working from life, fixing mistakes, masks/masking fluid, drawing and more.

Subject matter: Landscape, Abstract, Figurative, Illustration, Collage, Animals, Plants, Still Life… anything goes!

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Faber Castell Connector Paint Box

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:03:43 +0000

Super cool kid-friendly artist paint kits by Faber-Castell have just arrived at Sketch Art Supplies! Twelve (12) bright colours + Chinese white all packaged up in a beautiful signature “palette” box. Ages 6+ will enjoy this painting kit as it encourages creativity and playtime. Check out the video below to see how these kits perform! So much fun! Only $14.99 each.

Optional foldable water pot: $3.99.
Optional kid’s brushes sizes 2, 4, 8 & 10: $3.99-$4.29 each.

Sketch Art Supplies
1713 2 Street NW
Calgary, AB T2M 2W4
(403) 450-1917

Winter Back to School Sale

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:32:17 +0000

January 2nd – January 31st, 2012

Hop on down to Sketch Art Supplies for all of your Winter semester Back to School needs (and wants). Show your Student ID and receive 15% off any regular priced item.

20% off paper (sheets, pads, blocks, sketchbooks, moleskine)
25% off paint (acrylic, oil, watercolor)
25% off easels and sketch boxes
25 % off assorted open stock brushes