Introduction To Drawing A with Jorge Vara Hernandez

Introduction To Drawing A with Jorge Vara Hernandez

Class | FULL

2129 S Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 United States
Room 2A
All Levels
9/25/2025-12/4/2025
6:30 PM-9:30 PM EDT on Th
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$525.00

Introduction To Drawing A with Jorge Vara Hernandez

Class | FULL

This is an introductory course designed for beginners who have had no prior experience with drawing. Basic drawing vocabulary and use of materials will be introduced. There will be a range of exercises in this class and each of them will have its own place in the building of skills which will arm the students with the necessary knowledge to take drawing a step further and make it more personal. Process as a means not to an end but as an end itself will be a basis by which this class is taught.

Individual as well as group critiques and discussions will be conducted. By the end of this class students should be able to have an expanded drawing vocabulary, strong technical ability which would enable them to proceed to the next level of drawing (Introduction to Drawing B).



Who this class is for: 

Introduction to Drawing, A, B, & C each build on each other conceptually and are required to fulfill the Foundation Certificate Program requirements. However they can be taken interchangeably, in any order, as your schedule permits. Students with no prior experience with drawing are able to register for this class. Exercises are designed to accommodate a range of students, from beginners to more experienced students.

  • WSS is closed the week of Thanksgiving, all classes will conclude the first week of December.

  • Materials List - These are the materials you will need to bring with you for this class.


    Tombow Mono Professional Drawing Pencil - Set of 7

    Blackwing Two-Step Long Point Pencil Sharpener

    Blick Studio Newsprint Pad - 18" x 24"

    Strathmore 400 Series Drawing Paper Pad - 18" x 24"

    Yasutomo Liquid Sumi Ink - 2 oz

    Sumi Brush - Size 4

    Yasutomo Hake Brush - Flat, Wood Handle, 1-3/4"

    Winsor & Newton Willow Charcoal – Medium

    Faber-Castell or General’s Soft Compressed Charcoal

    Conté à Paris Sketching Pastel Carrés - Sketching Colors, Set of 12

    Sandpaper Block 

    Staedtler Mars Plastic Eraser 

    Prismacolor Kneaded Eraser 

    Natural Artist Chamois Cloth

    Drawing Clipboard - 23" x 26"

    Blick Mesh Zipper Bag - 20" x 26"

    SpectraFix FinalFix Advanced Fixative - Pump Spray Bottle, 8 oz

    X-Acto Bulldog Clips—2

    Ruler

    Plastic Gloves

    Paper Towels


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Jorge Vara Hernandez