Intermediate Drawing with Paul Pietsch
Class | Registration opens 11/19/2025 12:00 AM EST
Intermediate Drawing will build on the concepts and skills explored in the Washington Studio School’s three Introductory Drawing courses, focusing on uniting them to develop drawing structure as well as personal vision. In particular, the course will reinforce the use of line, shape, value and texture to create plastic space by exploring the principles of design, compositional strategies and interpretive perception. Through observational drawing—translating three-dimensional space to a two-dimensional surface—the course will address the potential of abstract design and mark-making as a means of personal expression. Students will use a variety of drawing mediums, concentrating on drawing as a process and not a product.
PREQUISITE: The Washington Studio School’s three Introductory Drawing courses or similar experience providing students with knowledge of how to use line, shape, value and texture to draw representationally from observation.
This class fulfills the Intermediate Drawing requirement for Certificate Students.
Your instructor has provided a list of materials required to participate fully in this class.
If you have any questions about specifics or what is needed week-to-week, please reach out to your instructor via the email in your confirmation letter.
Paper:
- 1 pad of 18”x24” white bond drawing paper (70lb or heavier)
- 3 sheets of 19”x24” or larger bristol board (100lb; smooth/plate or vellum surface)
Drawing Media:
- 5 pencils: 2H, HB, 2B, 4B and 6B
- 1 box of soft vine charcoal
- 3 sticks of Conte crayon: 1 black, 1 sanguine and 1 white
- 1 bottle of black ink (1 oz.; Sumi or India ink)
Drawing Tools and Other Materials
- 1 reed pen
- 2 kneaded erasers
- 1 bamboo brush
- 1 chamois cloth
- 2 large binder clips
- Scissors
- Household glue (or acrylic matte medium, which works better)
OPTIONAL: