Color Layering for Colored Pencils

Colored pencils present the special challenge of mixing color directly on your drawing. Develop your own color reference sheets to speed color

York Street
School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Botanical Illustration Certificate

Painting Lily Pads in Acrylic

Learn a playful approach to rendering lily pads using an abstract approach to layering acrylic paint. Discover how to deconstruct the complex beauty

York Street
School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Botanical Illustration Certificate

Botanical Embroidery

In this one‑day embroidery workshop, take inspiration from the historical “Codex de la Cruz Badiano,” a 16th‑century manuscript depicting medicinal

York Street
School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Art Exploration

Colored Pencil 2

Develop more advanced colored pencil skills and gradually learn to create a layered drawing by experimenting with different surfaces and solvents for

York Street
School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Botanical Illustration Certificate

Sumi-e Painting

Learn the basics of this traditional Chinese brush painting technique that uses rich, black sumi ink. Focus on drawing delicate flowers and trees

York Street
School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Botanical Illustration Certificate

Gelli Plate Printing with Botanicals

Discover the user-friendly, fun and intuitive gelatin plate printing process. Create unique botanical prints with acrylic paint and plant materials

York Street
School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Art Exploration

Graphite and Charcoal Combinations

This course offers comprehensive instruction in combining the precision of graphite pencils with the bold, dramatic tones of charcoal to create

York Street
School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Botanical Illustration Certificate

Fall Themes in Oil Pastel

Using a loose, expressive approach, focus on capturing the essence of autumn in this all-level oil pastel class. Learn several techniques for layering

York Street
School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Botanical Illustration Certificate

Simple Printmaking with Tetra Pak Cartons

This class is a fun, simple, ecofriendly and low-tech entry into printmaking using sturdy, recycled Tetra Pak cartons. The cartons can be cut with

York Street
School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Art Exploration

Watercolor 1

Drawing skills and color mixing experience are combined to further explore watercolor paint. From flat and graded washes to highlights and drybrush

York Street
School of Botanical Art & Illustration
Botanical Illustration Certificate

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