GRASBY ART INSTRUCTION
BEGINNERS DRAWING WORKSHOPS CALGARY | levels 5-8
BEGINNERS DRAWING WORKSHOPS CALGARY | levels 5-8
Beginners Drawing Workshops | Levels 5-8 | Part 2
Advance your drawing practice through Grasby Art Studio's progressive workshop series, designed for artists ready to tackle more complex subjects. Levels 1-4 cover the basics — Levels 5-8 go beyond the basics, building mastery by isolating challenging techniques across four core principles: value, form, texture and perspective. Each workshop guides you through focused study of a single subject, culminating in a finished piece that integrates all the fundamentals. Take only the levels whose subjects interest you, or take all four for a well-rounded technique base — each level deepens your understanding, expands your techniques and builds your confidence.
Who it's for
Who it's for
These workshops are intended for those with some drawing experience — completed workshop Levels 1-4, or equivalent experience.
Workshop Themes
- Level 5 — People | figures in motion, walking and cycling
- Level 6 — Places | houses, streets and buildings in perspective
- Level 7 — Hands | the hardest subject there is, made approachable
- Level 8 — Faces | proportion, features and expression
What You'll Learn
- Form — subjects that present particular challenge: hands, faces, figures, horses, elephants, bicycles, bridges, boats and buildings.
- Colour — new drawing mediums including colour, chalk pastels, soluble drawing mediums, charcoal on canvas, and mixed media.
- Supports — explore surfaces beyond paper, such as drawing on canvas.
Fall 2026 & Winter 2027 Dates — choose Fridays, Sundays or Monday evenings
Fridays · 1:00 – 4:00 PM · Studio B
- October 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2026
- February 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2027
Sundays · 1:00 – 4:00 PM · Studio B
- October 18, 25, November 1 & 8, 2026
- February 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2027
Monday evenings · 6:00 – 9:00 PM · Studio C (new)
- October 19, 26, November 2 & 9, 2026
- February 8, 22, March 1 & 8, 2027 (no class Family Day, Feb 15)
Supplies
Supplies
We provide the drawing paper and all the specialty supplies each class needs.
You’ll need a basic drawing kit, and we ask that you bring it with you on workshop days — you’ll use it in every session and for the practice work in between. The recommended supplies are:
- Charcoal, graphite & pastel: willow or vine charcoal, charcoal powder, white and black charcoal pencils, graphite pencils, and white & black chalk pastel.
- Paper: a Bateman pad.
- A vinyl eraser, a mechanical eraser and a sharpener.
If you already own these, bring what you have. If you’d like a few items or a full kit, they’re at the front desk on workshop day — our Beginners Drawing Kit covers the whole list for $88.
Cost — choose your commitment
- $95 — single workshop
- $360 — Part 2, Levels 5–8 (four workshops) (save $20 vs booking the four singly)
- $270 — finished Part 1 with us? Enter code PART2 at checkout (save $90 — the same 25% off Part 2 as booking Levels 1–8 together)
Class details
Details
- Duration: 3 hours per workshop
- Location: Grasby Art Studio, 6520 Bowness Road NW, Calgary — Studio B (Fridays & Sundays) · Studio C, lower level (Monday evenings)
How to register
How to Register
- Choose your commitment — Part 2 — Levels 5–8 for all four workshops ($360; Part 1 graduates enter code PART2 at checkout for $90 off), or Single Workshop to book one date ($95).
- Pick your Dates & Times — Friday, Sunday or Monday evening; each single workshop shows its level and theme.
- Booking more than one single date? Add each one to your cart separately.
New to painting or drawing? Start with Drawing Levels 1-4 — Part 1, the basics, no experience needed — or book Levels 1–8 as the Full Course for $630 and save $90. The fall Part 1 started Sept 11/13; the Late Fall intake starts Nov 6/15 (Monday evenings from Nov 16); the New Year intake starts Jan 8/10/11, 2027.
No sessions fall on holidays or holiday weekends.
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