Princeton Academy of Art

11/3 - 11/6, Tuesday - Friday

10:30am-3:30pm OR 4:0pm-8:000pm

+ Optional Saturday Field Trip to Cabelas

This weeklong workshop introduces students to traditional  drawing techniques through the study of animals. Working from Princeton Academy of Art’s collection of taxidermy animal specimens and photographic references, students will learn to depict realistic animal subjects using simple materials and observation.

Throughout the week, students will study proportion, anatomy, gesture, texture, value, and mark-making, with particular attention to the different approaches required to represent differnt animal features. Exercises will progress from sketches and studies to more developed drawings.

The workshop concludes on Saturday with a field trip to a wildlife center, where students will have the opportunity to draw directly from a larger collection of taxidermy specimens. This final session will allow students to apply the techniques developed during the week while studying animals at a larger scale and from a variety of viewpoints. Students may choose to participate in the optional field on Saturday. Students must arrange their own transportation. You are encouraged to bring a partner or friends!

Materials: a material list will be shared with participants upon registration