Foundation Drawing & Color
Penguin charcoal drawing by Ankita, age 14
Graphite pencil drawing, from life, Adult.
Pen & Ink crosshatch Drawing rendered by Robert Seufert
Beginning stages of a colored pencil drawing, in Prismacolor pencils.
INSTRUCTOR - Patrick Seufert
FOR AGES 12 & UP
In this course students will learn how to draw, shade and be introduced to the basics of color. The color wheel will be explored and explained, including intensity of color. Mediums include graphite pencil, charcoal, pen & ink and colored pencil.
DRAWING FROM SCREENS IS NOT ALLOWED. If a student would like to draw a image from the internet it MUST be printed. The studio does provide a Epson printer which uses high quality paper.
The schedule for this course goes as follows:
CLASSES 1-3: Render basic shapes from life using graphite pencil & charcoal.
CLASSES 2-5: Introduce pen & ink. Students pick out a black & white photo to draw from.
CLASSES 6-8: Color basics introduction using colored pencils
CLASSES 9-10: Students pick out a color photo to draw from using colored pencils. Pastel may be introduced.
INSTRUCTOR: Patrick Seufert has been teaching at the SAS for over 10 years. He receiving his BFA from Tyler School of Art, Temple U., Philadelphia. He is a professional artist, who developed his own unique style of painting in a hyperrealistic manner. His talents has proven to be exceptional, in that it granted him acceptance into many prestigious National juried shows, such as Allied Artists of America, Oil Painters of America and the National Oil Acrylic Painters’ Society. Over the past 15 years, Patrick’s oils have won numerous prizes, including many Best of Show, Best Landscape, First Prize in Oils & Merit Awards, across the U.S.
Mainly an urban landscape painter, he also has rendered seascapes and rural areas. An article titled “Urban Painter”was recently published in the Bucks County Magazine (Spring ‘26).
Patrick’s work is presently included in the Allied Artists International Exhibition, online.