Acrylics are fun! They're easy to paint with, easy to learn to use, and are a great medium for beginners. Acrylics are rich, vibrant, and expressive..... more forgiving than watercolors .... fast-drying.... and unlike oil paints, they don't fill up the room with toxic fumes. In this enjoyable introductory class, aimed at absolute beginners, you'll learn how to mix and blend colors, use brushes, play with color, paint forms that have depth and dimension... ( cont'd )

Instructor: Nils Osmar

You don't need a fancy camera or a lot of money to make a documentary. You just need an idea, a good camcorder, a microphone and some lights, and knowledge of how to go about it.  In this class you'll learn how to plan and organize your documentary; how to set up and film interviews; how to get good audio and lighting under field conditions; how to buy or rent the equipment you need, at the best price;... ( cont'd )

Start the year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $150
Winter quarter dates and times: Sundays 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ~ 1/18-2/15

Thinking about buying or renting a camcorder, and making your own movie? In this information-packed class, you'll learn all the basics you need to know to get started.  Topics covered include... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Class 2715, Section 1: Winter Quarter 2009
Beginning Acting!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Tuition (for General Public): $150
Winter quarter dates and times: Tuesdays 1/20-2/17, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Looking for a fun introduction to acting? Check out this course! Acting is fun! In this enjoyable class you'll learn how to create characters, memorize dialogue, use your voice, body and emotions as acting tools, and perform short scenes onstage in ... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $125
Winter quarter dates and times: Fri 7 pm-9 pm ~ 1/23-2/20 (five meetings)

In this class, you'll learn how to write a screenplay that is grounded in the traditional elements of storytelling, yet expresses something personal and unique without relying on simplistic formulas. We'll focus on plot, struc... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar~ Course fee (for General Public): $125
Winter quarter dates and times: Thu 7 pm-9 pm ~ 1/22-2/19 (five meetings)

Writing is a natural skill that everyone can develop. In this class, students will write short stories and get feedback from others in the class. The focus will be on developing our writing skills, finding our genuine voices, learning to let the process happen effortles... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $150
Winter quarter dates and times: Mon 7 pm-9:15 pm ~ 1/26-2/9 (3 meetings)

Photoshop is fun! Whether you're a total beginner, a home user or a graphics professional using Photoshop on the job, this class will help. You'll learn the key elements of the program, includin... ( cont'd )

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Sat., 10 a.m-5:30 p.m., 2/14 only (1 meeting)

Okay, it's fine to draw nudes. (Naked people are great!  And fun to draw.) (To learn to draw them, take "Figure Drawing for Beginners.")  But if you freeze up when it's ... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Sat 3:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. ~ 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

Perspective can be fun! In this enjoyable workshop, you'll learn the basics of perspective, including vanishing points and horizon lines and how ... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar - Course fee: $55
Winter quarter dates and times: Sunday 1 pm-5:30 pm ~ 1/18 only (1 meeting)

Spend a relaxed day painting and playing with color, even if you've never painted before. In this interesting, enjoyable class, you'll learn about color theory, color wheels, additive and subtractive colors, warm and co... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Sun 1 p.m.-2:45 p.m. ~ 1/18-2/8 (four meetings)

In this workshop, you'll learn how to create your own cartoon characters, working in a humorous "Sunday Funnies" style, even if you've never drawn before.  We'll draw humorous, simplified faces and figures, cartoon animals and more.  Plus: inking, coloring, copyrighting your artwork and ge... ( cont'd )

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Saturdays, 1:30 pm-3:15 pm ~ 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

In this class you'll learn how to draw the human figure using an easy step-by-step method. We'll start by sketching some figures based on simple underlying shapes, then add in the details. You'll learn about prop... ( cont'd )

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Saturdays, 11 am-12:45 pm ~ 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

In this class you'll learn to draw realistic, recognizable faces and portraits using an easy step-by-step method, with or without a model, even if you've never drawn before.  We'll begin by sketching some faces based on underlying shap... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Sunday 2/22 only, 10 am.-5 p.m

Come spend a relaxing class drawing and painting flowers, using an easy, step-by-step method.  We'll start with some contour drawings to mak... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Saturdays 9 am-10:45 am, 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

Drawing is fun! Anyone can learn to do it. In this enjoyable four-week class, we'll work our way through a number of exercises designed to train the eye, hand and imagination to work as a unit (or a team). Yo... ( cont'd )

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Sat., 10 a.m-5:30 p.m., 2/14 only (1 meeting)

Okay, it's fine to draw nudes. (Naked people are great!  And fun to draw.) (To learn to draw them, take "Figure Drawing for Beginners.")  But if you freeze up when it's ... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Sat 3:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. ~ 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

Perspective can be fun! In this enjoyable workshop, you'll learn the basics of perspective, including vanishing points and horizon lines and how ... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar - Course fee: $55
Winter quarter dates and times: Sunday 1 pm-5:30 pm ~ 1/18 only (1 meeting)

Spend a relaxed day painting and playing with color, even if you've never painted before. In this interesting, enjoyable class, you'll learn about color theory, color wheels, additive and subtractive colors, warm and co... ( cont'd )

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Saturdays, 1:30 pm-3:15 pm ~ 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

In this class you'll learn how to draw the human figure using an easy step-by-step method. We'll start by sketching some figures based on simple underlying shapes, then add in the details. You'll learn about prop... ( cont'd )

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Saturdays, 11 am-12:45 pm ~ 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

In this class you'll learn to draw realistic, recognizable faces and portraits using an easy step-by-step method, with or without a model, even if you've never drawn before.  We'll begin by sketching some faces based on underlying shap... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Sunday 2/22 only, 10 am.-5 p.m

Come spend a relaxing class drawing and painting flowers, using an easy, step-by-step method.  We'll start with some contour drawings to mak... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Saturdays 9 am-10:45 am, 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

Drawing is fun! Anyone can learn to do it. In this enjoyable four-week class, we'll work our way through a number of exercises designed to train the eye, hand and imagination to work as a unit (or a team). Yo... ( cont'd )

Acrylics are fun! They're easy to paint with, easy to learn to use, and are a great medium for beginners. Acrylics are rich, vibrant, and expressive..... more forgiving than watercolors .... fast-drying.... and unlike oil paints, they don't fill up the room with toxic fumes. In this enjoyable introductory class, aimed at absolute beginners, you'll learn how to mix and blend colors, use brushes, play with color, paint forms that have depth and dimension... ( cont'd )

Instructor: Nils Osmar

You don't need a fancy camera or a lot of money to make a documentary. You just need an idea, a good camcorder, a microphone and some lights, and knowledge of how to go about it.  In this class you'll learn how to plan and organize your documentary; how to set up and film interviews; how to get good audio and lighting under field conditions; how to buy or rent the equipment you need, at the best price;... ( cont'd )

Start the year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $150
Winter quarter dates and times: Sundays 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ~ 1/18-2/15

Thinking about buying or renting a camcorder, and making your own movie? In this information-packed class, you'll learn all the basics you need to know to get started.  Topics covered include... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Class 2715, Section 1: Winter Quarter 2009
Beginning Acting!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Tuition (for General Public): $150
Winter quarter dates and times: Tuesdays 1/20-2/17, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Looking for a fun introduction to acting? Check out this course! Acting is fun! In this enjoyable class you'll learn how to create characters, memorize dialogue, use your voice, body and emotions as acting tools, and perform short scenes onstage in ... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $125
Winter quarter dates and times: Fri 7 pm-9 pm ~ 1/23-2/20 (five meetings)

In this class, you'll learn how to write a screenplay that is grounded in the traditional elements of storytelling, yet expresses something personal and unique without relying on simplistic formulas. We'll focus on plot, struc... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar~ Course fee (for General Public): $125
Winter quarter dates and times: Thu 7 pm-9 pm ~ 1/22-2/19 (five meetings)

Writing is a natural skill that everyone can develop. In this class, students will write short stories and get feedback from others in the class. The focus will be on developing our writing skills, finding our genuine voices, learning to let the process happen effortles... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $150
Winter quarter dates and times: Mon 7 pm-9:15 pm ~ 1/26-2/9 (3 meetings)

Photoshop is fun! Whether you're a total beginner, a home user or a graphics professional using Photoshop on the job, this class will help. You'll learn the key elements of the program, includin... ( cont'd )

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Sat., 10 a.m-5:30 p.m., 2/14 only (1 meeting)

Okay, it's fine to draw nudes. (Naked people are great!  And fun to draw.) (To learn to draw them, take "Figure Drawing for Beginners.")  But if you freeze up when it's ... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Sat 3:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. ~ 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

Perspective can be fun! In this enjoyable workshop, you'll learn the basics of perspective, including vanishing points and horizon lines and how ... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar - Course fee: $55
Winter quarter dates and times: Sunday 1 pm-5:30 pm ~ 1/18 only (1 meeting)

Spend a relaxed day painting and playing with color, even if you've never painted before. In this interesting, enjoyable class, you'll learn about color theory, color wheels, additive and subtractive colors, warm and co... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Sun 1 p.m.-2:45 p.m. ~ 1/18-2/8 (four meetings)

In this workshop, you'll learn how to create your own cartoon characters, working in a humorous "Sunday Funnies" style, even if you've never drawn before.  We'll draw humorous, simplified faces and figures, cartoon animals and more.  Plus: inking, coloring, copyrighting your artwork and ge... ( cont'd )

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Saturdays, 1:30 pm-3:15 pm ~ 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

In this class you'll learn how to draw the human figure using an easy step-by-step method. We'll start by sketching some figures based on simple underlying shapes, then add in the details. You'll learn about prop... ( cont'd )

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Saturdays, 11 am-12:45 pm ~ 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

In this class you'll learn to draw realistic, recognizable faces and portraits using an easy step-by-step method, with or without a model, even if you've never drawn before.  We'll begin by sketching some faces based on underlying shap... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Sunday 2/22 only, 10 am.-5 p.m

Come spend a relaxing class drawing and painting flowers, using an easy, step-by-step method.  We'll start with some contour drawings to mak... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Saturdays 9 am-10:45 am, 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

Drawing is fun! Anyone can learn to do it. In this enjoyable four-week class, we'll work our way through a number of exercises designed to train the eye, hand and imagination to work as a unit (or a team). Yo... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Sat 3:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. ~ 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

Perspective can be fun! In this enjoyable workshop, you'll learn the basics of perspective, including vanishing points and horizon lines and how ... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar - Course fee: $55
Winter quarter dates and times: Sunday 1 pm-5:30 pm ~ 1/18 only (1 meeting)

Spend a relaxed day painting and playing with color, even if you've never painted before. In this interesting, enjoyable class, you'll learn about color theory, color wheels, additive and subtractive colors, warm and co... ( cont'd )

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Saturdays, 1:30 pm-3:15 pm ~ 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

In this class you'll learn how to draw the human figure using an easy step-by-step method. We'll start by sketching some figures based on simple underlying shapes, then add in the details. You'll learn about prop... ( cont'd )

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Saturdays, 11 am-12:45 pm ~ 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

In this class you'll learn to draw realistic, recognizable faces and portraits using an easy step-by-step method, with or without a model, even if you've never drawn before.  We'll begin by sketching some faces based on underlying shap... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Sunday 2/22 only, 10 am.-5 p.m

Come spend a relaxing class drawing and painting flowers, using an easy, step-by-step method.  We'll start with some contour drawings to mak... ( cont'd )

Start the new year with a fun new class!

Instructor: Nils Osmar ~ Course fee (for General Public): $99
Winter quarter dates and times: Saturdays 9 am-10:45 am, 1/17-2/7 (four meetings)

Drawing is fun! Anyone can learn to do it. In this enjoyable four-week class, we'll work our way through a number of exercises designed to train the eye, hand and imagination to work as a unit (or a team). Yo... ( cont'd )