Instructor: Ryan Wheeler

Biography:

Ryan is a 2012 CCS Illustration grad currently working at Prop Art Studio to create larger than life sculptures and installations. The mixture of studio skills, such as painting, woodworking, and carving, have merged with digital media (Illustrator, Photoshop, Maya) to provide clients with high quality, durable displays. He has taught drawing classes for five years as an adjunct in the CCS Foundations Department. Drawing I: Rapid Concept, and Drawing II: Style and Skill provide students the necessary skills to become proficient in linear perspective, concept development, anatomy, and visual communication.

Classes by this instructor

DRAWING AND ILLUSTRATION

Build a strong foundation in drawing, composition, and visual storytelling with this course. Learn essential drawing skills and create hand drawn and/or digital work for you portfolio.
July 12-31, 2026, T*1014 and T*1016

FOUNDATIONS - DRAWING 1: RAPID CONCEPTS

Focus on quick concept development through perspective, value, and line variance. Online and In Person.
August 31, 2026 to December 7, 2026, W*211

FOUNDATIONS - DRAWING II: STYLE AND SKILL

Students expand their understanding of the fundamentals of drawing and sketching, and develop their own personal sense of style and enhanced skill. A variety of drawing techniques are explored with a focus on creative composition, design and visual narrative. Online and In Person.
January 12, 2027 to May 13, 2027, W*213