Students seeking a Certificate may focus their electives on watercolor, colored pencil, drawing—or they may choose a natural science concentration. Elective courses build on foundation skills and allow the student to tailor their direction of study. Students who are pursuing a Certificate must complete at least 54 elective course hours.
Elective course offerings vary with every catalog season. Browse this page to discover what's currently scheduled.
September
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Featuring
a
myriad
of
colors
ranging
from
green
to
red,
blue,
pink
and
purple,
tomatoes—a
kitchen
staple—are
fascinating
subjects
for
botanical
illustration.
Learn
how
to
observe
the
subtle
underlying
tones
as
you
prepare
to
draw
an
heirloom
tomato
using
colored
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261BIL418O
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09/02
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Tu
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Shin
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ONLINE
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Gain
an
understanding
of
how
light
interacts
with
multiple
botanical
subjects
in
a
single
composition.
Light
on
form
is
critical
to
creating
dimension
in
a
botanical
illustration;
when
a
composition
contains
several
botanical
specimens,
additional
attention
to
the
placement
of
more...
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261BIL450O
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09/15
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Mo
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10:30am-1:30pm
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James
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ONLINE
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Replicate
the
colors,
luminosity,
form,
and
texture
of
autumn
squash
using
watercolor.
You'll
begin
by
learning
the
importance
of
selecting
interesting
specimens
from
the
Cucurbita
family
to
illustrate.
From
there,
you'll
practice
creating
fluid
line
drawings,
transferring
them
to
hot
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261BIL369O
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09/30
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Tu
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Petrochko
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ONLINE
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October
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Late
summer
brings
an
abundance
of
composites—flower
types
that
are
composed
of
multiple
disc
and
ray
flowers
—reminiscent
of
sunny
days.
In
this
class,
you'll
use
ellipses
and
spirals
to
lay
out
your
drawings
before
transferring
them
to
vellum.
After
more...
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262BIL312
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10/04
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Sa
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10:00am-4:00pm
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Woodin
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NYBG
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Combine
your
love
of
nature
walks
with
the
pursuit
of
building
your
botanical
art
skillset.
With
found
pieces
of
nature
as
your
subject—such
as
leaves
and
seedpods—you'll
concentrate
on
building
simple
compositions
as
you
develop
a
broad
tonal
range,
adding
more...
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262BIL373O
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10/15
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We
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11:00am-2:00pm
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Rossetti
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ONLINE
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November
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Contemporary
botanical
artist
Victoria
Braithwaite
visits
from
Scotland
to
share
the
advanced
watercolor
techniques
she
uses
to
capture
the
delicate
yet
dramatic
elegance
of
fading
botanical
specimens.
Whether
wilting
in
a
vase
or
settling
down
into
the
earth
for
the
more...
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262BIL456
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11/07
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Fr
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10:00am-4:00pm
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Braithwaite
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NYBG
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February
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Receive
a
step-by-step
approach
to
painting
trees
using
pen
and
ink
and
watercolor.
Using
reference
photographs,
you'll
learn
to
create
ink
drawings
of
trees,
layer
glazes
in
watercolor,
and
apply
techniques
such
as
dry
brushing
and
masking
to
create
bark
more...
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263BIL336O
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02/11
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We
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Petrochko
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ONLINE
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March
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Black
and
white
stipple
technique
can
produce
smooth
gradated
tones,
add
texture
and
value,
and
suggest
color.
Learn
the
skills
and
procedures
to
master
the
method
of
using
sized
pens
and
ink
or
fine
point
markers
such
as
Copic
multiliners
more...
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263BIL458O
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03/16
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Mo
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11:00am-2:30pm
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Jess
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ONLINE
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Bring
the
unique
texture
and
subtle
colors
of
an
artichoke
to
life
on
paper
using
specific
watercolor
techniques.
In
this
class,
you'll
explore
the
Fibonacci
Sequence-how
it
influences
the
positioning
of
the
artichoke
blades-and
practice
layering
washes
to
build
up
more...
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263BIL309
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03/24
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Tu
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11:00am-4:30pm
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Wry
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NYBG
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