Brooklyn Classes NYC, New York

Step by step you will learn: 1. Creating a resistant shape/Design a pattern How to design your own a piece. Understanding the tension of the materials, it's own weight and external exposure, such as light, wind or rain. Each piece of glass will have a designed template by the student. 2. Smoothing the edges/Use of the Glass Grinder How...

Learn the basic techniques of jewelry assembly and design. Learn how to design and make a charm necklace or bracelet. With the use of chain nose pliers, you will learn how to turn jump rings to attach charms to findings and chain. All materials are included. What you make in the class is yours to take home, along with any leftover supplies you do...

You are bringing your cube back after all of the new skills you have developed and taking it to the next level.  Note that "How to Make a Cube" class is a prerequisite for this class.  Including an introduction to TIG welding, where you are filling the pits in your cube from your first Cube Class and then detailing the cube with a high-end...

This hands-on introductory level course covers the fundamentals of Adobe After Effects. The class will introduce students to the key concepts, terminology, and interface of After Effects. Topics include compositions, layers, animation, keyframing, effects, 3D, and rendering. Topics Covered: Best Practices File Management Project Organization...

Learn the essentials of forging and make your own bottle opener. In this two hour class you will forge a beautiful bottle opener, transforming a bar of steel into a practical and artistic tool using fire and hammer. You don't need to big a big burly brute for this, anyone over the age of 18 is more than capable. Students are required to wear jeans,...

This course is an efficient, one-shot introduction to digital photography, and a good place to explore the fundamentals of your camera.  We'll get you up and running quickly, showing you what's up with all the buttons and dials, the different modes available, and how to read your light meter.    You'll learn about basic exposure control,...

Learn the basics about the tarot from Donna Henes, New York City's acclaimed Urban Shaman. This popular spiritual teacher and advisor will show you how to connect with your inner wisdom to do simple readings for yourself and others. Join Donna in her Park Slope spirit center and learn the secrets of tarot reading in this hands-on workshop. She explains...

Learn the difference between wood-, coal-, and gas-fueled ovens as you hit three amazing pizzerias in 2.5 hours in some of Brooklyn’s most beautiful neighborhoods. This tour alternates between Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg, both just minutes from Manhattan via subway! There's more to New York than Manhattan so take a short ride in a subway...

In this intensive two hour class, students with learn how to correctly start a drawing through the process of straight line construction and comparison. The basic principles of light, shadow, and shading will also be discussed. This class is great for artists that would like to improve their technique and gain confidence in the embarkation of a new...

Learn how to make pie crust by hand or with a food processor, then roll, shape, crimp, fill and bake into one of 10 house recipes available. Take home a whole pie you made yourself, plus a reusable pie tin and enough extra pie crust to bake two more pies at home. Price includes a glass of wine or any other beverage. (Must be at least 21 years old...

In this six hour letterpress workshop, you will learn to print on the Vandercook proof press and the Chandler & Price Pilot Press. Using The Arm's five Vandercook presses and C&P Pilot, participants will print a variety of items from metal type, wood type, and samples of photopolymer plates and hand cut linoleum blocks. All materials and supplies...

Come in and learn the traditional art of shibori with indigo dye in this beginner class.  We start, learning how to begin your own indigo vat, using pre reduced indigo, and the history of indigo. 3-5 folding, tieing and binding resist techniques will be shown. Select the few you're drawn to and dye some of the plain items you have lying around...

This hands-on introductory course details the most essential Adobe Illustrator features for beginner level users. Students will learn how to create and manipulate vector shapes with a variety of tools. The course also covers text, color, effects, and layers. Topics Covered: Understanding Vector Graphics Creating & Transforming Paths...

The workshop is a hand building course using slabs of porcelain to build functional objects. In the workshop, we will apply colored clay "slips" to the surface of the clay and create decorative patterns in blue, black, gray and pink. Workshop participants will make at least 1 planter that will be finished with glaze. The planter can be picked up...

This hands-on course introduces the fundamentals of web design with HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Students will learn how code is structured and the major features of the languages. Exercises will include creating a small website including text, images, embedded video and links and styling with CSS to control color,...