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Drawing for the Absolute Beginner
with Chad Walker, York Adult Education

If you’ve always been interested in drawing but don’t really know how to get started, then this is the course for you. Gain a solid foundation and understanding of the basics of drawing and become the artist you’ve always dreamed you could be!
Anytime, Sep 15 | Oct 13 | Nov 17, 6 weeks
Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking
with Beverly Richards Schulz, York Adult Education

Learn to use digital editing techniques to show off your photos and memorabilia in Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking! Using Photoshop Elements, this course will teach you how to make the most of your scrapbooking talents and artistic ideas when you combine traditional and digital scrapbooking.
Starting with simple projects, you'll quickly learn how to build pages, use artistic journaling, and produce sophisticated illusions. Photoshop Elements lets you build your own clip art, create frames, and develop multi-layer pages with an endless array of layouts and designs. You'll see how to draw and create your own art, build collages and scrapbooks to share, and work with both color and black and white. If you need to restore or age images—the tools are all available to you. Come take your scrapbooking to a new level!
Literacy Donation
with York Adult Education

Thank you for your interest in supporting York Adult and Community Education's literacy programs through your generous donation. Please click on the register button to donate, which will then bring you to a page where you choose the amount to donate up to $500. (For any donation above $500, please call our office at 207-363-7922.) Thank you!
Alcohol Ink and Resin DIY Projects: Drink Coasters and Knobs
with Kellie Chasse, Gray-New Gloucester Adult Education

Kellie gives you the secret to creating these super cool DIY unique Drink Coasters! You will also create unique one of a kind Art knobs for your cabinets, dressers, and more! This is a short Project Based course for 3 quick and easy results. This course is all about PLAY, and is less structured than her other step by classes. Alcohol Ink is also a great medium to help more detailed artists loosen up and create some wonderful projects with Resin.
Kellie is a Maine Artist and online Art Coach/Crafty instructor - helping you find your inner artist.
Gift Certificate
with York Adult Education

Wow! The person you are giving this gift certificate to is really lucky! What a great gift - the gift of learning! Please click on the register button, which will then bring you to a page where you choose the amount of your gift certificate. (For any help, please call our office at 207-363-7922.) Thank you!
Oil Painting Impasto Style with Palette Knife
with Kellie Chasse, Gray-New Gloucester Adult Education

In this course, we will be exploring water-soluble oils. For the final project, we will be painting a beautiful Maine scene.
Kellie is a Maine Artist and online Art Coach/Crafty instructor - helping you find your inner artist.
Take Fabulous Photos of the Flora and Fauna in Your World
with Boomer TECH, Maranacook Adult Education

This course shows you how to take beautiful photos of flowers, plants, and wildlife. Four easy-to-follow videos demonstrate and give examples of each of the topics which include: Using focus, exposure and HDR features to capture the beauty ofyour surroundings; ways to avoid blurry images; tips for composing your images; and editing options that turn so-so images into stunning images. In addition to the instructional videos, we have several articles with usefull information to build your repertoire of photographic strategies. This course is made for you if you want to learn to use your camera or significantly upgrade your skills and abilities.
Begins: Upon Registration
Location: Online - You view class at your convenience! The instructors provide personalized support for the class via email.
Class access available until June 30, 2022
BoomerTECH Adventures guides, Jill, Chris,and Ed are available to answer any of your questions at ed@boomertechadventures.com.
MindEdge Studio: Introduction to Drawing
with MindEdge Instructor, MSAD#1 Adult & Community Education

Drawing is a foundational skill that can aid in the development of other creative pursuits. Painters, architects, woodworkers, gardeners, and designers all benefit from honing their drawing skills. But drawing is also an art form in its own right, and learning how to draw can help unlock one's creative potential. Many benefits associated with drawing include increased focus and relaxation, improved creativity and problem solving, and greater hand-eye coordination. In this course, you'll learn the basics of drawing, including how to practice and implement the basic elements of drawing and how to develop a regular habit of drawing and sketching.
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