{"id":40400,"date":"2024-01-06T19:14:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T19:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/?page_id=40400"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:28:14","slug":"art-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/art-courses","title":{"rendered":"Art Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding:20px 40px 20px 40px; background:linear-gradient(135deg,#242424,#0e3954);\">\n<div class=\"some-page-wrapper-sm\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"tagline\">\n<h1>Courses & Classes<\/h1>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#cbdbe5; margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;line-height:1.2;font-size:18px;\">All courses & classes are included with membership.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><buttonbluez style=\"margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;\">Start Trial<\/buttonbluez><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\">\n<div style=\"max-width:2000px; margin:auto; padding:0% 4% 6% 4%;\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hover-text\">\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#242424;\"><i class=\"fa fa-info-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i> <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Courses vs Classes<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tooltip-text\" id=\"top\">Courses feature logically sequenced video lessons with ebooks. Classes feature real-time project-based art instruction from start to finish.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"filtermore\">\n<div class=\"container filtering\">\n<div class=\"filter-cat row\">\n<div class=\"filter-drop\">\n            <select class=\"form-control cat1 classic\"><option value=\"cat-all\">All Courses & Classes<\/option><option value=\"cat-course\">Courses<\/option><option value=\"cat-class\">Classes<\/option><\/select>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"filter-drop\">\n            <select class=\"form-control cat2 classic\"><option value=\"cat-all\">All Media<\/option><option value=\"cat-pencil\">Pencil<\/option><option value=\"cat-coloredpencil\">Colored Pencils<\/option><option value=\"cat-ink\">Ink<\/option><option value=\"cat-pastel\">Pastels<\/option><option value=\"cat-charcoal\">Charcoal<\/option><option value=\"cat-acrylic\">Acrylics<\/option><option value=\"cat-watercolor\">Watercolor<\/option><option value=\"cat-oil\">Oils<\/option><option value=\"cat-mixed\">Mixed Media<\/option><option value=\"cat-digital\">Digital<\/option><\/select>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"filter-drop\">\n            <select class=\"form-control cat3 classic\"><option value=\"cat-all\">All Levels<\/option><option value=\"cat-beginner\">Beginner<\/option><option value=\"cat-advanced\">Intermediate\/Advanced<\/option><\/select>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"filter-cat-results\">\n<div class=\"card-grid\">\n  <a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/25-days-to-better-drawings\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil cat-ink cat-charcoal\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: The 25 Days to Better Drawings\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/25-Days-to-Better-Drawings-Red.jpg\" alt=\"25 Days to Better Drawings\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">25 Days to Better Drawings<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n       A structured, step-by-step drawing course that teaches a new core drawing concept each day\u2014supported by video lessons and illustrated eBooks to build solid skills over time.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>10 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>24 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$97<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/colored-pencils-plus\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil cat-ink cat-watercolor cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Colored Pencils PLUS\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Colored-Pencils-PLUS.jpg\" alt=\"Colored Pencils - PLUS Course\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Colored Pencils - PLUS<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n       Unlock the full potential of colored pencils by combining them with various art media in this comprehensive course. You'll learn to integrate colored pencils with watercolor, Posca markers, alcohol-based markers, and ink washes.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>4 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$97<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/realistic-pencil-drawing\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Realistic Pencil Drawing\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/realistic-pencil-drawing-vert.jpg\" alt=\"Realistic Pencil Drawing\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Realistic Pencil Drawing<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n       Master the art of lifelike pencil drawings in this comprehensive course. You'll explore foundational techniques such as value, texture, and accurate rendering using various graphite tools.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>5 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$97<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/drawing-bootcamp-2-0\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil cat-charcoal cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Drawing Boot Camp 2.0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Drawing-Bootcamp-2.0-Class.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing Boot Camp 2.0 Class\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Drawing Boot Camp 2.0<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n      This class teaches you how to see as an artist through thoughtful drawing exercises and completed drawings. Learn how to see and replicate shapes, develop shading and values, and render textures to create realistic drawings.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>15 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$97<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/trumpet-with-charcoal\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-charcoal\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Trumpet with Charcoal\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Trumpet-with-Charcoal-Class.jpg\" alt=\"Trumpet with Charcoal Class\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Trumpet with Charcoal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\nTake an in-depth look at drawing a highly detailed trumpet using charcoal on white paper. This subject provides a unique and rewarding challenge, combining precise structure with reflective metallic surfaces. We focus on building accuracy, developing strong value relationships, and capturing the intricate details that make the trumpet both visually complex and engaging to draw.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>10 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$67<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-secrets-to-drawing\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil cat-coloredpencil cat-ink cat-pastel cat-charcoal\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: The Secrets to Drawing\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/secrets-to-drawing.jpg\" alt=\"The Secrets to Drawing\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">The Secrets to Drawing<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n       A comprehensive course that guides beginners and intermediate artists to master core drawing skills like line, form, value, perspective, and composition.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>26 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$60<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/pen-and-ink-architecture\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Architecture Drawing with Pen and Ink\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Architecture-Drawing-with-Pen-and-Ink-Class.jpg\" alt=\"Architecture Drawing with Pen and Ink Class\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Architecture with Pen and Ink<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Advanced<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n      This class guides you through the process of creating a highly detailed, texture-rich drawing of a church surrounded by various plants and trees with oil-based ball point pens on hot pressed watercolor paper. Learn how to develop rich textures and details with the versatile, but simple, ball point pen.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>12 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$67<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/dog-portrait-with-pastels\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: White Dog with Pastels\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/White-Dog-with-Pastels-Class.jpg\" alt=\"White Dog with Pastels\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">White Dog with Pastels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n      This class guides you through selecting the right materials, accurately sketching your subject, and layering rich colors and values to bring fur, expression, and depth to life. Whether you\u2019re drawing a cherished companion or discovering pastel techniques for the first time, this class helps you develop the skills needed for expressive, realistic animal portraits.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>10 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$67<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/horse-race-with-gouache\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Horse Race with Gouache\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Horse-Race-with-Gouache-Class.jpg\" alt=\"Horse Race with Gouache\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Horse Race with Gouache<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n      This class guides you through the process of creating a dynamic and colorful horse race scene using gouache (opaque watercolor) on cold-press watercolor paper. You'll begin with drawing the contour lines using a grid and progress through various stages, including applying gouache to depict the horses, riders, and background elements. Each lesson builds upon the previous one, focusing on different aspects such as layering, color mixing, and creating movement to bring the scene to life.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>10 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$67<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/old-barn-with-watercolor\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Old Barn with Watercolor\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Old-Barn-Watercolor-Class-1.jpg\" alt=\"Old Barn with Watercolor Class\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Old Barn with Watercolor<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n       This class guides you through the process of painting a rustic barn landscape using both watercolor and gouache. The class begins with a detailed pencil sketch to establish the composition and proportions of the barn and its surroundings. Subsequent lessons focus on layering watercolor washes to build depth and contrast, gradually developing the structures and textures within the scene.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>2.5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$47<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/portrait-with-charcoal-old-man\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-charcoal\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Portrait Drawing with Charcoal\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Portrait-Drawing-with-Charcoal.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait Drawing with Charcoal Class\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Portrait Drawing with Charcoal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n      Learn to render a striking, character-filled portrait of an elderly man smoking a pipe using vine and compressed charcoal.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$47<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/peacock-with-colored-pencils\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Peacock with Colored Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/peacock-with-colored-pencils.jpg\" alt=\"Peacock with Colored Pencils Class\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Peacock with Colored Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n      Bring vibrant color and realism to life in this stunning colored-pencil project! You\u2019ll learn how to draw a majestic peacock step-by-step on black paper\u2014creating glowing highlights, rich layers, and incredible texture.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>11 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$67<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/landscape-painting-with-oils\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-oil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Landscape Painting with Oils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/landscape-with-oils-rocks.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape with Oils Class\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Landscape Painting with Water Mixable Oils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n      Dive into the rich world of oil painting. Create a scenic landscape \u2014 from sky and mountains to trees, rocks, and water reflections. Using water-mixable oils, you\u2019ll build depth with underpaintings, brushwork effects, and layering techniques without the mess of traditional solvents.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>9 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$67<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/pastel-landscape-mastery\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Pastel Landscape Mastery\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pastel-Landscape-Mastery.jpg\" alt=\"Pastel Landscape Mastery Course\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Pastel Landscape Mastery<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n       This course covers the basics of drawing and painting with soft pastels and oil pastels through the subject of landscapes. You'll learn pastel techniques while creating multiple landscape paintings.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>3 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>15 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$60<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/mastering-metal-with-graphite-and-white-charcoal\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil cat-charcoal cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Mastering Metal\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mastering-Metal-Vert-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mastering Metal with Graphite and White Charcoal Course\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Mastering Metal with Graphite and White Charcoal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n       This concise course focuses on rendering the reflective qualities of metal using graphite and white charcoal on toned gray paper. The series begins with establishing contours and progresses through detailed stages, including rendering the teapot's top, spout, upper and lower body, and finally, the handle and cast shadow. Emphasis is placed on achieving realistic highlights and depth through layering techniques.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>50 min<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>1 eBook<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$47<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/ballpoint-pen-cat-drawing-pen-and-ink\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Cat with Ball Point Pen\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ball-point-pen-drawing-cat.jpg\" alt=\"Cat with Ballpoint Pen Class\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Cat with Ballpoint Pen<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n      This class teaches you to create a detailed cat drawing using oil-based ballpoint pens (Zebra brand) on Stonehenge Polar White drawing paper. Beginning with a graphite sketch, the class moves into pen and ink techniques: shading the head and ears, working through the body\u2019s middle section, and finally completing the lower body, tail, and cast shadow.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>2.4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$47<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/line-and-wash-boat-on-water\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink cat-watercolor cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Line and Wash - Boat on Water\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/line-wash-boat.jpg\" alt=\"Line and Wash - Boat on Water\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Line and Wash - Boat on Water<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n      This class guides you through the process of creating a detailed line and wash artwork of a boat on the water using pen and ink and watercolor. You'll start by drawing the contours of the boat and progress through various stages, including applying pen and ink for detailed line work, layering watercolor washes for depth, and refining details such as the boat's hull, dock, and reflections.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>10 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$67<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/graphite-landscape-drawing\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Landscape Drawing with Graphite\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Landscape-Drawing-Graphite.jpg\" alt=\"Graphite Landscape Drawing\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Landscape Drawing with Graphite<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n      Immerse yourself in the art of landscape drawing using graphite. You'll learn to depict elements like trees, rocks, and water, creating depth and texture with graphite and powdered graphite.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>10 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$67<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/line-and-wash\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink cat-watercolor cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Line and Wash\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/line-and-wash-course.jpg\" alt=\"Line and Wash\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Line and Wash<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n       Explore the dynamic fusion of pen and ink with watercolor in this comprehensive course designed for beginners and intermediate artists. You'll learn essential techniques for balancing detailed line work with expressive watercolor washes.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>3 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>11 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$57<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/pencil-drawing-the-guide-to-graphite\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Pencil Drawing - The Guide to Graphite\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pencil-Drawing-the-guide-to-graphite.jpg\" alt=\"Pencil Drawing - The Guide to Graphite\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Pencil Drawing - The Guide to Graphite<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n       This comprehensive course is designed for beginner and intermediate artists eager to master graphite drawing. You'll explore essential techniques such as mark making, blending, and creating the illusion of light and shadow.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>18 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$97<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/painting-a-duck-with-acrylics\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-acrylic\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Duck with Acrylics\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/acrylic-painting-duck.jpg\" alt=\"Duck with Acrylics\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Duck with Acrylics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n      Dive into acrylic painting. You'll create a lifelike painting of a duck on water. Starting with the grid technique for accurate drawing, you'll progress through developing water reflections, duck anatomy, and feather textures.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>10 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$67<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/portrait-drawing-the-smart-way\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil cat-charcoal cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Portrait Drawing the Smart Way\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Portrait-Drawing-The-Smart-Way.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait Drawing the Smart Way\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Portrait Drawing the Smart Way<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n       Master accurate, realistic portraits with confidence in Portrait Drawing The Smart Way. This detailed course guides beginner and intermediate artists through 19 video lessons covering the skull, facial proportions, planes of the face, eyes, noses, mouths, ears, hair, grid and triangular methods for portrait construction.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>18 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$97<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-charcoal-drawing-course\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-charcoal\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: The Charcoal Drawing Course\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/charcoal-drawing-course.jpg\" alt=\"The Charcoal Drawing Course\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">The Charcoal Drawing Course<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n       Dive into the bold and expressive world of charcoal drawing with this comprehensive course. You\u2019ll learn to master vine and compressed charcoal, build strong values, render textures and capture atmosphere with powerful contrast.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>2.5 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>5 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$67<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/figure-drawing-with-charcoal\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-charcoal\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Figure Drawing with Charcoal\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/figure-drawing-with-charcoal.jpg\" alt=\"Figure Drawing with Charcoal\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Figure Drawing with Charcoal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Learn how to create a figure drawing with charcoal. You\u2019ll use vine and compressed charcoal on white drawing paper, beginning with a grid to map proportions, then move through toning, contouring, refining folds, faces, and objects until completion.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>6 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/pencils-on-polyester-a-different-way-to-colored-pencil\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Pencils on Polyester - A Different Way to Colored Pencil\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pencils-on-polyester.jpg\" alt=\"Pencils on Polyester - A Different Way to Colored Pencil\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Pencils on Polyester - A Different Way to Colored Pencil<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n       Explore the unique medium of polyester film in this specialized colored pencil course. You'll learn to utilize the unique properties of polyester film that allow for light, layered applications and easy erasure of colored pencils.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>1.5 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>1 eBook<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$19<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-colored-pencil-course\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil cat-watercolor cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: The Colored Pencil Course\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/colored-pencil-course-vert.jpg\" alt=\"The Colored Pencil Course\"\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">The Colored Pencil Course<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n       Designed for beginners and intermediate artists, you'll learn essential techniques such as layering, burnishing, creating underpaintings, and applying color theory to produce professional-quality colored pencil drawings.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>21 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$37<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/birch-trees-with-pastels\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Birch Tree Landscape with Pastels\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/birch-tree-landscape-pastels.jpg\" alt=\"Birch Tree Landscape with Pastels\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Birch Tree Landscape with Pastels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Learn to create a woodland scene featuring birch trees and fall foliage on pastel paper. The class series covers layering techniques, refining tree structures, enhancing contrast, and adding depth to the composition.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>6 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/3-little-birds-with-colored-pencils\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil cat-pastel cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: 3 Little Birds with Colored Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3-little-birds-with-colored-pencils.jpg\" alt=\"3 Little Birds with Colored Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">3 Little Birds with Colored Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n      This intermediate-level course offers a comprehensive exploration of colored pencil techniques through the creation of three bird drawings, each using a different brand of colored pencils on distinct surfaces.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>3 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>3 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$20<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/dog-portrait-on-black-canvas\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-oil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Dog Portrait on Black Canvas\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dog-portrait-with-oils.jpg\" alt=\"Dog Portrait on Black Canvas\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Dog Portrait on Black Canvas<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n   This immersive oil painting series guides you through creating a realistic dog portrait on black canvas. You'll learn to sketch the dog, apply oil paints using a soft, scumbled technique, develop facial features, texture the nose and fur, and complete the piece with glazes.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>6 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-pen-and-ink-experience\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: The Pen and Ink Experience\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pen-and-ink-experience.jpg\" alt=\"The Pen and Ink Experience Course\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">The Pen and Ink Experience<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n      Learn essential techniques such as hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, and ink wash to develop value and texture in your drawings. The curriculum covers various subjects, including landscapes, portraits, and still life, providing a solid foundation for creating professional-quality pen and ink artwork.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>2 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>7 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$17<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/scratchboard-bee\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Scratchboard Art\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bee-with-scratchboard.jpg\" alt=\"Scratchboard - Bee\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Scratchboard Art<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n   Dive into the art of scratchboard. You'll learn to create a lifelike bee by removing ink from a scratchboard panel, revealing the white surface beneath. The course covers essential techniques such as layering, texturing, and detailing to capture the intricate features of the bee.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>9.5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$20<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/subjects-with-pen-and-ink\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: The Pen and Ink Experience\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/subjects-with-pen-ink.jpg\" alt=\"Subjects with Pen and Ink Course\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Subjects with Pen and Ink<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This comprehensive course guides you through drawing 31 diverse subjects using various pen and ink techniques. You'll explore still life objects, flowers, food, animals, landscapes, and people, employing methods such as hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, and ink wash.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>8 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>6 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$37<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/sneakers-with-pen-and-ink\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Sneakers with Pen and Ink\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sneakers-with-pen-ink.jpg\" alt=\"Sneakers with Pen and Ink\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Sneakers with Pen and Ink<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n   This beginner-friendly class guides you through creating a detailed pen and ink drawing of classic sneakers. You'll start with a graphite sketch and progress to ink applications using hatching and cross-hatching techniques.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>8 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$18<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-art-of-distortion\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\"  aria-label=\"Open course: The Art of Distortion\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/art-of-distortion-pen-ink.jpg\" alt=\"The Art of Distortion\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">The Art of Distortion<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n   Explore the fascinating world of distorted perspectives in this class. Using a specially designed grid and grayscale markers, you'll learn to create drawings that mimic the visual effects of a convex mirror.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>10 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$18<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-watercolor-workshop\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor cat-coloredpencil cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: The Watercolor Workshop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/watercolor-workshop.jpg\" alt=\"The Watercolor Workshop Course\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">The Watercolor Workshop<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This comprehensive course is designed for beginner and intermediate artists seeking to master watercolor painting, covering basic materials, tools, and surfaces for watercolor painting, application techniques and color mixing.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>18 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$37<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/marsh-landscape-with-pastels\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Marsh Landscape with Pastels\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Marsh-Landscape-With-Pastels.jpg\" alt=\"Marsh Landscape with Pastels\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Marsh Landscape with Pastels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n   Create a tranquil marsh landscape using soft pastels and pastel pencils on PastelMat paper. You'll develop the scene from top to bottom, layering colors to build depth and atmosphere. The course covers techniques for rendering skies, distant trees, marsh grasses, and water reflections.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>6 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/fall-landscape-with-oil-pastels\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\"  aria-label=\"Open course: Autumn Landscape with Oil Pastels\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fall-Landscape-Oil-Pastels.jpg\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Autumn Landscape with Oil Pastels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n   The class emphasizes the expressive capabilities of oil pastels, allowing for painterly effects with bold strokes and blended hues. Ideal for artists seeking to explore the rich textures and colors of fall landscapes.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>7 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-oil-pastel-course\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: The Oil Pastel Course\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/oil-pastel-course-vert.jpg\" alt=\"The Oil Pastel Course\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">The Oil Pastel Course<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     The foundations and techniques of drawing and painting with oil pastels. Learn basic materials, tools, and surfaces for oil pastels, application techniques like layering, blending, mixing, and scumbling, color theory and its application in oil pastel drawings and observational mapping techniques for accurate drawing.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4.5 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>7 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$30<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/watercolor-snow-dog\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Watercolor Snow Dog\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dog-in-snow-with-watercolor.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor Snow Dog\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Watercolor Snow Dog<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Ideal for artists seeking to enhance their watercolor skills in animal portraiture and winter scenes, this class covers techniques for rendering the dog's fur, the snowy environment, and a teddy bear, emphasizing attention to detail and depth.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>8 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/animals-with-pastels\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Animals with Pastels\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Animals-with-Pastels-vert.jpg\" alt=\"Animals with Pastels\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Animals with Pastels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This comprehensive course guides you through creating realistic animal portraits using pastels and pastel pencils. You'll learn to draw a cat, dog, macaw parrot, and cow, each with detailed step-by-step demonstrations.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>4 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$20<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/orangutan-with-watercolor-pencils\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor cat-coloredpencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Orangutan with Watercolor Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/orangutan-with-watercolor-pencils.jpg\" alt=\"Orangutan with Watercolor Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Orangutan with Watercolor Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Ideal for intermediate artists seeking to refine their skills in animal portraiture with watercolor pencils, you'll gradually build depth and contrast through layered applications, incorporating techniques like frisket masking and wet-on-wet washes. The class emphasizes exaggerating observed colors to enhance visual interest.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>10 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$20<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-acrylic\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: The Acrylic Painting Academy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Acrylic-Painting-Academy.jpg\" alt=\"The Acrylic Painting Academy Course\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">The Acrylic Painting Academy<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This comprehensive course is designed for absolute beginners aiming to produce professional-quality acrylic paintings. Covering essential topics such as materials, tools, and surfaces for acrylic painting and techniques like mixing and applying color values to create light and form, stretching and preparing your own canvas, transferring images to canvas, and direct painting methods.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>14 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$30<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/blueberries-with-acrylics\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-acrylic\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Blueberries with Acrylics\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Blueberries-with-acrylics-1.jpg\" alt=\"Blueberries with Acrylics\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Blueberries with Acrylics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Learn the process of creating a realistic still life painting of blueberries using acrylic paints. Beginning with a graphite pencil sketch using a grid for accuracy, you'll progressively develop the painting. The class emphasizes layering techniques, attention to detail, and the unique characteristics of each blueberry, aiming to give each its own \"personality.\"\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>7 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/acrylic-jungle-path\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-acrylic\" aria-label=\"Open course: Jungle Path with Acrylics\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jungle-Path-with-Acrylics.jpg\" alt=\"Jungle Path with Acrylics\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Jungle Path with Acrylics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Advanced<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This course guides you through the process of painting a complex jungle landscape using acrylics on gessoed masonite. You'll learn to create an underpainting, apply glazes to build depth, and adjust contrast and color to enhance harmony.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>1.5 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>6 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$12<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/still-life-with-gouache\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Still Life with Gouache\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/still-life-painting-with-gouache.jpg\" alt=\"Still Life with Gouache\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Still Life with Gouache<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Advanced<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n    Gouache, known as \"opaque watercolor,\" combines the transparency of watercolor with the opacity of acrylics, allowing for versatile techniques. The class covers materials, composition, and detailed step-by-step demonstrations, including the use of dry brush techniques for background textures.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>7 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/winter-landscape-with-acrylics\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-acrylic\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Winter Landscape with Acrylics\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/winter-landscape-acrylics.jpg\" alt=\"Winter Landscape with Acrylics\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Winter Landscape with Acrylics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class emphasizes techniques for creating realistic textures, capturing light and shadow, and achieving depth in a winter scene. Ideal for intermediate artists seeking to enhance their skills in acrylic landscape painting.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>7 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$20<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/creative-mixed-media\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-acrylic cat-watercolor cat-ink cat-mixed cat-coloredpencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Creative Mixed Media\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Creative-Mixed-Media.jpg\" alt=\"Creative Mixed Media Course\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Creative Mixed Media<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This engaging course guides you through the process of combining various art mediums to create expressive artworks. You'll explore techniques such as creating harmony between mediums, incorporating text into paintings, photo transfers, polymer clay painting, altered books, assemblage sculpture, and artist trading cards.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>2 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>10 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$19<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/car-with-markers-and-colored-pencils\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil cat-ink cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Vintage Car with Colored Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sports-car-with-colored-pencils.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Car with Colored Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Vintage Car with Colored Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a realistic drawing of a vintage car using markers and colored pencils on toned gray paper. The drawing begins with a graphite pencil sketch using the grid technique and progresses through multiple layers of markers and colored pencils to develop depth and detail.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>8 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/peony-with-colored-pencils\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Peony Flower with Colored Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/peony-flower-with-colored-pencils.jpg\" alt=\"Peony Flower with Colored Pencils Series\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Peony Flower with Colored Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a detailed peony flower drawing using wax-based colored pencils on Stonehenge paper. Starting with a graphite contour sketch, you'll progress through layering techniques to develop vibrant petals, intricate textures, and lifelike shading. The class emphasizes color blending, layering, and the use of a colorless blender pencil to achieve depth and realism.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>10 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$20<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/line-and-wash-train\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink cat-watercolor cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Train with Line and Wash\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/train-with-line-and-wash.jpg\" alt=\"Train Line and Wash\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Train with Line and Wash<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through creating a dynamic train scene using line and wash techniques. Starting with a detailed pen drawing, you'll learn to build depth, perspective, and texture using watercolor washes applied over the ink outlines.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>7 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/oil-painting-master-series\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-oil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Oil Painting Master Series\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Oil-Painting-Master-Series.jpg\" alt=\"Oil Painting Master Series Course\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Oil Painting Master Series<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Designed for beginners, this comprehensive course covers essential topics such as selecting materials, preparing supports, and mixing complex colors. You'll learn techniques like blending oil paint for smooth transitions, creating underpaintings, glazing using \"Old Masters\" methods, and direct painting with observed colors.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>3 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>17 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$30<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/still-life-garlic-with-oils\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-oil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Still Life with Oils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/still-life-painting-with-oils.jpg\" alt=\"Still Life with Oils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Still Life with Oils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Learn to paint a still life of garlic and complementary elements using oil paints on a canvas panel. This class begins with a discussion of materials and strategy, progresses into drawing via a modified grid, then moves to a monochromatic underpainting before applying local color.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>8 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/jellyfish-with-graphite-pencils\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Jellyfish with Graphite Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jellyfish-with-graphite.jpg\" alt=\"Jellyfish with Graphite Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Jellyfish with Graphite Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Advanced<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Explore the depth and movement of a jellyfish using graphite pencils and powdered graphite on Stonehenge Polar White paper. You\u2019ll begin by composing and sketching the figure, then move into the atmospheric blend of powdered graphite to establish a rich underpainting. As you progress, you\u2019ll refine contrast and build dramatic value transitions on the jellyfish\u2019s head and body, before developing the delicate tentacles and making final adjustments.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$10<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/lizard-man-with-pen-and-ink\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Lizard Man with Pen and Ink\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Lizardman-with-pen-ink.jpg\" alt=\"Lizard Man with Pen and Ink Series\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Lizard Man with Pen and Ink<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Advanced<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Create a richly detailed composite image of a lizard-man in pen and ink. From initial graphite grid layout to precise ink work, you\u2019ll build the character\u2019s head, body, clothing, couch, lamp, wall texture and rug. This class emphasizes hatching, cross-hatching, texture building and pattern work\u2014ideal for intermediate artists ready to master expressive line-techniques and complex compositions with pen and ink.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>9 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$18<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/basic-photoshop-for-artists\" data-cat=\"cat-course\" data-cat2=\"cat-digital\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Basic Photoshop for Artists\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Basic-Photoshop-for-Artists.jpg\" alt=\"Basic Photoshop for Artists\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Basic Photoshop for Artists<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetab\"><span>Course<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This course guides you through the essentials\u2014from setting up canvases and understanding resolution, to using layers, masks, and brushes to enhance or transform your artwork. Learn how to properly scan or photograph work, make clean edits, apply adjustment layers for color, and prepare files.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>2 hrs<i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:8px;margin-left:12px;\"><\/i>15 eBooks<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$37<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/sunrise-with-oils\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-oil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Sunrise with Oils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sunrise-with-oils.jpg\" alt=\"Oil Painting Landscape Series\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Sunrise with Oils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Learn the process of painting a serene sunrise over the ocean using water-mixable oil paints on canvas panel. The course begins with blending a transition from light blue to orange in the sky, followed by the addition of clouds and their refinement. Subsequent lessons focus on detailing the horizon line, water, and beach, culminating in the application of glazes to enhance depth and luminosity.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>6.5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/painting-with-photoshop\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-digital\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Painting with Photoshop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Painting-with-Photoshop.jpg\" alt=\"Painting with Photoshop\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Painting with Photoshop<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of digital painting with Photoshop. Use basic drawing and painting tools in Photoshop to create a digital painting that resembles a painting created with traditional media.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>6 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$10<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/colored-pencils-bee\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Bee with Colored Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bee-with-colored-pencils.jpg\" alt=\"Bee with Colored Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Bee with Colored Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     In this class, you'll create a detailed colored pencil drawing of a bee on Stonehenge paper. The course begins with sketching the bee's contours using graphite and progresses through layering colored pencils to build depth and realism.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>8 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/portrait-drawing-with-charcoal\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-charcoal\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Portrait Drawing with Charcoal\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Portrait-Drawing-wiht-Charcoal.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait Drawing with Charcoal\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Portrait Drawing with Charcoal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class begins with an introduction to materials and surface preparation, followed by an underpainting using vine charcoal to establish the basic structure. Subsequent lessons focus on refining features such as the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears using compressed charcoal, with attention to modeling the face and adding details.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>9 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/urban-landscape-with-acrylics\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-acrylic\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Urban Landscape with Acrylics\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Urban-Landscape-with-Acrylics.jpg\" alt=\"Urban Landscape Painting with Acrylics\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Urban Landscape with Acrylics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Advanced<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a detailed urban landscape using acrylic paints. The class begins with transferring the contour lines of the reference image onto the painting surface and establishing a black-and-white underpainting. Subsequent lessons focus on developing the underpainting in layers, refining details, and building depth.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>10 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/gouache-painting-candy\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Candy with Gouache\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/candy-painting-with-gouache.jpg\" alt=\"Gouache Painting - Candy\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Candy with Gouache<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Advanced<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a realistic painting of a bag of candy using gouache, also known as opaque watercolor. The class begins with transferring a contour line drawing of the subject onto the painting surface and introduces the properties of gouache. Subsequent lessons focus on developing values and tones to create the illusion of texture and form.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>9 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$20<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/green-bird-with-watercolor-pencils\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor cat-coloredpencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Green Bird with Watercolor Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Green-Bird-with-Watercolor-Pencils.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor Pencil Bird Series\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Green Bird with Watercolor Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a vibrant tropical bird using watercolor pencils on cold press watercolor paper. Lessons cover drawing the bird, masking selected areas, painting the background, and applying watercolor pencils to various parts of the bird,\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>7 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/realistic-portrait-drawing-with-pencil\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Realistic Portrait Drawing with Pencil\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Realistic-Portrait-Drawing-with-Graphite.jpg\" alt=\"Graphite Portrait Drawing\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Realistic Portrait Drawing with Pencil<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a realistic portrait using various graphite pencils on hot press watercolor paper. The class begins with drawing the contours of the subject and progresses through developing the texture of the hair and forehead. Subsequent lessons focus on detailing the eyebrows, eyes, nose, ear, mouth, and lips.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>8 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/rhino-with-graphite-and-white-charcoal\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil cat-charcoal cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Rhino with Graphite and White Charcoal\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/rhino-graphite-charcoal.jpg\" alt=\"Rhino with Graphite and White Charcoal\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Rhino with Graphite and White Charcoal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a detailed drawing of a rhinoceros on toned gray paper using graphite pencils and white charcoal. The class begins with an introduction to the materials and techniques, followed by lessons that focus on developing the horn, facial features, wrinkles, ears, and body textures.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>9 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/ostrich-with-charcoal\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-charcoal\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Ostrich with Charcoal\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ostrich-charcoal.jpg\" alt=\"Ostrich with charcoal drawing lesson series\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Ostrich with Charcoal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a detailed drawing of an ostrich using charcoal on textured and toned Ingres paper. The class begins with a modified grid system to sketch the basic structure of the ostrich, followed by layering values and tones with vine charcoal. Subsequent lessons focus on refining the head and neck, adding textures, and developing contrasts using compressed and charcoal pencils.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/graphite-tree\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Tree Drawing with Graphite\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Drawing-Trees-with-Graphite.jpg\" alt=\"Graphite Drawing Lesson - \"Tree\" alt=\"Ostrich with charcoal drawing lesson series\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Tree Drawing with Graphite<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Advanced<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n    This class guides you through the process of creating a realistic tree drawing using graphite pencils on lightly toned Stonehenge paper. The class begins with laying out the contour lines of the tree and developing the illusion of leaves, focusing on abstract shapes and values rather than individual leaves. Subsequent lessons emphasize developing textures on the trunk and branches using cross-contour lines, adding subtle shadows to create the illusion of light, and refining details to bring the drawing to life.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>9 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$20<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/pen-and-ink-sea-turtle\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Sea Turtle with Pen and Ink\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sea-Turlte-with-Pen-and-Ink.jpg\" alt=\"Pen and Ink - Sea Turtle\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Sea Turtle with Pen and Ink<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a detailed pen and ink drawing of a sea turtle. The class begins with sketching the shape of the turtle using graphite, focusing on large shapes for accuracy and defining contours. Subsequent lessons delve into pen and ink applications, starting with the head and progressing through the neck, fins, and shell.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>6 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/value-study-drawing-exercise\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Value Study Drawing Exercise\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/value-study-exercises.jpg\" alt=\"Value Study Drawing Exercise\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Value Study Drawing Exercise<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Learn the importance of value and practice recognizing and applying values using a classical subject as reference.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>1 hr<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$8<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/desert-landscape-with-watercolor\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Desert Landscape with Watercolor\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Desert-Landscape-with-watercolor.jpg\" alt=\"Desert Landscape with Watercolor\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Desert Landscape with Watercolor<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Capture the elegance and majesty of the desert landscape in this class that focuses on watercolor techniques to create the illusion of depth and detail. Begin with a loose graphite sketch before adding multiple layers of watercolor washes to build up depth and complexity in the color.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>8 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$10<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/figure-drawing-with-oil-pastels\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Figure Drawing with Oil Pastels\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dancer-with-oil-pastels.jpg\" alt=\"Figure Drawing with Oil Pastels\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Figure Drawing with Oil Pastels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Use oil pastels in a loose fashion to develop an image of a dancer on toned paper. Learn the characteristics of oil pastels that make this medium perfect for looser drawings that resemble paintings.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>2 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/colored-pencils-and-markers-frog\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil cat-ink cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Frog with Markers and Colored Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Frog-with-Markers-Colored-Pencils.jpg\" alt=\"Frog with Markers and Colored Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Frog with Markers and Colored Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a realistic drawing of a frog using alcohol-based markers and colored pencils. The class begins with sketching the contours of the frog using a graphite pencil, followed by an underpainting with alcohol-based markers to establish base colors. Subsequent lessons focus on layering colored pencils to build depth and detail, culminating in the addition of a cast shadow to ground the subject.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>9 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$20<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/graphite-elephant-live-lesson-series\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Elephant with Graphite Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/elephant-graphite.jpg\" alt=\"Graphite drawing lesson series - Elephant\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Elephant with Graphite Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of developing a highly-detailed drawing of an elephant in the jungle with graphite pencils. Learn how to control pencils to develop intricate deatils suchs as the texture of the elephant's skin and the surrounding environment. Learn how to use erasers to develop highlights and create contrast in the image.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>10 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$20<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/oil-pastel-landscape-woodland\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Woodland Landscape with Oil Pastels\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Landscape-Drawing-with-Oil-Pastels.jpg\" alt=\"Oil Pastel Landscape Woodland\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Woodland Landscape with Oil Pastels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     The class guides you through the process of developing a wooded landscape with oil pastels. Learn how to bump up color contrasts to make a more dynamic landscape that resembles a painting.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$10<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/color-theory-and-mixing\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-oil cat-acrylic cat-watercolor\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Color Theory and Mixing\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Color-Theory-and-Mixing.jpg\" alt=\"Color theory and mixing\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Color Theory and Mixing<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Learn the basics of color theory and color mixing in this crash course. In this class we mix several colors, look at art history examples and take on a mixing\/matching challenge.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>1 hr<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/indirect-observation-drawing-exercises\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Indirect Observation Exercises\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Indirect-Drawing-Exercises.jpg\" alt=\"Indirect Observation Drawing Exercises\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Indirect Observation Exercises<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Stretch your drawing skills with this collection of challenging non-tradtional drawing exercises.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>1 hr<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$5<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/pastel-butterfly\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Butterfly with Pastels\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Butterfly-with-Pastels.jpg\" alt=\"Pastel Butterfly\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Butterfly with Pastels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of developing a colorful pastel drawing of a butterfly on pastel paper. Learn how to create a soft background with a contrasting foreground that creates the illusion of space. Develop details with pastel pencils while developing colorful neutrals.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>9.5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/pen-and-ink-horse\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Horse with Pen and Ink\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Horse-with-Pen-and-Ink.jpg\" alt=\"Pen and Ink Horse\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Horse with Pen and Ink<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a pen and ink drawing of a horse. Learn how to use hatching and cross hatching to build textures and form. Learn how to use the quality of line to imply form and add variety to a line drawing.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$10<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/acrylic-painting-of-a-bird-lesson-series\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-acrylic\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Bird with Acrylics\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bird-with-Acrylics.jpg\" alt=\"Acrylic Painting Lesson Series Bird\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Bird with Acrylics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of painting a vibrant kingfisher bird on a gessoed board. The course begins with a basic contour line drawing and progressively adds layers of acrylic paint to develop rich colors and textures.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$10<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/painting-with-procreate\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-digital\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Painting with Procreate\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Painting-with-Procreate.jpg\" alt=\"Painting with Procreate\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Painting with Procreate<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class introduces you to the Procreate app on the iPad Pro, utilizing the Apple Pencil to develop a digital painting of an apple. Through this series, you'll explore various brushes available in the app and learn how to effectively use the smudge tool to enhance your painting techniques.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>2.5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$10<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/watercolor-landscape-live-lesson-series\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Watercolor Landscape\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Landscape-Painting-with-Watercolor.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor Landscape\" alt=\"Painting with Procreate\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Watercolor Landscape<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a detailed landscape painting using watercolors. The class begins with developing the background and progresses to the foreground, employing various strategies to create the illusion of space.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$10<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/graphite-and-charcoal-marbles\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil cat-charcoal cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Marbles with Graphite and White Charcoal\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Marbles-with-Graphite-White-Charcoal.jpg\" alt=\"Marbles with Graphite and White Charcoal\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Marbles with Graphite and White Charcoal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of drawing realistic marbles using graphite and white charcoal on toned gray paper. The class begins with an introduction to materials and techniques, followed by lessons that focus on developing the illusion of reflection and transparency in the marbles.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>3 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$10<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/markers-and-colored-pencils\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil cat-ink cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Oranges with Markers and Colored Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Blood-Oranges-Colored-Pencils-Markers.jpg\" alt=\"Oranges with Markers and Colored Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Oranges with Markers and Colored Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a realistic drawing of blood oranges using markers and colored pencils. You'll begin with a light graphite sketch to lay out the composition, followed by an underpainting created with alcohol-based markers. Subsequent lessons focus on adding details and depth with colored pencils over the marker underpainting.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/pen-and-ink-botanical\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Botanical Drawing with Pen and Ink\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Botanical-Drawing-with-Pen-Ink.jpg\" alt=\"Botanical Drawing with Pen and Ink\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Botanical Drawing with Pen and Ink<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n    This class guides you through the process of creating a botanical drawing of sunflowers using pen and ink techniques. You'll lay out the basic contours using graphite and gradually develop the texture and form with line work applied with technical drawing pens.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$10<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/oil-pastel-landscape-lone-tree\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Landscape Drawing with Oil Pastels\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Landscape-Drawing-Oil-Pastels-Tree.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape Drawing with Oil Pastels\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Landscape Drawing with Oil Pastels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a pen and ink drawing of a horse. Learn how to use hatching and cross hatching to build textures and form. Learn how to use the quality of line to imply form and add variety to a line drawing.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>3 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$8<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/drawing-exercises-observational-and-creative\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Creative Drawing Exercises\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Drawing-Exercises.jpg\" alt=\"Creative Drawing Exercises\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Creative Drawing Exercises<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     A fun-filled hour of challenging drawing exercises designed to enhance your drawing skills.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>1 hr<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/painting-water-with-gouache\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Painting Water with Gouache\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/painting-water-with-gouache.jpg\" alt=\"Painting Water with Gouache\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Painting Water with Gouache<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of painting the illusion of water using gouache, an opaque watercolor medium. You'll begin with foundational techniques and progresses to more advanced methods, allowing you to develop a comprehensive understanding of painting water.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>7 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$15<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/oil-painting-still-life-tomatoes\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-oil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Tomatoes with Oils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tomatoes-with-Oils.jpg\" alt=\"Tomatoes with Oils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Tomatoes with Oils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of painting a realistic still life of tomatoes using water-mixable oil paints (traditional oils can be substituted). The course begins with sketching the basic shapes using loose brushstrokes and progresses to refining the details in the later stages. Each lesson builds upon the previous one, focusing on various aspects such as color mixing, layering, and glazing techniques to achieve depth and realism in the painting.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>6 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$10<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/pastel-portrait-series\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Portrait Drawing with Pastels\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Portrait-Drawing-with-Pastels.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait Drawing with Pastels\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Portrait Drawing with Pastels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a realistic portrait using soft pastels and pastel pencils on toned paper. The class begins with transferring the contours of the subject and progresses through layering and mixing skin tones to build depth and dimension. In the final stages, details are refined with pastel pencils, and a strong sense of light is added to complete the image.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Included with Membership<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"price\">$10<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/graphite-house-portrait\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: House Portrait with Graphite\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/House-Portrait-with-Graphite.jpg\" alt=\"House Portrait with Graphite\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">House Portrait with Graphite<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating an accurate drawing of a house using graphite pencils on textured charcoal paper. You\u2019ll begin with a layout using visual comparison techniques and move into rendering textures and architectural details, gradually building depth, tone and structure.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>9 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/charcoal-landscape-lesson-series\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-charcoal\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Landscape Drawing with Charcoal\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Landscape-Drawing-with-Charcoal.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape Drawing with Charcoal\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Landscape Drawing with Charcoal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class teaches you how to draw a textured wooded landscape with charcoal. You\u2019ll begin working with vine charcoal to loosely define the forest road and establish value relationships, then move into compressed charcoal and charcoal pencils to develop deep shadows, strong contrasts, and foliage texture. Blending stumps and erasers are used to refine edges and foliage transitions, while the final lesson brings focus to the road\u2019s vanishing point framed by intense light.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>3 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/line-and-wash-lesson-series\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor cat-ink cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Cityscape with Line and Wash\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cityscape-with-Line-Wash.jpg\" alt=\"Cityscape with Line and Wash\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Cityscape with Line and Wash<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the elegant combination of pen & ink with watercolor washes. Beginning with a loose graphite sketch to establish composition, you\u2019ll then layer sharp ink lines to define forms and textures, followed by translucent watercolor washes to build depth and atmosphere. The course emphasizes balancing the precision of ink with the fluid expressiveness of watercolor, offering an accessible yet sophisticated approach to hybrid drawing and painting.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/landscape-drawing-with-colored-pencils\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Landscape Drawing with Colored Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Landscape-Drawing-with-Colored-Pencils-Tree.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape Drawing with Colored Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Landscape Drawing with Colored Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     In this class, wou'll create a landscape with colored pencils on Stonehenge warm white paper. You\u2019ll begin by laying out the composition with light graphite, then progressively develop the scene: middle ground and distant tree line, followed by foreground trees and grasses, and finally completing the image with a wooded stream in the extreme foreground.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/drawing-with-markers\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Architectural Sketch with Markers and Ink\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Architectural-Sketch-Markers-Ink.jpg\" alt=\"Architectural Sketch with Markers and Ink\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Architectural Sketch with Markers and Ink<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This two-part lesson series introduces you to the fundamentals of drawing with alcohol-based markers. In the first part, you'll explore basic application techniques, including creating an underpainting of tones using markers to establish values and forms. The second part focuses on developing an architectural sketch with drawing pens, layering tones, and applying color over the top to add depth and interest.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>2 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/pastel-landscape-with-flowers\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Landscape Sketch with Pastels\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Landscape-Sketch-with-Pastels.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape Sketch with Pastels\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Landscape Sketch with Pastels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class teaches you how to develop a vibrant landscape drawing featuring a field of yellow flowers using soft pastels on toned pastel paper. This series emphasizes a looser, more painterly approach, focusing on layering pastel applications to create the illusion of space and depth.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>3 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/watercolor-pencils-flower\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil cat-watercolor\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Flower Sketch with Watercolor Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Flower-Sketch-with-Watercolor-Pencils.jpg\" alt=\"Flower Sketch with Watercolor Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Flower Sketch with Watercolor Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class teaches the process of creating a soft, layered flower painting using watercolor pencils. You'll begin with a loose graphite contour drawing, followed by layering colors with watercolor pencils, which are then activated with water and shaped using a brush. This technique allows for ultimate control over the painting process, requiring only a few colors to develop a vibrant image.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/graphite-light-bulb\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Light Bulb with Graphite Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Light-Bulb-with-Graphite.jpg\" alt=\"Light Bulb with Graphite Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Light Bulb with Graphite Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of drawing a realistic light bulb using graphite pencils on smooth Bristol paper. The course begins with measuring techniques to capture proportions and contours accurately. You'll then learn how to create the illusion of transparency and reflection through careful shading and value transitions.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/acrylic-cherries\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-acrylic\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Cherries with Acrylics\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cherries-with-Acrylics.jpg\" alt=\"Cherries with Acrylics\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Cherries with Acrylics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Learn the process of painting a realistic still life of cherries using acrylic paints on 140 lb watercolor paper. This class begins with a detailed graphite sketch to establish the composition, followed by layering acrylic paints to build depth and realism.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/ink-wash-landscape-series\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Landscape Sketch with Ink Wash\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Landscape-Sketch-with-Ink-Wash.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape Sketch with Ink Wash\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Landscape Sketch with Ink Wash<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class begins with an introduction to basic ink wash techniques, followed by developing thumbnail sketches and contour drawings. Subsequent lessons demonstrate how to apply semi-transparent washes of diluted carbon black ink to build up the tonal range, gradually completing the image.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/scratchboard-series-cat\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Cat with Scratchboard\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cat-with-Scratchboard.jpg\" alt=\"Cat with Scratchboard\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Cat with Scratchboard<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class begins with an introduction to scratchboard, covering the thought process and tools used by artists. Subsequent lessons walk you through the entire process of scratching away ink to reveal a representational image of a cat.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/pastel-pencils-carrots\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Carrots with Pastel Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Carrots-with-Pastel-Pencils.jpg\" alt=\"Carrots with Pastel Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Carrots with Pastel Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class emphasizes layering colors to create a harmonious color relationship, with slight alterations from the reference image to enhance visual appeal. Throughout the lessons, the pros and cons of three different brands of pastel pencils are discussed, providing insight into their unique characteristics.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/oil-pastel-landscape-series\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Landscape Drawing with Oil Pastels\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Landscape-Drawing-Oil-Pastel-Mountain-Field.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape Drawing with Oil Pastels\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Landscape Drawing with Oil Pastels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class emphasizes developing a thick application of the medium, working from the background to the foreground. Techniques for creating the illusion of space and applying oil pastels are covered, allowing you to create the impression of brushstrokes and learn how oil pastels can be used in a painterly manner.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/gouache-part-1\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Painting with Gouache\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Painting-with-Gouache.jpg\" alt=\"Painting with Gouache\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Painting with Gouache<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class covers every step of the process, from initial graphite sketch to the final painted image. Emphasis is placed on layering techniques, tonal values, and the unique properties of gouache to achieve a lifelike representation.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/drawing-bootcamp-part-1\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil cat-ink cat-charcoal cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Drawing Bootcamp\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Drawing-Bootcamp.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing Bootcamp\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Drawing Bootcamp<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This foundational five-part series offers over five hours of instruction, designed to build core drawing skills from the ground up. Each lesson focuses on a fundamental concept. Ideal for beginners, this course emphasizes observational skills, shading techniques, and texture creation.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/inktense-pencils-part-1\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil cat-ink cat-watercolor cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Strawberries with Inktense Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Strawberries-with-Inktense-Pencils.jpg\" alt=\"Strawberries with Inktense Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Strawberries with Inktense Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     Inktense pencils are water-soluble ink pencils that, when activated with water, produce vibrant, intense colors. This class begins with an introduction to the medium, followed by techniques for layering and blending to achieve realistic textures and depth. Emphasis is placed on understanding the unique properties of Inktense pencils, including their permanence once dry, which allows for additional layers and glazing effects.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/drawing-exercises\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Observational Drawing Exercises\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Observational-Drawing-Exercises.jpg\" alt=\"Observational Drawing Exercises\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Observational Drawing Exercises<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This focused lesson offers one hour of guided drawing exercises designed to sharpen your observation and creativity. You\u2019ll explore blind contour drawing, gesture drawing, cross-contour techniques, drawing in motion and other dynamic activities\u2014all crafted to boost your visual perception and drawing agility.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>1 hr<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/colored-pencil-still-life-part-1\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-coloredpencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Still Life Drawing with Colored Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Still-Life-Drawing-with-Colored-Pencils.jpg\" alt=\"Still Life Drawing with Colored Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Still Life Drawing with Colored Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This skill-building lesson series guides you through the creation of a still-life drawing using colored pencils on smooth Bristol paper. Beginning with a small graphite outline to map shapes and proportions, you\u2019ll progress into layering colored pencils to build rich tones, subtle transitions, and crisp edges. This class emphasizes careful use of light and shadow, and shows how to create realism through controlled pressure and pencil strokes.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>7 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/panpastel-landscape-part-1\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pastel\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Landscape Drawing with PanPastels\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Landscape-Drawing-with-PanPastels.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape Drawing with PanPastels\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Landscape Drawing with PanPastels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class teaches you how to use PanPastels to paint a dynamic landscape. You\u2019ll start with creating the initial sky and background using large applicators, then build the middle ground and foreground with layered colors and varied mark-making to mimic brushstrokes. This class emphasizes loosening your technique and thinking in broad shapes rather than tight details, allowing the medium\u2019s painterly qualities to shine.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>3 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/watercolor-landscape-part-1\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Garden Landscape with Watercolor\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Garden-Landscape-with-Watercolor.jpg\" alt=\"Garden Landscape with Watercolor\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Garden Landscape with Watercolor<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class begins with an introduction to basic watercolor techniques. Subsequent lessons demonstrate how to apply semi-transparent washes of diluted watercolor to build up the tonal range, gradually completing the image. The series emphasizes working loosely while using a photo reference to create expressive landscapes.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>6 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/charcoal-still-life-part-1\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-charcoal\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Boots with Charcoal\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Boots-with-Charcoal.jpg\" alt=\"Boots with Charcoal\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Boots with Charcoal<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class series guides you through the process of creating a still life drawing using charcoal. The course emphasizes developing a full range of values to create depth and dimension, with a focus on rendering textures. Techniques for layering, blending, and highlighting are demonstrated to achieve realistic effects.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>5 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/acrylic-still-life-part-1\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-acrylic\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Still Life Painting with Acrylics\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Still-Life-Painting-with-Acrylics.jpg\" alt=\"Still Life Painting with Acrylics\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Still Life Painting with Acrylics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This foundational acrylics class guides you through the process of creating a still life painting of plums using acrylics. This class shows you how to layer multiple colors to build up depth and realism with acrylic paints.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/graphite-architecture-part1\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-advanced\" aria-label=\"Open course: Architectural Drawing with Graphite\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Architectural-Drawing-with-Graphite.jpg\" alt=\"Architectural Drawing with Graphite\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Architectural Drawing with Graphite<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Intermediate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class emphasizes techniques for rendering architectural details, understanding proportions, and achieving realistic textures, all essential for capturing the essence of architectural subjects.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>4 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/pen-and-ink-eagle-part-1\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Eagle with Pen and Ink\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Eagle-with-Pen-Ink.jpg\" alt=\"Eagle with Pen and Ink\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Eagle with Pen and Ink<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating a drawing of an eagle with pen and ink. Learn to use basic pen and ink texchniques and variety in line to create the illusion of form and texture.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>2 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/pen-and-ink-textures\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-ink\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Drawing Textures with Pen and Ink\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Drawing-Textures-with-Pen-Ink.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing Textures with Pen and Ink\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Drawing Textures with Pen and Ink<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class explores creating the illusion of serveral different textures with pen and ink. Using line only to create texture can be a challenge, but this class breaks it all down, making it easy and enjoyable to learn.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>1 hr<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/watercolor-pencils-landscape-part-1\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-watercolor cat-coloredpencil cat-mixed\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Landscape Sketch with Watercolor Pencils\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Landscape-Sketch-with-Watercolor-Pencils.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape Sketch with Watercolor Pencils\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Landscape Sketch with Watercolor Pencils<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class explores the use of watercolor pencils to create a simple landscape sketch. Layer mutliple watercolor pencil applications before activating with water, causing the colors to mix and come to life.\n      <\/p>\n<div class=\"course-length\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:8px;\"><\/I>2 hrs<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-meta\">\n        <span class=\"badge\">Members Only<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"card f-cat\" href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/graphite-portrait-part-one\" data-cat=\"cat-class\" data-cat2=\"cat-pencil\" data-cat3=\"cat-beginner\" aria-label=\"Open course: Portrait Drawing with Graphite\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-media\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/place_holder400.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Portrait-Drawing-with-Graphite-Extreme.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait Drawing with Graphite\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h3 class=\"card-title\">Portrait Drawing with Graphite<\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabcontainer\">\n<div class=\"classtab\"><span>Class<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"leveltab\"><span>Beginner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"card-excerpt\">\n     This class guides you through the process of creating an accurate portrait of a young girl. 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