Our skilled and experienced instructors provide personalized support in small classes to help you develop your abilities and discover new ways of encountering art and nature. Register using our online form for upcoming classes or browse the course catalog for a full list of offered courses.
For information about course content, prerequisites, materials, and other details contact the instructor listed for each course by email directly. Contact the Education Office with registration and payment questions.
Currently enrolled Yale undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for a discount. Contact Elizabeth Steele at peabody. Courses will meet online or in person as noted in the course description. Some courses have prerequisites or require permission of the instructor to participate. The Certification Program in Natural Illustration is no longer accepting new students after August 1, Register Now. This course introduces all the necessary techniques in rendering light on form, value, texture, perspective, proportion, and composition.
It is the foundation course for all sequential courses taken at the Yale Peabody Museum. Each student will be given individual assignments and critiques. A final project will be due at the culmination of the course. This course meets in person. This course is offered on-line. Learn the basics of observational drawing starting with simple objects so that you can sketch what you find outdoors as well as indoors.
Students will be encouraged to carry their sketchbooks and journals wherever they go. There will be a balance between presentations by the instructor with actual practice, followed by group critiques.
