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Drawing for Beginners

Drawing for Beginners

Saturday 31 May
W Nolana Ave - 10am - 3 Hours
McAllen Art Group
Javier Tovias
In this class, we will explore the basics of drawing and equip you with the skills needed to create beautiful and expressive artwork.Our experienced instructor will guide you through the fundamentals of drawing, including perspective, proportion, shading, and composition.We will also be practicing various forms of Mark Making techniques and hopefully will make an empty page less daunting to fill up. Perfect for complete beginners.
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$47      
Perspective Drawing

Perspective Drawing

Saturday 21 June
W Nolana Ave - 10am - 2 Hours
McAllen Art Group
Javier Tovias
Perspective drawing is a technique used in art to create the illusion of depth and three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface

In this workshop, we will explore the art of creating depth and dimension in your drawings through the use of perspective.

Our experienced instructors will guide you through the process of understanding and applying the principles of perspective.

Perfect for complete beginners.
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$47      
ABOUT MCALLEN
PHOTOGRAPHY
GROUP
Come along to our photo sessions to dust off your camera and get snap-happy with a professional photography instructor.

Brush up on your camera skills and learn new photography techniques whilst on a photo walk class with other local keen photographers!

We run two hour photography sessions based on a photography theme/technique/style and they take place in various locations in McAllen .

  • New to photography? We also run a popular 3 hour Beginners Guide to Photography Class once a month. And once in a while we will run special niche 3 hour classes, for example, Astrophotography - so do subscribe to our newsletter to know when the next on is!

  • Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to keen amateurs. The photography instructor is there to help you with camera settings and provide any advice you need.

  • What to bring? We recommend bringing a camera that has full manual mode or semi-manual modes (Aperture or Shutter Priority). Compact cameras and smartphones also welcome!

    The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

    Join the McAllen Photography Group on Facebook to share your photos after the session.

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
  • REVIEWS
    Great class. Instructional and application aspect of the class was very informative! Overall course and instructor were awesome. Thx
    5/5
    John
    2023-08-14
    Since I was the only one that signed up, I had a one on one with the instructor, and it was very informative session. She explained everything in detail and gave some good examples of different portrait styles. She has a lot of patience and class was good.
    5/5
    Ernesto
    2023-07-30
    I was able to learn what I needed to understand about my camera. The only thing was the class ended an hour earlier. I signed up for 3 hours and I just felt that even if the information was all taught . I felt that one hour is still one hour of being taught was cut short. Whether it was just two people in the class or 10. We sign up for a three hours of lessons. I guess my expectations were high.
    5/5
    Godelva
    2023-07-16

    So glad I took this class! I had a new camera that I really had no idea how to use. I learned the basics and now I love experimenting with the different settings.
    5/5
    Alice
    2023-01-16
    I love how it was a small class so I was able to get help and answers to questions.
    5/5
    Melissa
    2023-01-16
    PHOTOS
    McAllen Photography Group
    2024-12-15
    Title or Location: Edinburg TX
    I had noticed this beautiful bird visiting my backyard daily in the spring . I noticed it was drawn to one of the flowering trees I have in the backyard so I setup my camera on one of the days and was able to get several shots.
    Credit: Hector Gonzalez

    McAllen Photography Group
    2024-09-19
    Title or Location: Iceland
    This photo was taken in July in Iceland where this species of purple flower is called lupin related to the Texas blue bonet. It was planted for soil erosion, but got invasive and widespread. The purple flower enhances the landscape photography like this one.
    Credit: Ernesto Reyes
    Facebook: Ernesto Reyes
    Instagram: ernestoreyes_naturephotography
    McAllen Photography Group
    2024-09-15
    Title or Location: Iceland
    These are very colorful geothermal hot springs found walking over to see the Stokker geyser in Iceland. Beautiful colors from the sulfur found around the area.
    Credit: Ernesto Reyes
    Facebook: Ernesto Reyes
    Instagram: ernestoreyes_naturephotography

    McAllen Photography Group
    2024-09-01
    Title or Location: Budir Iceland
    This Black Church of Budir is one of the most photographed churches located in Budir, Iceland on the southern side of Snaefellsness Pininsula. It goes back to the 18th century. The black church contrast with the blue sky, mountains, or the ocean depending which side you are looking from.
    Credit: Ernesto Reyes
    Facebook: Ernesto Reyes
    Instagram: Ernestoreyes_naturephotography

    McAllen Photography Group
    2024-06-12
    Title or Location: Laguna Vista
    On my first ever visit to Laguna Vista Nature Walk looking to photograph a painted bunting during spring migration I saw this lone purple thistle amongst the flowers and thought it'd be a good composition. As I developed the photo I noticed a snail perched on a stem to the left, how wonderful!
    Credit: Eddie Silva
    McAllen Photography Group
    2024-05-19
    Title or Location: Mercedes, Tx
    Hummingbird resting on my cloth line.
    Credit: Celia Saldana

    Mobile Photography Group
    2025-05-20
    Title or Location: Bathsheba Beach, Barbados
    I was on an island tour of Barbados, and we stopped for lunch at a house serving as a restaurant that had a scenic view. After our lunch we were given less than 15 minutes for looking around and to grab photos. I had seen the boulders and knew I had to have my tripod, so I went to our shuttle grabbed my backpack and tripod. I was going over potential shots in my head. I made it to a cleared area and started setting up my tripod and camera up knowing I didn't have much time. I decided I wanted to
    Credit: Rick Raybon
    Facebook: Rick Raybon

    Reno Photography Group
    2025-05-20
    Title or Location: Tadoba National Park, Maharashtra Infia
    This Tigress took a long swim to cool off from the soaring afternoon heat exceeding 100 degrees. We waited for more than 2 hours to get our vehicle close enough to have a clear shot of her and her three subadults, resting along the water?s edge nearby. The offspring slept and stretched while she kept a keen lookout. Captured in April 2025.
    Credit: Cynthia Albright
    Facebook: Cynthia Albright
    Instagram: Urbandesignmind
    Portland Photography Group
    2025-05-19
    Title or Location: Oregon-Washington Bridge
    Bridge shadows and forms
    Credit: A. Bautista
    Facebook: Asuncion Luna Bautista
    Instagram: Faitersft

    San Antonio Photography Group
    2025-05-18
    Title or Location: Bandera Texas
    This ground to sky upward lightning was captured on May 1, 2025 near Bandera Texas using a full frame digital Nikon with a 28mm lens. I had the ISO set to 200 and the aperture at F/9 focused to infinity. It is a 30 second exposure. This was a very lucky shot as I had just moved the camera to view this portion of the sky moments before it happened. Although it looks like the lightning is coming from the ground, it's actually emerging from a tall radio tower about 6 miles out. The image is
    Credit: Michael Tidwell
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.tidwell.487791
    Instagram: mike_tidwell

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