Sketching Techniques for Designers Level 2 CE505WA
May 11, 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Instructor: Francis Sheehan
Spots remaining: 12
Full course description
Onsite course meets Monday afternoons 2-5pm at our uptown campus, 170E. 70th Street from May 11- June 8.
A more advanced course recommended for students who have taken Sketching Techniques Level 1 and/or who feel they already have basic visual and sketching skills but need more training and a confidence boost. This course is deeper dive into the practice of quickly creating diagrams using one and two point perspective. We will practice expressing our design ideas using sketching techniques along with process-sequence (notation) on paper. This is a basic introduction to the methods and practice of confident color application and an introduction to basic furniture sketching.
How do I attend an on-site course?
Structure: Students will receive an email with instructions on how to access the NYSID East 70th Street campus. Students will meet in a classroom with fellow students and an instructor on the specific dates and times listed in the course description. In some courses, projects and visual presentations may be required. Students will have access to campus facilities for a specific duration during their course enrollment.
Schedule: Please check the course description for exact course dates and times. Students must be on time to their course and absences will be recorded. If you know you are going to miss a session, please let your instructor know ahead of time.
Time commitment: Courses meet for a specific amount of time each week.
Faculty: Frank Sheehan

