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About Tenlegs Online Classes

Tenlegs offers online classes in the creative arts all taught by distinguished professionals in the prime of their creative careers. Our hope is to use our online teaching platform to support the creative and professional delveopment of all our members.

Teaching artists and working artists interested in teaching on Tenlegs are encouraged to contact us.

Previous Classes
CalArts Portfolio Development Workshop in Character Design

CalArts Portfolio Development Workshop in Character Design

Explore Character Design Techniques, and enhancing your college application portfolios.
Course Fee: $1000
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: John Mahoney
Dates: 6/29 – 8/28
CalArts Portfolio Development Workshop for Artists & Animators

CalArts Portfolio Development Workshop for Artists & Animators

Explore Concept Design and Visual Development, and enhance your college application portfolios.
Course Fee: $1000
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: John Mahoney
Dates: 6/29 – 8/28
CalArts Portfolio Development Workshop for Artists & Animators

CalArts Portfolio Development Workshop for Artists & Animators

Explore Concept Design and Visual Development, and enhancing their college application portfolios.
Course Fee: $1000
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: John Mahoney
Dates: 9/29 – 11/28
Computer Vision

Computer Vision

This three-week course will introduce the use of techniques in computer vision for creating interactive artworks and applications.
Course Fee: $200 / $225
Max: 25 Students
Teacher: Gene Kogan
Dates: 11/05 – 11/25
Fall 2014: Graphic Design Portfolio Development Workshop

Fall 2014: Graphic Design Portfolio Development Workshop

Learn what makes an effective portfolio for entrance into graphic design programs.
Course Fee: $125
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Ania Diakoff
Dates: 10/20 – 11/21
Generative Art

Generative Art

Get introduced to the subject of generative art. Explore methods for creating artworks using algorithms and autonomous processes.
Course Fee: $225 / $250
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Gene Kogan
Dates: 10/01 – 10/31
Algorithmic Art I: 2D Interactive Composition and Animation

Algorithmic Art I: 2D Interactive Composition and Animation

This 3-week online course is a hands-on introduction to algorithmic art using openFrameworks.
Course Fee: $200 / $225
Max: 20 Students
Teacher: Jason Levine
Dates: 8/22 – 9/12
CalArts Portfolio Development Workshop for Artists & Animators

CalArts Portfolio Development Workshop for Artists & Animators

Explore Concept Design and Visual Development, and enhancing their college application portfolios.
Course Fee: $1000
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: John Mahoney
Dates: 6/30 – 8/29
Computer Vision

Computer Vision

Learn how to create programs in Processing which track objects, colors, bodies, and faces, and how to use that stream of data.
Course Fee: $200 / $225
Max: 25 Students
Teacher: Gene Kogan
Dates: 7/07 – 7/30
Introduction to Max/MSP and Jitter

Introduction to Max/MSP and Jitter

Participants in this 2-week ONLINE workshop will be introduced to the mystic and inspiring world of our favorite art coding software: Max/MSP/Jitter.
Course Fee: $100 / $125
Max: 25 Students
Teacher: Tommy Martinez
Dates: 6/25 – 7/13
Visual Instruments & Code

Visual Instruments & Code

Craft personal, playable, and interactive graphics to be used for music, theater, dance, and other performance contexts.
Course Fee: $275 / $300
Max: 25 Students
Teacher: Gene Kogan
Dates: 4/30 – 6/07
Introduction to Max/MSP and Jitter

Introduction to Max/MSP and Jitter

Participants in this 2-week ONLINE workshop will be introduced to the mystic and inspiring world of our favorite art coding software: Max/MSP/Jitter.
Course Fee: $100 / $125
Max: 25 Students
Teacher: Tommy Martinez
Dates: 4/05 – 4/20
Make Art and Music with Leap Motion

Make Art and Music with Leap Motion

3-week ONLINE course on how to use the Leap Motion as a controller for artistic and musical expression using Processing.
Course Fee: $200 / $225
Max: 25 Students
Teacher: Gene Kogan
Dates: 3/26 – 4/18
Warhol's Legacy in Contemporary Art:

Warhol's Legacy in Contemporary Art:

Explore the question that has intrigued artists, curators, collectors and other contemporary figures during the last 40 years: Why Warhol?
Course Fee: $35
Max: 30 Students
Dates: 1/20 – 3/02
Generative Art

Generative Art

Get introduced to the subject of generative art. Explore methods for creating artworks using algorithms and autonomous processes.
Course Fee: $275 / $300
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Gene Kogan
Dates: 1/06 – 2/10
Drawing the Third Dimension

Drawing the Third Dimension

In this two-week online workshop we will explore MaxMSP Jitter’s OpenGL framework as a tool for 3D video production.
Course Fee: $225 / $250
Max: 25 Students
Teacher: Tommy Martinez
Dates: 1/25 – 2/09
Computer Vision

Computer Vision

Learn how to create programs in Processing which track objects, colors, bodies, and faces, and how to use that stream of data.
Course Fee: $200 / $225
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Gene Kogan
Dates: 12/02 – 12/23
Fall 2013: Portfolio Development Workshop for Artists & Animators

Fall 2013: Portfolio Development Workshop for Artists & Animators

Explore and learn to love drawing while broadening creative ideation and output.
Course Fee: $1000
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: John Mahoney
Dates: 9/30 – 11/29
Fall 2013: Graphic Design Portfolio Workshop

Fall 2013: Graphic Design Portfolio Workshop

This Workshop is designed for students who are interested in exploring graphic design and typography, and enhancing their college application portfolios.
Course Fee: $500
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Ania Diakoff
Dates: 10/28 – 11/27
Visual Instruments & Code

Visual Instruments & Code

Craft personal, playable, and interactive graphics to be used for music, theater, dance, and other performance contexts.
Course Fee: $275 / $300
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Gene Kogan
Dates: 10/21 – 11/25
Summer 2013: Portfolio Development Workshop for Artists & Animators

Summer 2013: Portfolio Development Workshop for Artists & Animators

Explore and learn to love drawing while broadening creative ideation and output.
Course Fee: $1000
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: John Mahoney
Dates: 7/01 – 8/30
Making Max Make Music with Markov Chains

Making Max Make Music with Markov Chains

Make Max make music without you. This weekend class will teach you to make your Max patch improvise on it’s own!
Course Fee: $85 / $100
Max: 30 Students
Dates: 7/13 – 7/14
Generative Art With Processing

Generative Art With Processing

Create compelling artworks using algorithms and autonomous processes inspired from nature, statistics, biology, and computer science.
Course Fee: $250 / $275
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Gene Kogan
Dates: 6/08 – 7/12

Jumpstart: Max for Live

Hey Abelton users! Discover how to take Ableton to places it was never designed to go, with Max for Live.
Course Fee: $80
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Adam Rokhsar
Dates: 6/17 – 7/07

Nature Photography: Discovering the World Around You

No need to travel to exotic locations to capture the beauty of nature — if you know what to look for.
Course Fee: $80
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Michael Leggero
Dates: 4/29 – 6/07

Introduction to User Experience Design Principles and Techniques

Learn to run a User Experience design project from start to finish from a UX and Internet product vetaran.
Course Fee: $60
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Jared
Dates: 4/29 – 5/31

Navigating the Nonfiction Book Publishing Minefield

Take your book from idea to bookshelves with this crash course on the non-fiction publishing industry
Course Fee: $75
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Mike Fillon
Dates: 4/29 – 5/24

Making Music from Home

Skip the expensive studio time and learn to make high-quality recordings in your own home!
Course Fee: $70
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Jay Kila
Dates: 4/29 – 5/24

Documentary and Storytelling Inside And Outside the Frame

Get an in-depth introduction to the art and craft of documentarty filmmaking.
Course Fee: $70
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: 
Dates: 4/29 – 5/24

Jumpstart: Max for Live

Learn to harness the awesome power of Max as it becomes a free addition to Ableton Live 9 on March 5!
Course Fee: $80
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Adam Rokhsar
Dates: 3/10 – 3/30

Mapping Sense to Medium Through Sound

Explore sound and experience as a source and medium for artistic expression.
Course Fee: $0
Max: 25 Students
Teacher: Suzanne Thorpe
Dates: 1/21 – 3/02

DIY Photography in the Digital Age

What's old is new when students learn and explore the origins of photographic process and technology
Course Fee: $0
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: Daniel Robinson
Dates: 1/21 – 3/02

Talk on Talk: Art and Dialogue

Learn the discipline of research-based art practice through your chosen medium to take your work to the next level.
Course Fee: $0
Max: 25 Students
Teacher: Rebecca Posner
Dates: 1/21 – 3/02

Sound Art: Location, Collection, Manipulation

Learn the foundations of sound art from collection and processing to advanced manipulation.
Course Fee: $0
Max: 30 Students
Teacher: david andree
Dates: 1/21 – 3/02