Lessons
Drawing is fun and exciting. The benefits of drawing to every other facet of learning and communication are enormous. By learning to draw what we...
How To Tackle This Course
14 Reasons Why Artists Keep Visual Journals.
Making or Buying Your Journal
Drawing - A Cheerful Bunch
Warm Up Exercises.
Drawing Exercise 2. An Exercise Drawing Crumpled Paper.
Resources
Lesson 2: Line An Essential Ingredient.
Let's keep this section of the course simple. I am going to describe for you one simple way to learn to draw using line. There are many, many ways...
Introduction - More About Attitude than Technique
Define The Working Space
The Tacit Nature Of Drawing
The Essentials Of Line drawing
Combining Line and Shape.
Drawing Exercises.
Resources
Lesson 3: Creating Depth
It is very wise to tackle one element of the drawing process at a time when you are starting out on your new venture. Drawing sure can get...
Overview. Teasing Out The Elements of Rendering.
Creating Depth Through Hatching.
Light and Shadow
Background Depth
Perspective
Drawing Exercises.
Resources.
Lesson 4: Colour
Don't forget that it is possible to draw without using colour. I believe that it is sometimes advisable to draw in black and white or monochrome for...
Colour Theory.
Texture Makes The Difference!
Colour and Texture Combined.
Drawing Exercise 1 Using Colour.
Creating A Colour Wheel.
Extension Exercises - Bear With Me!!
Resources
Lesson 5: Transparency, Reflections, Shadows and the Art Of Illusion.
This section of the course covers the fun aspects of how light works in drawing. To understand how light works it is essential to observe light in...
Understanding Light and It's Effects
Transparency
Capturing Shadows.
Reflections
Luminosity
Drawing Exercises.
Resources.
Lesson 6: Abstract methods:
There will be some fun ideas like elongation, abstraction and comic creation. These will be incorporated into the sessions where appropr...
What Is Abstraction?
Emotion, Expression and Messages In Art.
Drawing Exercises. Playing With Abstraction.
Resources.
Lesson 7: Gestalt - Something More Than The Sum of the Parts
Now that we have learnt about the elements of design separately, it is time to experience these elements working in combination. Used...
Quick Intuitive Drawings Will Surprise You
Longer Term Drawings Are Much More Planned.
Exercise in Digitisation.
Resources.
Lesson 8: Collage Creation.
In this last lesson we will create a collage from the artwork we have created along the way. Don't make the exercise into a chore. Have fun and see...
Collage
Cropping, Arranging and Framing.
Presenting Your Work
Extension of the Extension?
Resources Arranged In Topic Headings
