Drawing 101

Lesson 1: Getting Started - An Introduction to Journaling.

Lesson 2: Line An Essential Ingredient.

Lesson 3: Creating Depth

Lesson 4: Colour
- 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.

Lesson 6: Abstract methods:

Lesson 7: Gestalt - Something More Than The Sum of the Parts

Lesson 8: Collage Creation.

Lesson 4: Colour

Extension Exercises - Bear With Me!!

These exercises serve more than one purpose. They are designed to.

Introduce you to different types of colour schemes
Introduce you to the idea that different colour schemes can produce different emotions, feelings, spatial and visual effects.
Gradually introduce the idea that tone and texture can be conveyed by juxtaposition of colour as well as simple black and white tonal effects.
Introduce you to the idea that your drawings can be made into little craft activities or web extras with very little effort.

Pssst!...Feel free to convert the colours of your flowers on the computer if you wish. I can't encourage you enough to make use of your drawings to create digital images. You can make banners, web buttons and the like. So much cheaper than buying graphics don't you think? If you don't have graphic ware or simply don't want to do these exercises on the computer - draw them into your visual journal. If you like you can create a flower in each colour scheme laminate them and create a set of coasters? If you do them on the computer don't forget to print out a copy and glue it into your book so that you have your colour theory with you for a ready reference.

Extension Exercises. Click on the picture and the definitions will pop up in another window.

Draw a Flower Using A Monochromatic Colour Scheme.

Monochrome.

Draw a Flower Using A Complimentary Colour Scheme.

Complimentry

Draw a Flower Using An Analogous Colour Scheme.Analaogous.

Make A Web Button from one of these drawings - optional.

Draw a Flower Using Triadic Colour Scheme.Triadic.

Look around for other colour combinations and just become more aware of what you like.

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