Sketching, Drawing and Painting (Level 3) Course

Course Structure

Module 1: Drawing

• The connection between drawing and seeing
• Using the right and left hemispheres of your brain
• Using pure contour drawing
• Negative spaces and positive forms
• Perspective and proportion
• Formal versus informal perspective
• Proportion in portrait drawing
• The value of logical lights and shadows
• The colour wheel
• The first steps in colour drawing

Module 2: Pastels

• The beauty of pastels
• The tools of the trade
• Putting down a base
• Strokes: the building blocks of colour
• Blending for a smooth finish
• Details and edges
• Illuminating your vision with light
• Putting it all together
• Where and how you paint
• The freedom to experiment

Module 3: Watercolours

• Setting up the painter’s studio
• Materials and tools
• Drawing: the foundation of watercolour
• Techniques of watercolour
• Painting with two colours
• Examples in “wash”
• Theory and practice in colour
• Colour mixing in watercolour
• “Dry”and “Wet” watercolours
• Practice techniques

Module 4: Acrylics

• Blending for flawless transitions
• Dry-brushing for texture
• Layering with thin washes
• Using an airbrush; using a palette knife
• Glazing and layering techniques
• Combining thick and thin layers
• Creating texture
• Detailing with dry-brush and hatching

Module 5: Oils

• Mixing your oil colours
• Using a brush and knife
• Projects to improve your painting technique
• Determining colour value
• Brightening or dulling intensity
• Identifying and changing colour temperature
• Mixing colourful greys

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