Learn to Draw: Still Life
Offered By: CreativeLive
Course Description
Overview
Join instructor and professional painter, Amy Wynne, as she teaches this introduction to still life. She’ll share how to create symbolism and meaning in a still life. Amy will also share the different genres in still life, such as fertility/decay, vanitas, self portrait with objects, and nature.
In this class, Amy will cover:
- Still life Composition: working with the Rule of 3rds and strengthening negative space
- Depth: varying scale
- Value: transitioning color to monochrome and creating tonal gradient
- Lighting: Mapping lights and darks and creating tonal rhythm
Amy will end the course with a series of drawing challenges to get you drawing more every day! She’ll challenge you to draw of a motif, developing a creative habit.
Amy has been teaching painting and drawing for over 20 years at colleges across New England including the Rhode Island School of Design.
Syllabus
- Still Life
- Composition
- Depth
- Value
- Lighting
- Your Drawing Process
Taught by
Amy Wynne
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