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The Art of Drawing and Painting

Offered By: Open2Study

Tags

Painting Courses Drawing Courses Art History Courses Collage Courses Creativity Courses Color Theory Courses

Course Description

Overview

Through discussions and visual demonstrations, you will learn how art has been expressed through history, the basics of colour theory, and how to draw and paint flat images and perspectives. Further, you will be able to understand the principles and styles of assimilating visual compositions. You will produce paintings and collages influenced by famous school of arts and painters such as Pointillism, Cubism, De Stijl, Surrealism, and Constructivism. This course is open to everyone who wants to try. It will provoke your sense of creativity and allow you to express yourself in a way that fits within your skill level.

What will I learn?
  • Art expression through the ages
  • Colour theory and mixing
  • Basic perspectives and illusion
  • Grouping, proximity and closure
  • Rule of thirds and framing
  • How to create an illusion through shapes and collages
  • Visual balances
  • How to effectively achieve contrast, harmony, dominance, and unity
  • Different styles of art and how to construct them

Where could this lead me?

If you're wondering what your future could look like in this area, here are some potential careers you could head towards.

  • Art and Design
  • Interior Designer
  • Product Designer
  • Visual Communications
  • Artist
 

Syllabus

MODULE 1: BASIC COLOURING     MODULE 2: CREATING BACKGROUNDS     MODULE 3: CREATING FOREGROUNDS     MODULE 4: PAINTING IN STY

Taught by

Jusri Eldin Devries

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