Each course is purchased separately and is available immediately in .pdf format. Corresponding videos are available on YouTube.
Drawing and Rendering I: Graphite
Learn the fundamentals of drawing using graphite pencils. Concepts introduced include: shape, line, shadow, value, texture, and detail. Each lesson will include a warm-up sketch, a lesson on a specific concept or technique, a drawing exercise, and work on a running project.
This course will continue to introduce fundamental drawing techniques such as perspective (linear and atmospheric) and well as specific techniques used in charcoal rendering. Each lesson contains a warm up sketch, a lesson, a drawing exercise, and steps toward completing a finished project.
Learn hard pastel techniques as we create four frame-worthy compositions that take us around the world from Scotland, to Canada, to Italy, and to India.
Learn the foundations of color theory including the color wheel, monochromatic, analogous, complementary, and triad color schemes. We will also learn how to shade drawn objects using color.