Drawing Fundamentals: A Beginners Course

Learn the foundations of drawing. This course is a great start to enhance your drawing skills!

What you'll learn

Apply the elements of art in drawing.

Apply one, two and three point perspective in drawings.

Identify basic two and three dimensional shapes in artwork.

Develop knowledge of elements of art, perspective and shading.

Requirements

No art background is required.

Tools needed are • 2B, 4B Pencils • Eraser • Ruler • Sharpener • Kneaded Eraser • Paper

Description

This class is for anyone who is interested in drawing! You don’t have to have any background in art to do this class. Each step-by-step video will help guide you along the way. We will be starting with getting familiar with your tools like your pencil. We will then explore the elements of art which are lines, shape, form, color, texture, and pattern. After we will do shading and lighting. We will then explore perspective! We will also apply what was learned in our own drawing project. Feel free to download the included workbooks and assets needed for the class.SECTION 1 IntroductionIn this section, you will get familiar with the tools you are going to use for the course.  You will also get some more detail and information about your tools like the pencil and sharpener. It is important to know how to use your pencil so we will also be covering this crucial element.SECTION 2 Elements of ArtIn this section, we are going to cover the elements of art. The art elements act as the building blocks for any form of artwork. They work together to help bring out one main composition. The elements are:LineShapeFormSpaceTextureValueColorSomeone will not be able to create without using a few or all these elements.SECTION 3 Shading In drawing, lighting is very important to make your art appear more realistic. To achieve this we have to rely on shading. Shading adds value and this helps create the illusion of form. Shading makes your drawing pop out and makes it appear three-dimensional.There are various shading techniques:HatchingCross-hatchingBlendingStipplingFor this course, we will be using the blending technique.We will cover the value scale which helps a budding artist's work come alive by giving the illusion of depth to his or her work.  We will then explore the shading of solid shapes.SECTION III Perspective Shading helps make your drawing look three-dimensional but adding perspective will make it look more visually appealing and realistic. If you don’t want your work to look flat, just use perspective. Perspective helps you add some form of distance in your artwork. It brings out the illusion of depth.In perspective there isThe Viewpoint- This is the position where the viewer is looking at the sceneThe Horizon – This is an imaginary horizontal line that corresponds with the level of the viewers' eyes.The Diminishing or Vanishing Lines – These are lines drawn from corners and edges of the drawn objects to meet the vanishing point.The Vanishing Point - Also known as the point of convergence on the horizon, this is where the diminishing lines meet.Perspective helps us to understand the point in art that we should DRAW WHAT WE SEE, NOT WHAT WE KNOW.So sign up now!!!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Your Drawing Tools

Lecture 3 Holding Your Pencil

Section 2: The Elements Of Art

Lecture 4 Introduction to the Elements of Art

Lecture 5 Line

Lecture 6 Shape

Lecture 7 Form

Lecture 8 Space

Lecture 9 Color

Lecture 10 Texture

Lecture 11 Value

Section 3: Shading and Lighting

Lecture 12 Introduction to Shading and Lighting

Lecture 13 Types of Shading

Lecture 14 The Value Scale

Lecture 15 Shading a Sphere

Lecture 16 Shading a Cube

Lecture 17 Shading a Pyramid

Lecture 18 Shading a Cone

Lecture 19 Shading a Cylinder

Section 4: Perspective

Lecture 20 Perspective Introduction

Lecture 21 Introduction to One Point Perspective

Lecture 22 One Point Perspective Practical

Lecture 23 Introduction to Two Point Perspective

Lecture 24 Two Point Perspective Practical

Lecture 25 Introduction to Three Point Perspective

Lecture 26 Three Point Perspective Practical

Section 5: Conclusion

Lecture 27 Final Words

Beginner artists who want a solid foundation in drawing and art.