This course will teach you how to observe and draw objects from life in a realistic style, a fundamental skill for working in any media including painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Using pencil and charcoal and working from still life and models, you will learn several types of line and tonal drawing as well as key concepts such as negative shape, relative measuring, and perspective. Each class features a directed drawing exercise to teach a specific skill and these skills build on one another. Attending the first class is essential because it introduces the initial skill that is the foundation for the rest of the semester.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE
1. Make accurate contour line drawing of real objects
2. Create volumetric drawing using light and dark
3. Create 3-dimensional space in drawings
4. Handle complicated subjects and correctly place groups of objects
5. Begin to develop an understanding of picture composition