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If you want to learn about drawing in Sydney, then this course is for you.

Develop drawing skills and explore your own expressive ideas as you learn about composition, line, tone, perspective, texture and proportion with a variety of subject matter. Includes 2 sessions of life drawing.

Agenda

During this course the intention is that the following topics will be covered, but not necessarily in the order given. Due to the flexible nature of Adult Education classes, parts of the curriculum may be adapted to suit the needs of the class.

• Introduction to handling and use of materials, techniques
• Developing hand eye co-ordination
• Insights into how artists see and interpret their surroundings
• Understanding composition and picture making
• Understanding form and structure in order to simplify what you see and then build on this
• Using perspective, tone and shading to create depth focusing on still life objects
• Creating harmony and contrast in your pictures
• How to draw trees and water and from this create a landscape
• How to draw portraits and the human figure
• 2 sessions of life drawing

There will be exercises and demonstrations and discussion throughout the course aided by handouts and art books to illustrate techniques and concepts. Students will also receive individual attention as much as possible.

Objectives

The intended Learning Outcomes for this course are as follows.
-By the end of the course the student will have:

• An understanding of the fundamentals of drawing;
• Knowledge of materials and techniques;
• An understanding of composition and picture making;
• Covered a wide range of subjects including still life, landscape and the human figure;
• Insights into how artists see and interpret their surroundings;
• Experienced the fundamentals of Life Drawing.

Other Information

Students please bring:

• A3 Cartridge drawing pad, around 110gsm paper (get one with a stiff backing)
• 4B or 6B graphite stick (get the ones that look like ordinary pencils, don’t get the thick, stubby ones or the water soluble ones)
• Eraser (normal – not putty eraser)
• Pencil sharpener (normal – not the ones with a container)

PLS NOTE: All classes need a minimum number of students to go ahead. If your course does not have enough students it will be cancelled and you will be informed. ***Please be aware that you maybe be informed of a cancellation &/or change via SMS or E-mail.

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