Drawing for BeginnersSydney Community College

Drawing for Beginners

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.

Cleveland Street English School » Tue 21 Oct 08, 6:30 PM (commenced)

Class Info

Price: $189.00 (inc GST)
Map & Address: Cleveland Street English School
Finishes: Tue 2 Dec 08, 9:00 PM

Please bring:

A-3 drawing pad (white, smooth paper).
2B, 4B, 6B pencils (a quality brand is recommended).
Several sticks of willow charcoal (medium thickness preferred but thin is also OK. – these are irregular in shape as they come from burnt twigs).
1 stick of medium soft compressed charcoal (these are cylindrical or flat sided).
2 sticks of conte crayon: one white and the other reddish brown (these are short flat-sided and chalky and are always called by the name ‘conte’).
A Japanese bamboo pen OR a dipping pen with a post office nib (i.e. a straight detachable nib that is not flat across the top like a calligraphy nib.) These nibs are quite different, you can get both if you like but only ONE is necessary. The bamboo pen is thicker and the ink runs out more gradually. The dipping pen is finer and more precise. DO NOT GET A MAPPING PEN - small with a very fine nib.
A small bottle of India or Chinese black ink. DO NOT GET BLUE, RED OR GREEN. Sepia is OK.
A plastic rubber.
Optional: a kneaded rubber (for charcoal)

Design and Technology Centre » Mon 27 Oct 08, 6:30 PM (commenced)

Class Info

Price: $189.00 (inc GST)
Map & Address: Design and Technology Centre
Finishes: Mon 8 Dec 08, 9:00 PM

Design & Technology Ctr, cnr Gordon St & Victoria Rd, Rozelle. If driving, no left turn into Gordon St, so turn left into Lilyfield Rd, then first right into Gordon St. (click on venue below for directions).

Leichhardt Campus, SSC » Tue 28 Oct 08, 6:30 PM (commenced)

Class Info

Price: $189.00 (inc GST)
Map & Address: Leichhardt Campus, SSC
Finishes: Tue 9 Dec 08, 9:00 PM

Design and Technology Centre » Mon 9 Feb 09, 6:30 PM

Class Info

Price: $219.00 (inc GST)
Map & Address: Design and Technology Centre
Finishes: Mon 23 Mar 09, 9:00 PM

Cleveland Street English School » Tue 10 Feb 09, 6:30 PM

Class Info

Price: $219.00 (inc GST)
Map & Address: Cleveland Street English School
Finishes: Tue 24 Mar 09, 9:00 PM

Please bring:

A-3 drawing pad (white, smooth paper).
2B, 4B, 6B pencils (a quality brand is recommended).
Several sticks of willow charcoal (medium thickness preferred but thin is also OK. – these are irregular in shape as they come from burnt twigs).
1 stick of medium soft compressed charcoal (these are cylindrical or flat sided).
2 sticks of conte crayon: one white and the other reddish brown (these are short flat-sided and chalky and are always called by the name ‘conte’).
A Japanese bamboo pen OR a dipping pen with a post office nib (i.e. a straight detachable nib that is not flat across the top like a calligraphy nib.) These nibs are quite different, you can get both if you like but only ONE is necessary. The bamboo pen is thicker and the ink runs out more gradually. The dipping pen is finer and more precise. DO NOT GET A MAPPING PEN - small with a very fine nib.
A small bottle of India or Chinese black ink. DO NOT GET BLUE, RED OR GREEN. Sepia is OK.
A plastic rubber.
Optional: a kneaded rubber (for charcoal)

GEOS College, York St » Wed 11 Feb 09, 6:30 PM

Class Info

Price: $219.00 (inc GST)
Map & Address: GEOS College, York St
Finishes: Wed 25 Mar 09, 9:00 PM

Sydney Olympic Park, Field Studies Centre Tower » Sat 14 Feb 09, 1:30 PM

Class Info

Price: $219.00 (inc GST)
Map & Address: Sydney Olympic Park, Field Studies Centre Tower
Finishes: Sat 28 Mar 09, 4:00 PM

Sydney Community College