Drawing Basics
€125.00
5-WEEK ONLINE COURSE
Dates & Times:
– Mondays, 10am – 12pm, starting 20 March 2023
– Fridays, 10am – 12pm, starting 24 March 2023
Format: Online / Zoom Course
Medium: Pencil & Charcoal
This 5-week online course examines foundational drawing skills and techniques, and aims to deepen your understanding and application of them. We will also look at some of the most important principles concerning the nature and behaviour of light, and depth perception.
The course covers four key topics: (1) design, (2) line, (3) value, and (4) form, and then (5) integrates all of these elements. Each week, a new drawing concept and its associated techniques are introduced in an easy-to-follow progression. You will also explore the works of the Old Masters, and the methods and techniques that they pioneered.
Our live weekly online class allows for group discussion, questions and answers, live demonstrations, feedback on practical assignments, and much more. This course is designed for complete beginners, and is also extremely valuable for any artist who is interested in mastering the basics, upon which everything else is built.
Good drawing skills are indispensable for any visual artist. This course teaches you the fundamental skills and techniques of drawing, and unpacks the building blocks of picture-making by showing you the principles that underpin your ability to see, interpret, and record the visual world around you. All elements of the picture must remain unified and in balance throughout, and in a Gestalt sense, the final whole must be greater than the individual parts.
In this course, we will also troubleshoot some of the most common problems and pitfalls:
- Holding the pencil correctly and flexibly to accommodate different strokes and different line or tone outcomes
- Building tone and shading patiently and professionally
- Developing a new and more refined attitude as well as a deeper appreciation for the medium and its techniques
- Fostering a daily practice routine of some simple drawing-from-observation exercises
By the end of this course, you will have learned:
- Sketch with greater confidence, optimising your intuitive response to subject matter
- Understand and know how to apply the core principles of classical drawing to your artwork – design, line, value and form
- Learn and use various drawing tips and techniques
- Know how to measure accurately, using comparative measurement and the sight-size method
- Understand media and materials, and their uses
- Practice working with different subject matter: still life, portrait, figure, landscape
Requirements
This course is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced artists who may wish to revise or improve their drawing skills and knowledge. You will need the following materials and resources in order to do this course:
- Art Materials & Equipment … Download Materials List below
- Desktop Computer, Laptop or Tablet
- Internet Connection
- Printer: Access to A3 and A4 Black & White Printing
Support
My online Zoom courses offer even greater one-to-one support to facilitate distance learning. As well as the weekly 2-hour online class, you will also receive:
- Individual email, phone, and video call correspondence and support
- Comprehensive and detailed notes to download each week via Google Drive
Please note that the duration and purpose of one-to-one video calls is limited. They must be relevant to the course and should focus on issues that cannot be readily discussed, explained, or viewed by email. For these one-to-one calls, you will need to arrange an appointment that is suitable to both student and instructor.
You can submit your completed weekly assignments or progress, and discuss any questions by email.
Important Information
Please note the following important information:
- All class or course times are given as Irish Standard Time (UTC+1)
- Language: English
- Platform: Zoom
Print-outs and study notes will be made available on Google Drive week-by-week, so that you can access them at any time. You will be given a link to the Google cloud, which will only be accessible for the duration of the course. Please make sure to download all of the study notes before the end of the course.
Terms & Conditions
Please read carefully before enrolling and paying for this course. By paying for this course, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions below:
- Fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
- You cannot switch between morning, afternoon or evening classes. Once you have selected your preferred class time, you will not be able to change your choice.
- All times are shown in Irish Standard Time (UTC+1). It is important that you know the correct class time as it relates to your location. You will not be refunded for any confusion or mistake about this on your part.
- Adrian Cooke reserves the right to cancel any course at any time should the minimum number of students required not be reached. In such cases, your course fee will be fully refunded.
Reviews
Last autumn I attended the Classical Drawing online course. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect but the course far exceeded any expectations I had when joining. Adrian is a superb teacher and is very generous with his knowledge and his time. His class notes are extremely detailed and give history and context to the drawing methods used. Many of the details covered by Adrian were new to me even though I have a degree in Art and Design. If you enjoy a methodical approach and precision, then this is a course that will interest you. I really enjoyed Classical Drawing; I took a lot from it and I plan to take further courses with Adrian in the future. The online platform allows me to attend his courses when I might not have been able to do so in person even in pre-Covid times.
– Rebecca
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