ESYT-0131 - Pre-University Painting and Drawing (Ages 14-18)
Course Description
This class is designed to provide students with a fundamental overview of painting and drawing with a strong focus on developing observational skill. It will cover perspective and measuring techniques, working from life vs working from photos and drawings, modeling light and shadow, colour theory and colour mixing, and each class will introduce students to both contemporary and historic artists relevant to the days lesson. Additionally, the class will cover all of the classic painting themes, still life, landscape, portraiture, clothed figure, and an introduction to abstraction. Starting with drawing and moving into acrylic paint, students will tackle 10 different projects with the potential to form the basis of a portfolio.
All materials provided. Students should wear clothes they don't mind getting messy to class.
In this course, students will learn:
- How to draw from observation, properties of illusionistic space, and basic perspective.
- Drawing basics: line, tone, form, expressive mark making, shading, and rendering light & depth.
- How to work with various subjects starting with Still-life and moving through Landscape, Portrait, and more!
- Palette setup, paint handling, brushwork, and all the properties of acrylic paint & supplies.
- How to paint a tonal scale, and black & white tonal studies from a photo.
- Basic colour mixing, colour scales, and how to paint a full colour study from a colour photo.
- How to paint from life using a still-life arrangement in the studio.
- How to work with coloured grounds or under-paintings.
- Students will get to work on other projects including collage, watercolour, and clothed figure studies with a live model. Many of these projects would be suitable to include in a portfolio for those working on admissions to NSCAD.
