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Drawing Classes: Curriculum

Our drawing course is composed of 14 lessons, accompanied by images, exercises and videos. All of our lessons contain a final quiz and assignment. Students have the option to submit their assignments for review by members of the Drawing Professor team.

Lesson 1: Getting Started

  • Art Resources
  • Drawing Tools
  • Creating your Workspace

    Lesson 2: Fundamentals of Drawing
  • The way we think
  • Positive / Negative Space
  • Lines and Basic Shapes
  • Symmetry

    Lesson 3: Beyond the Basics
  • Eye Level
  • Linear Perspective
  • 3-Dimensional Shapes
  • Still Life Drawing

    Lesson 4: Light & Shadow
  • Shading Technique
  • Blending Technique
  • Rendering Volume
  • Creating Texture
  • Incorporating Accents

    Lesson 5: Composition
  • Arrangement
  • Leading the Eye
  • Focal Points
  • Placement Theory
  • Framing

    Lesson 6: Figure Drawing
  • Pentimenti
  • Synthesis
  • Laws of Proportion
  • How to Draw Body Parts (hands, feet, torso, legs, arms and more)

    Lesson 7: Portrait Drawing
  • Placement and Proportion of Facial Features (head, eyes, ears, eyebrows, eyelashes, nose, mouth, teeth, hair)
  • Facial Poses
  • Expressions

    Lesson 8: Physical Characteristics
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Body Type

    Lesson 9: Advanced Topics in Figure Drawing:
  • The contraposto
  • Foreshortening
  • Equilibrium
  • Rhythm, Gestures
  • Sitting, Standing and Reclining Poses
  • Drawing Clothed Figures

    Lesson 10: Different Types of Sketches
  • Quick Studies
  • Geometric
  • Contour

    Lesson 11: Life Drawing Classes
  • Benefits
  • Structure
  • Etiquette

    Lesson 12: Exploring Different Drawing Styles
  • Open vs. Closed Approach
  • Expressive Lines
  • Creating Atmosphere

    Lesson 13: Drawing Natural Landscapes
  • Atmospheric Perspective
  • Creating Depth
  • Reflections

    Lesson 14: Urban landscapes
  • Central Perspective
  • 2pt Perspective
  • Interiors

     

     

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