Week 1
Materials and their demonstrations. Point to Point, the fundamental first step, learning to see pictorially.
Week 2
Thumb Nail Sketches, focusing one’s attention and development of subject.
Week 3
Planes in Space, creating the Illusion of depth, a primary first element of pictul organization.
Week 4
Light and Dark Patterns. The main element of a design that gives us the overall look of our work. This is a continuation of elements discussed in the thumb nail sketches.
Week 5
Pencil Technique. The Broad Pencil technique is a universally used approach in rendering subjects from landscapes to figures. This approach is used widely in many forms of illustration.
Week 6
The Quick Sketch as a step in developing a drawing. In this lesson the sketch on location will be used in carrying the drawing further at a later point in time.
Week 7
The Silhouette - Positive and Negative Shape. The elements of instant recognition of one’s subject.
Week 8
Three Dimensional Figures as well as the diagramming of space.
Week 9
Atmospheric Perspective and it’s use in creating space.
Week 10
Using the Camera or Smartphone as a tool.