Fundamentals of Drawing Workshop
Overview
Fundamentals of Drawing is an introductory workshop to the art of drawing and its concepts through various processes and techniques. This workshop offers an introduction to the methods of observation, representation and expression. Students are initiated to the elements of line, shape, form, value, light and space, which contribute to structure the student’s visual understanding and essential techniques.
Content
This workshop entails the following:
(1) Basic compositions / Geometric Shapes / Linear Drawing, (2) Plaster Objects / Linear Drawing, (3) Space and Perspective / Linear Drawing, (4) Still Life / Linear Drawing, (5) Introduction to Rendering / Light and Shading, (6) Still Life / Tonal Drawing / Rendering light / Surface, (7) Natural Forms, and (8) Organic Form or Portraits.
Objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Learn about the practice of geometric, architectural forms and simple perspective of drawing
- Study natural form in certain setting using the main elements of drawing
- Integrate approaches relating two and three dimensional rendering
- Use drawing as a creative method in its own right