Course Description
Introduction to the Science of Drawing
Learn to draw in this free online art course that covers the equipment and techniques used to create beautiful drawings. Drawing is one of the oldest and most universal artforms and has formed the foundation of the visual arts since humans first scrawled on the walls of caves. It involves the creation of images, designs and patterns with tools like pencils, pens and charcoal. This course provides aspiring artists with basic sketching concepts and techniques, including line and mass drawing. We delve into some art history to help you develop your own drawing style.
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| Training Provider | Alison |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Explain the role of intuition in art • Describe various artforms • Discuss the function of form and colour in visual art • State the requirements for an effective expression of form • List the methods of form expression used in drawing • Explain the concepts and benefits of line drawing • State the first object of a painter according to Leonardo da Vinci • Explain why artists occasionally go back to a more primitive convention • Describe Diego Velázquez’s contribution to painting • Discuss the impact of impressionism on art • Distinguish between academic and conventional drawing • Summarize the main purpose of realist academic drawing |
| Course Code | 5679 |
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