Drawing Fundamentals: The Basics
Seniors Course – Term 1 2022

Cost: $660 for 12 week course, $60 per casual session. All drawing materials supplied.
Contact Janet from Easylink to enrol:
Janet Parker
Easylink
janet.parker@easylink.com.au
P 02 9919 0700
D 02 9919 0709
Program
NOTE: This is a guide, materials are a suggestion and student can use the materials they prefer to substitute in any exercise.
Week 1:
Introductory lesson, pencil and charcoal. Simple object drawn in different ways, mostly line.
Week 2:
Geometric shapes, using tone to create depth, the illusion of 3 dimensions, pencil
Week 3:
Bottles and vases and decorative items (could involve student’s personal items of interest) to practise tonal effects, light and dark and shadows
Week4:
Still life fruit, proportions, tone and texture, charcoal
Week 5:
Still life fruit and vegetables, charcoal and introducing colour, suggestion: Pastel
Week 6:
Still life plants in ink and wash, tonal arrangements and the line
Week 7:
Trees, tone and line, pencil
Week 8:
Flowers in colour, colour combinations and tonal investigation: pastels
Week 9:
Figure drawing clothed, proportions, tone and texture.
Week 1o:
Figure drawing, clothed, proportions, tone and texture
Week 11:
Portrait drawing, proportions, tone and texture.
Week 12:
Landscape, tonal arrangements and the line using ink and wash
Materials & Equipment List
- Pencils, a range from H, HB – 2B through to 6B
- Charcoal various sized sticks
- Pastels
- Putty Eraser and Hard Erasure
- Pencil sharpener
- Paper, A3 drawing pad
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