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Introduction to monochrome and color drawing art media
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Introduction to monochrome and color drawing art media

Introduction to monochrome drawing materials: charcoal, pen, ink and color mediums: pencil, markers, oil and soft pastel
Created byKatya Bilokur
Last updated 1/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn how to draw in charcoal, pen, colour pencil, ink, markers, oil and soft pastel from scratch
  • Learn techniques and tricks related to different drawing materials
  • Create 7 stunning artworks with different materials
  • Learn important rules of composition, coloristic, drawing and others
  • Explore major drawing materials from a different angle
  • Get to know the differences between available products on the market
  • Understand how to choose art materials and their characteristics
  • Learn basic historical information about different art materials
  • Get to know some old and contemporary drawing artists

Course content

8 sections24 lectures4h 20m total length
  • Introduction about the course and the teacher3:41

    Meeting the teacher and overview of "Introduction to drawing materials. Monochrome: charcoal, pen, ink. Colour: pencil, markers, oil and soft pastel" course

  • Choosing a drawing object1:45

    Describing the selection of an object to draw and the approach that is used through the whole course

Requirements

  • No special skills required. You will learn a lot of interesting information from the very beginning

Description

This course is designed for everyone who is interested in drawing and wants to know more about drawing materials. The course is full of extended information about drawing mediums starting from a general overview with great artist examples, historical facts, medium characteristics and demo, straight to the drawing techniques and detailed demonstration with drawing tips and tricks.

This course is simply a box of knowledge and experience for everyone who is open to new art adventures, either theoretical or practical. Here we focus more on the variety of drawing art materials, the differences they have, their drawing abilities and creative opportunities.

The course is covering some major drawing mediums such as:

  • Charcoal

  • Pen

  • Ink

  • Colour pencils

  • Markers

  • Oil pastel

  • Soft pastel

It is composed of several sections each representing one medium. In every section, you will find an introduction to a medium with some historical and contemporary artist examples, its overview, demo and how to choose art material in an art shop.

Then I will give you my recommendation on an absolute minimum you need to have to start drawing and a little bit on a maximum side and an extended set of materials to do more experiments.

In the last part of each section, there will be a demo with a detailed explanation, tips and tricks you can apply to any medium. If you had had some uncertainties or art fear after this course they will go away!

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners in art
  • Artists of all levels who want to try new mediums and new approaches
  • People who want to understand the mechanics behind art
  • People who want to do art with kids
  • Anyone who is looking for alternative contemporary drawing techniques
  • Everyone who is keen on learning something new in a fun way
  • People who want to create some artworks