Practical course "How to learn to paint?" 6+

Drawing lessons for children and adults

Created byNadiya Kolesnyk

Last updated 4/2025

English

What you'll learn

Learn to draw original paintings
Mix paints, get any shade from the basic four colors
Work with brushes, draw thin lines, create strokes
Master the stages of working on a painting from start to finish
Learn what a sketch, perspective, composition are and how to apply them in your painting
Master the basics of still life and landscape
Learn to convey volume
Learn the basics of painting and drawing and create your own unique paintings

Course content

1 section • 11 lectures • 2h 50m total length

Intro0:59
Lecture 1. List of materials for drawing12:31
Lecture 2. Sketch. Where does a painting begin?4:22
Lecture 3. Composition. How to create an original drawing20:15
Lecture 4. Working with brushes. How to create strokes, thin lines.12:43
Lecture 5. Mixing paints10:53
Lecture 6. Combination of shades4:32
Lecture 7. Drawing a cat. Learning to build a form33:48
Lecture 8. Still life. How to create volume35:05
Lecture 9. Landscape. Aerial and linear perspective29:57
Lecture 10. Independent painting5:22

Requirements

Course for children and beginners. Gouache painting lessons. In just 10 lessons you will learn the main thing in drawing and learn how to create your own original paintings in practice!

Description

Practical course "How to learn to draw?" 6+

Drawing course for school-age children and adults.

The design is drawn with gouache on paper, or you can paint with acrylics.

Lesson plan:

Introduction.

1. List of materials.

How to draw correctly paints, paper, brushes and everything you need.

2. How does a drawing begin?

Sketch and drawing.

3. Composition.

How to come up with and arrange a beautiful little thing on a sheet of paper.

4. How to draw brushes.

Strokes, smooth transitions, thin lines and more.

5. Mixing paints.

You can mix colors and select new shades in just 4 parts.

6. Interaction of colors.

Contrast and similarity. How to eat colors correctly.

7. Drawing a cat.

How to get a shape. Contrasts and combinations of shades of the picture.

8. Still life drawing. Light and shadow. What a reflex. What people say about it.

9. Landscape drawing Composition for a landscape. Linear and distorted perspective. How to create a three-dimensional landscape.

10. Author's work.

Doctors took knowledge and painted a beautiful picture! The course focuses on basic skills, which is guaranteed to help you reach a new level of independent painting. Course trainer - Nadiya Kolesnyk. Author of thousands of online painting lessons for children and adults. Over 250 thousand online lessons and hundreds of live painting lessons for children and adults.

A course for school-age children and adults! In my simple words, we will analyze complex artistic techniques. And also - let's learn to use them with our kids. I hope that the one who practically applies these 10 lessons will see a new level of painting! You can draw something easily, beautifully and independently. You can create amazingly unique stories! You will become a recognized painter in the world. And the magic of painting and artistic secrets will be revealed for understanding.

Additionally, your child will be rewarded with victories in art competitions.

Who this course is for:

A course for those who want to learn how to draw on their own
For school-age children who want to learn how to draw
For adults who have always dreamed of being able to draw beautifully
For teachers of drawing for children and adults
For those who want to quickly master the main thing in drawing