Drawing course.
The Drawing course is one of NooA’s online courses in English. It is part of the Art School and it is also available in the Norwegian version Tegnekurs. You can choose to start with Drawing course 1 (unit 1-3) and continue with Drawing course 2 (unit 4-6) or get a favourable price if you enroll in both courses from the start.
In this online drawing course, you will learn to draw what you see. You will be introduced to various great ways to do charcoal and pencil drawing. We start by drawing simple objects, and then we move on to still lives and lastly interiors and outdoor spaces. You will also learn something about the observation, the sensory apparatus, about drawing as an artistic language, and some ways to use your natural talents. The course content and exercises are structured to suit beginners, but will also be both exciting and challenging to advanced students. Together we will look at examples from art history to learn from the old masters.
Enroll in one of the courses
Course 1: NOK 2400 (access days 90) Course 2: NOK 2990 (access days 90) Course 1+2: NOK 3990 (access days 180)
Target group
Young people and adults interested in learning to draw, or wishing to improve their drawing skills.
Study materials and resources
These are included in the course price, but to get started you will need charcoal sticks (medium thick) and drawing pencils (e.g. 3B, 4B, 6B), and putty eraser. You also need plenty of sketching paper. You can buy sketchpads or sketchbooks of at least 80 g/m2 paper. You should not use copy paper, but do buy the cheapest drawing pads, they are fine for sketching. Artists’ material can be bought on line at www.kem.no
You also need access to a mobile phone or a digital camera so that you can take pictures of the drawings you are sending to your teacher and share with the other students.
Experience requirements
No previous knowledge is required for the drawing course; however, recommended minimum age is 15 years.
Tuition fee
NOK 2400 (about 260 Euro)
Duration
You will have access to the drawing course for 180 days as from the day you sign up. The drawing course equals about 20 effective hours of work.
Course description
This drawing course has been made especially for you who are going to learn drawing through self-studies. The programme is designed to make learning exciting and engaging, and to give quick results. You will be drawing simple objects and still lives, as well as interiors; what is around you in your everyday life.
The methodology of the course is based on a university course developed in Florence, Italy. An abundant visual material accompanies the lessons, with art-historical works that demonstrate show a deep insight into the language of drawing. Demonstrational videos and step-by-step tutorials accompany all of the practical exercises, so you can see exactly how it is done.
The drawing course is organised into five study units. At the end of each unit an assignment is to be submitted for evaluation. All participants are invited to upload their drawings to a shared platform so that we can evaluate even each other’s work and learn from each other’s processes.
Unit 1. Gesture Drawing and Volume Sketches
- Introduction: Objectives, Tips on self study; How to keep a studio at home
- Examples of sketches from art history
- Theory: introduction to drawing and the sense of form
- Practice: Sketching with charcoal and pencil: Sense of form, hand – eye coordination
Unit 2. Line drawing – Simplicity and precision
- Examples of line drawings from art history
- Theory: Introduction to line qualities
- Practice: Pencil drawings of objects from nature
Unit 3. Chiaroscuro – light and shadow
- Examples of chiaroscuro drawings from art history
- Theory: Introduction to space perception, the abstract eye that sees totalities and relations
- Practice: Drawing with charcoal and putty eraser
Unit 4. Perspective and proportions
- Examples of the use of perspective in art history
- Theory: Introduction to depth, atmosphere and perspective
- Practice: Simple methods of drawing space in- and outdoors, with charcoal and pencil
Unit 5. Chiaroscuro
- Examples of Chiaroscuro in art history
- Theory: Introduction to drawing as a translation to the language of art
- Practice: Drawing textures integrated in chiaroscuro using charcoal and pencil
Unit 6. Texture – details and finesse
- Examples of texture drawing in art history
- Theory: Introduction to drawing as a translation to the language of art
- Practice: Drawing textures integrated in chiaroscuro using charcoal and pencil
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