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  1. Painting and Drawing Course
  2. The importance of drawing in the practice of painting
  3. The importance of drawing in the practice of painting
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MODULE 0 - INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF VISUAL ARTS
Operation and presentation of the course
Student Guide
Presentation of the course
Proper picture taking
Uploading of internships to the platform
Learning in the visual arts
Motivation
The importance of consistency
The expressive language itself
Drawing and painting
Learning about the right way to start work
Differences in support surfaces
Postural hygiene
Designing our workspace
Work clothes
MODULE I - MATERIALS, USE, AND COMPOSITION
What will you learn in the “materials, their use and composition” module?
Charcoal for lace
Charcoal
Rags, chamois and paper
Diffusers
Charcoal eraser
PRACTICE: Charcoal Gradients
DELIVERY: Charcoal Gradients
Aerosol fixative
Maulstick, rods and plumb bobs
PRACTICE: Charcoal sphere
DELIVERY: Charcoal sphere
PRACTICE: Hollowed out sphere with charcoal
DELIVERY: Sphere hollowed out with charcoal
PRACTICE: Charcoal fruits
DELIVERY: Charcoal fruits
Main tools
Primers and gessos
Types of paper
PRACTICE: Priming of papers
Other supports
Fabrics and frames
PRACTICE: Rack priming
Brushes and brushes
Spatulas and scrapers
Jars, jars and brush holders
General cleaning of utensils
Paint and accessories
Pigments, paints and color charts
Acrylic paint (thinners, solvents, mediums and retarders)
PRACTICE: Gradients with acrylics
DELIVERY: Gradients with acrylics
PRACTICAL: Cone with acrylics
DELIVERY: Cone with acrylic
PRACTICAL: Vase with acrylics
DELIVERY: Vase with acrylics
Oil painting
Solvents, thinners and mediums (oil)
The painter’s palette
PRACTICE: Gradients with oil colors
DELIVERY: Gradients with oil colors
PRACTICAL: Sphere sectioned with oils
DELIVERY: Sphere sectioned with oil painting
Drying agents and varnishes for oil
PRACTICE: Flower with oil
DELIVERY: Flower with oil
Auxiliary tools
Complementary tools
Support for learning
MODULE II - THE LINE AND FITTING
What will you learn in the “line and lace” module?
The importance of drawing in the practice of painting
The importance of drawing in the practice of painting
Deconstruction in drawing
Initiation to the references in the practice of drawing.
Deconstruction in basic forms (part 1)
Deconstruction in basic forms (part 2)
PRACTICE: Deconstructing and reconstructing with basic shapes
DELIVERY: Deconstructing and reconstructing with basic shapes
The grid method
Introduction to the grid method
PRACTICE: The grid
DELIVERY: The Grid or grid
Size conversion with grid
PRACTICE: Rescaling a grid for snapping
DELIVERY: Rescaling a grid for snapping
The lace
The lace method (part 1)
The lace method (part 2)
The lace method (part 3)
PRACTICE: First laces
DELIVERY: First laces
PRACTICE: Fitting complex still lifes (part 1)
PRACTICE: Fitting complex still lifes (part 2)
DELIVERY: Fitting together complex still lifes
PRACTICE: Fitting a figure (part 1)
PRACTICE: Fitting a figure (part 2)
DELIVERY: Fitting a figure
Natural lace
PRACTICE: Still life from life
DELIVERY: Still life
Sketching
The importance of sketching in drawing practice
Modulating the line and establishing priorities
PRACTICE: Bocetando with limited times
DELIVERY: Bocetando with limited times
How to adapt the fit of the model to our support
MODULE III - THE BASICS OF LIGHT AND COLOR
What will you learn in the module “the basics of light and color?
Light and color
Introduction to light and color management
The visible spectrum
Human perception of the visible spectrum
Chiaroscuro vs. color
Lights, shadows and gloom (part 1)
Lights, shadows and gloom (part 2)
The tonal value of color
PRACTICE: Tonal value table
PRACTICE: From color to chiaroscuro
DELIVERY: From color to chiaroscuro
Basic theory of subtractive color synthesis
The chromatic circle
PRACTICE: Color wheel
DELIVERY: Color wheel
PRACTICAL: Polychromy
DELIVERY: Polychromy
Color temperature
Concepts of brightness and saturation
PRACTICE: Brightness transitions
DELIVERY: Brightness transitions
PRACTICE: Saturation transitions
DELIVERY: Saturation transitions
Theory of complementary tones
PRACTICE: Transitions between complementary and broken tones
DELIVERY: Transitions between complementary and broken tones
Color and its sensations
Color psychology
Correct application of oil paint
PRACTICE: Warm trends and cold trends
DELIVERY: Warm trends and cold trends
The importance of complementary and broken tones
PRACTICE: Working with complementaries
DELIVERY: Working with complementary
Fine-tuning by layering
PRACTICE: Free exercise with different temperatures and complementary tones.
DELIVERY: Free exercise with different temperatures and complementary tones.
MODULE IV - MASTERING LIGHT AND COLOR
What will you learn in the “mastering light and color” module?
MODULE V - PORTRAITURE
What will you learn in the “portrait” module?
MODULE VI - THE HUMAN BODY
What will you learn in the “human body” module?
MODULE VII - MATERIALS AND TEXTURES
What will you learn in the “materials and textures” module?
MODULE VIII - ANIMAL AND BOTANICAL NATURE
What will you learn in the “animal and botanical nature” module?
MODULE IX - LANDSCAPE AND PERSPECTIVE
What will you learn in the “landscape and perspective” module?
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