FAD 1102 TECHNIQUES 1
THIS COURSE IS AN INTRODUCTION TO
B A S I C T E C H N I Q U E S O F D R AW I N G A N D
PA I N T I N G . I T C O V E R S D I S T I N C T
P R O P E RT I E S A N D U N I Q U E Q U A L I T I E S O F
C O M M O N M E D I A O F D R AW I N G A N D
PA I N T I N G S U C H A S G R A P H I T E , C H A R C O A L ,
PEN AND INK WITH BRUSH . THE COURSE
ALSO ACQUAINTS STUDENTS IN THE
P R I N C I P L E S O F N AT U R A L I S T I C D R AW I N G ,
SUCH AS PROPER RENDITION OF LIGHT AND
SHADE ON BASIC SOLIDS, PERSPECTIVE
A N D P R O P O RT I O N S .
Media in Drawing
Pencil/ Crayons
Graphite Chalk
Charcoal Silverpoint
Ink Brush
Drawing
The process of moving a pointed instrument over
a smooth surface to leave a mark;
Such mark is called a line, which is the most
important element of art in drawing.
It is portraying an object, scene or form of
decorative or symbolic meaning through lines,
shapes, values and textures in a monochromatic
shade.
Purposes for Drawing
To develop perception (the act of looking at
something carefully and thinking deeply about
what is seen);
To record ideas and impressions;
To help plan projects ( rough sketches or studies);
To outline, delineate, represent a form or shape
To make finished artworks.
Earliest known drawings: Chauvet cave drawings
Earliest known cartoon-drawings by Walt Disney
1928: oldest known Mickey Mouse drawing
Sleeping Girl, 1660 Untitled, 1960
Rembrandt van Rijn Cy Twombly
Graphite drawing: Bill Richards
Chalk drawing:
Pierre Paul
Prud’hon
Charcoal drawings
Silverpoint drawings
Pen and ink drawing:
Rembrandt van Rijn
Brush: Chinese
calligraphy
WEEK 1-3
PLATE 1A- KINDS OF LINES
PLATE 1B – LINE TEXTURES
PLATE 1C- TRANSISTION OF TONAL VALUE
WEEK 4-6
PLATE 2 –BASIC GEOMETRIC SHAPES
(CHOOSE ANY COMBINATION)
WEEK 7-9
PLATE 3 – STILL LIFE IN CHARCOAL PENCIL
(FOLLOW FROM ANY OF THE SAMPLES)
WEEK 10-12
PLATE 4 –ANIMALS (MAMMALS)
(FOLLOW FROM ANY OF THE SAMPLES)
WEEK 13-15
PLATE 5A&B – HUMAN SKULL IN CHARCOAL PENCIL
(FOLLOW THE SAMPLES.)
WEEK 16-18
PLATE 6 – SELF PORTRAIT
IN PEN AND INK
EXPRESS YOUR PASSION!
(USE THE SAMPLES AS
REFERENCE.)