The Right Way To Draw

The Right Way to Draw
15 January – 19 February 2011
Session Dates: 22, 29 January and 5, 12, 19, 26 February
Time: 2:45pm – 4:45pm
Venue: Classroom 2, The Substation
Instructor: Tania De Rozario
Course Fee: $180 (6 sessions)
* Material Cost: $75 (To be paid to the instructor on the first session. Materials include charcoal, drawing block, drawing paper and charcoal eraser.)
Admission: For more information about this course, or to register, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / mishaal@substation.org

This drawing workshop imparts traditional elements and principles of art through hands-on activities and an introduction to works created by artists ranging from old school masters to contemporary creatives. The session also prepares the students to develop a strong visual vocabulary.

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About the Course

On completion of the course, participants will gain an awareness of the basic skills required to create convincing representational drawings, and be familiar with historical examples and contexts in which these skills have been applied. Participants will also become familiar and confident with materials such as charcoal and drawing pencils. For more information about the course, including specific calendar and registration information, please visit www.substation.org/courses

About the Instructor

Tania De Rozario is an artist and writer who has exhibited in Singapore for the past seven years. She is a recipient of the National Arts Council’s International Development Grant, which took her creative and curatorial work to Amsterdam. Tanya teaches Contemporary Contextual Studies at LASALLE College of the Arts, and is currently incubating her literary skills under the National Arts Council’s Mentor Access Project

Course Schedule

Session 1
• Introduction to the workshop
• Introduction and discussion on self-portraiture
• Presentation: self-portraits
• The grid method
• Drawing practice

Session 2
• Creating form using basic shapes and contrast
• Introduction to chiaroscuro
• Presentation: using tonal contrast to create the illusion of form
• Drawing practice

Session 3
• Introduction to perspective, proportion and depth
• Presentation: eye level and vanishing point in landscapes and interior spaces
• Drawing practice

Session 4
• Introduction to classical composition, diagonals and the rule of thirds
• Presentation: neo-classical art and current day photography
• Drawing practice

Session 5
• Drawing practice continued and developed

Session 6
• Introduction to contemporary art: the birth of photography and the “death” of painting
• Presentation: Photography and abstract painting
• Drawing practice

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