Introduction to Drawing for Beginners

Have you ever wanted to learn to draw?  Do you like to draw, but wish you could draw better?  If so, then this course is for you.  This course is appropriate for any age.  Even if you have zero drawing skills, this course will provide the necessary knowledge you need to get started. It is designed to provide the foundational knowledge needed to effectively grow in the learned skill of drawing. All it takes to learn how to draw is time, perseverance, and a will to learn. 

The course takes you through the basics first, and you slowly build on what you’ve learned, one step at a time, before moving on.  You will navigate through the course with both reading content and videos. The videos are instructor-led, meaning that as a particular lesson is taught, you will follow along with the instructor who is reading the lesson aloud and instructing. When it is time for the actual drawing part of the lesson, the instructor will show you exactly how to draw or do whatever exercise that lesson is about on a downloadable worksheet that you print and follow along on. You can pause the videos as needed and repeat whatever part you want.

There are no set times to log in.  We recommend one module per week to allow for practice and review in between modules, but it is entirely up to you the rate at which you progress through the course.

Cost $99.00 | Learn to Draw in Five Weeks
For more information and to register for this self-paced online class, click "enroll now!"

Questions? Contact Pete Silar 717-855-7846
Registration questions? Contact Nancy Pratt at n.pratt@csuohio.edu

Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of drawing
• Implement those fundamentals into drawings you are proud of
• Understand the anatomy of a drawing
• Recognize the various types of lines
• Have greater hand control when drawing
• Understand light direction
• Know what shading and blending are
• Complete two drawings step by step
• Understand what to do upon completion of the course to grow your skill level