Mastering Drawing Fundamentals Comprehensive Course Part 1

shinycolors

15 April, 2025

Mastering Drawing Fundamentals Comprehensive Course Part 1

8 Enrolled

21 Days, Drawing/ Sketching

Course Introduction-

Gain an understanding of the essential drawing materials and tools needed to start your artistic journey.
– Learn to draw basic shapes and forms, and understand their three-dimensional properties.
– Develop control and quality in your line work, crucial for creating detailed and expressive drawings.
– Explore contour drawing and the importance of accurately observing and rendering edges and outlines.
– Understand and utilize negative space to improve your compositions and overall drawing accuracy.
– Practice drawing still life, with a focus on proportions and fundamental forms.
– Capture movement and flow in your drawings through gesture drawing exercises.

About the Instructor:

Rashmi Soni is an Award-winning internationally renowned contemporary artist and curator with an impressive list of achievements. She turned artist from a political Science lecturer, and she was an UPPCS exam qualifier too. Later She followed her passion and studied art painting, she is a gold medalist in her masters in painting.
Rashmi is the Founder of Shiny Colors Fine Art Academy since 2013 and Co-founder of Opus Inter National Artists Forum since 2022.
She was awarded for Kala Bhushan Award for Best Contemporary Artist 2023 from the Global Scholar Foundation Belgaum Karnataka. She has been featured many times in National news daily like The Deccan Herald, Indian Express, and Eenadu. She got published in several art magazines as well like Falcon from Prestige, Startist’s Artists, Art Journals and Royal Art Times. She is a writer of three eBooks-
• Mastering Drawing Fundamentals,
• Mastering The Facial Features: A Guide to Realistic Portrait and
• Beyond The Basics: Advance Techniques for Stunning Watercolor Portraits.
Rashmi has concluded 5 solo shows 2 in Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, 2 in Sublime Galleria Bangalore and 1 in India Art Festival Bangalore. She curated around 20+ Art exhibitions In Bangalore and worldwide. Her art is prominently featured in numerous National and International galleries, known for its realistic figurative and waterscapes, particularly in watercolor and oil mediums. Her work is proudly held in the permanent collections of esteemed institutions such as Delhi Lalit Kala Academy, Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy, Lovely Professional University, Indira Gandhi National Centre For Arts, JW Marriot Hotel, Kochi Forum Mall, Prestige Hotel as well as several other national and international personal art collections in US, Hawaii, UK, Australia. She is also featured in the grandmastersfineart.com with the other master artists around the world.

About Shiny Colors Fine Art Academy:

Shiny Colors aims to create a supportive and enriching environment where artists can thrive and express themselves freely. Shiny Colors is dedicated to fostering artistic expression and connecting artists globally. With a mission to “express your inner-self,” our platform serves as a conduit for sharing art knowledge and providing opportunities for artists to showcase their talents.

Course Content

Introduction to Shading
Basic shading techniques Understanding light sources Image: Shading example

Introduction to Classical Drawing and Basic Materials
Learning to See
Negative Space and Contours
Simplifying Complex Forms
Understanding values
Basic Shapes and Forms

Drawing Basic Forms
Drawing Basic Forms Once you are comfortable with drawing individual shapes, it's time to explore how these Shading Basic Forms Shading is essential for giving basic forms depth and dimension. Here are some shading techniques to practice: 1. Hatching and Cross-Hatching: - Use parallel lines (hatching) or intersecting lines (cross-hatching) to create value and texture. - Vary the spacing and angle of the lines to control the density of the shading. 2. Graduated Shading: - Start with a light layer of graphite and gradually build up layers of shading to create smooth transitions between light and dark. - Use a blending tool or your fingers to blend the graphite and create even shading. 3. Highlight and Core Shadow: - Identify the lightest area (highlight) and darkest area (core shadow) on your form. - Use lighter shading around the highlight and darker shading around the core shadow to create the illusion of volume. shapes can be combined and manipulated to create three-dimensional forms. Here are some exercises to help you understand and draw basic forms: 1. Sphere: - Start by drawing a perfect circle. - Use shading to create the illusion of depth and volume, with highlights and shadows following the curvature of the sphere. 2. Cube: - Draw a square and add perpendicular lines to create the sides of the cube. - Use parallel lines to indicate the edges of the cube and add shading to define the planes. 3. Cylinder: - Draw two parallel lines to represent the top and bottom of the cylinder. - Connect these lines with curved lines to form the sides of the cylinder. - Use shading to create the illusion of roundness, with darker shading on the side opposite the light source. 4. Cone: - Start with a circle for the base of the cone. - Draw lines from the edges of the circle to a central point above it to create the cone shape. - Add shading to indicate the curved surface of the cone, with darker shading on the side opposite the light source.

Video 1 Making Sphere

39:24
Understanding Box, Cube and Cuboid

55:49
Basics Shapes Understanding Box, Cube and Cuboid Example 1

31:10
Understanding , (Books) Cube and Cuboid Example 2

30:45
Making Cuboid Pink Bottle Arial View Part1 Understanding

13:58
Making Cuboid Pink Bottle Arial View Sketching And Shading Part 2

42:24
Making Cuboid Pink Bottle Arial View Sketching And Shading Part 3

38:04
Making Cube Arial View

01:15:13
Making Cylindrical Shape Understanding Part Making a Bottle

26:12
Making Cylindrical Shape Understanding Elliptical Drawing Coke Botel

01:13:09
Value Scales Understanding Garlic Perspective

45:42
Light Logic Glasses with Charcoal_ Black and White

01:26:33

Line Quality and Control

Still Life
Arranging and drawing a simple still life Emphasis on proportions and basic forms Image: Simple still life setup

Still Life Composition _ Pumpkin_ Pencil Sketch Part 1

28:36
Still Life Composition_ Pumpkin – Final Part

01:31:09
Coconut Shading_ Pencil Example 1

35:52
Texture and Detail Coconut Shading_ Pencil Example #2 Part 1

01:12:48
Texture and Detail Coconut Shading_ Pencil Example #2 Part 2

39:28
Shoe Pair_ Sketching

41:51
Still Life_ Blue Jug and Cherries Sketching Composition Part 1

55:16
Still Life_ Blue Jug and Cherries Sketching Composition Part 2

00:00
Understanding Corn Perspective

01:35:34
Understanding Corn Perspective part 2

07:55
Understanding Corn Perspective part 3

00:00
Corn Sketching and Shading Example #2

01:15:51
Realistic Orange Sketching and Shading Part 1

53:45
Realistic Orange Sketching and Shading Part 2

40:58
Drapery_ Sketching part 1

32:43
Drapery_ Sketching part 2

24:03

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Mastering Drawing Fundamentals Comprehensive Course Part 1

Mastering Drawing Fundamentals Comprehensive Course Part 1

Course Content

Introduction to Shading Basic shading techniques Understanding light sources Image: Shading example

Introduction to Classical Drawing and Basic Materials

Learning to See

Negative Space and Contours

Simplifying Complex Forms

Understanding values

Basic Shapes and Forms

Video 1 Making Sphere

Understanding Box, Cube and Cuboid

Basics Shapes Understanding Box, Cube and Cuboid Example 1

Understanding , (Books) Cube and Cuboid Example 2

Making Cuboid Pink Bottle Arial View Part1 Understanding

Making Cuboid Pink Bottle Arial View Sketching And Shading Part 2

Making Cuboid Pink Bottle Arial View Sketching And Shading Part 3

Making Cube Arial View

Making Cylindrical Shape Understanding Part Making a Bottle

Making Cylindrical Shape Understanding Elliptical Drawing Coke Botel

Value Scales Understanding Garlic Perspective

Light Logic Glasses with Charcoal_ Black and White

Line Quality and Control

Making Garlic Undestanding lines And Shape Part 1

Shading Garlic Undestanding lines And Shape part 2

Contour Drawing Three White Vases Drawing Contour Part 1

Contour Drawing Three White Vases Drawing Contour Part 2

Negative Space Drawing Cup _ Arial View _sketching Part 1

Negative Space Drawing Cup _ Arial View _sketching Part 2

Still Life Arranging and drawing a simple still life Emphasis on proportions and basic forms Image: Simple still life setup

Still Life Composition _ Pumpkin_ Pencil Sketch Part 1

Still Life Composition_ Pumpkin – Final Part

Coconut Shading_ Pencil Example 1

Texture and Detail Coconut Shading_ Pencil Example #2 Part 1

Texture and Detail Coconut Shading_ Pencil Example #2 Part 2

Shoe Pair_ Sketching

Still Life_ Blue Jug and Cherries Sketching Composition Part 1

Still Life_ Blue Jug and Cherries Sketching Composition Part 2

Understanding Corn Perspective

Understanding Corn Perspective part 2

Understanding Corn Perspective part 3

Corn Sketching and Shading Example #2

Realistic Orange Sketching and Shading Part 1

Realistic Orange Sketching and Shading Part 2

Drapery_ Sketching part 1

Drapery_ Sketching part 2

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Introduction to Shading
Basic shading techniques Understanding light sources Image: Shading example

Still Life
Arranging and drawing a simple still life Emphasis on proportions and basic forms Image: Simple still life setup