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.)