About the Course
EdX offers a free online course about drawing nature. In this course learners will learn how to see and draw nature like an illustrator and how to build observational and visual interpretation skills in an interactive and enjoyable way.
They will learn essential skills and techniques that form the base for creating accurate and stunning replications of subjects from the natural world. This art and culture course is suitable for people looking to enter the illustration discipline as a serious pursuit or just looking to explore a passion.
What you'll learn:
- Core scientific observational skills.
- Field drawing and sketching techniques.
- Concept sketch development.
- Composition for natural history illustration.
- Form, proportion, and structure essentials.
- Drawing and rendering techniques.
Course Syllabus:
- Week 1: Introduction.
- Week 2: Observational drawing.
- Week 3: Field sketching and recording techniques.
- Week 4: The structure of flowers and leaves.
- Week 5: The structure of mammals and birds.
- Week 6: Rendering.
About the instructors:
This course will be taught by Bernadette Drabsch, Lecturer of Natural History Illustration at University of Newcastle and Andrew Howells Convenor of the Bachelor of Natural History Illustration program at the same university.
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