Learn How to Draw & Paint Online
The Complete Drawing and Painting Certificate Course is ideal for students seeking a solid foundation of fundamental art skills.
- One-to-one guidance with your own personal Art Instructor.
- Freedom to study at a time that suits you.
- Comprehensive and easy to understand course materials.
- A wonderfully warm and supportive community cheering you along all the way!
If you have ever wished you could learn how to draw and how to paint…
then this course will give you all the basic fundamental art skills you need to start your journey as an artist.
The teaching formula of this course encourages you to work in a progressive and organized manner. When studied as a full course, the six-units provide absolute beginners with a well-rounded knowledge in the fundamental principles of art.
This unique program is a beautiful blend of contemporary and traditional art skills which, over the past decade, has successfully helped men, women and children learn to draw who previously believed they were unable to draw a stick figure.
Here are the main features…
Course Structure
The Complete Drawing and Painting Certificate Course is a 42 week course which consists of six major units which are presented in a series of seven weeks of tuition within each…
Unit 1: Drawing
Unit 2: Paint and Mix Colours
Unit 3: Shading
Unit 4: Portraiture
Unit 5: Perspective
Unit 6: Composition
Your own personal art instructor
Your personal art instructor will guide you through the course, providing feedback on your progress every step of the way.
Every art instructor has been specially trained by Course Founder, Author and leading internet art educator, Cindy Wider.
Learn to draw and paint usings skills that you already have!
Each unit of the course refines and builds upon skills that you already have. We call these the four natural gifts. If you are able to read this page, and hold a pencil well enough to write your name, then you can refine your four natural gifts that you already have to enable you to draw and paint.
Level of Instruction
No experience necessary – This course is especially designed for beginners to help you release your natural drawing and painting skills.
Program Length
42 weeks of tuition studying between 2 to 6 hours per week depending on the unit being studied. A weekly time schedule is recommended; however, you can submit your work at your own pace within your membership subscription (either 2 years in length if you purchase the complete course or 3 months per unit if you are on a unit by unit subscription. Please note; you are permitted to submit a maximum of three exercises every three working days.
Certificate of Completion
Optionally you can recieve a grade for each of your units. When you complete all six units you will recieve a certificate of completion with your grades listed alongside the area of study and signature of your personal instructor and the course founder Cindy Wider.
Mediums
- Graphite pencils
- charcoal with white conté
- acrylic paints on canvas.
Subjects
Various including; man-made objects, cartoon drawings, landscapes, abstract painting, flowers, buildings, portraiture, as well as subjects of your choice.
Supportive online artists community
You’ll love being part of our friendly supportive online community of beginners artists and art instructors from all over the world. You’ll can also share your artworks with your friends through your own personal online gallery.
Learn completely online from home
Just download your course notes, complete your excercises and the scan and upload your work for your instructor to comment on. Your Instructor will provided detailed feedback on how you can improve and any corrections you should make.
