Description

About

Created with popular YouTube artist Shayda Campbell, this course shows you how to draw with easy-to-follow videos. You watch and follow her example. Find your style, express yourself on paper and learn to draw with confidence.

This course is for everyone who wants to be more creative, no matter their skill level. You’ll get to know different art techniques such as contour drawing, shading, and adding depth and perspective. Then you’ll move on to creating a floral illustration, which is Shayda’s top passion, before drawing everyday objects and learning to make original cards and journal pages.

Drawing is therapeutic, a fantastic mindfulness exercise and a fun way to relax. Whether you’re looking for a satisfying hobby or want to sell your art work, this course will help unleash the artist that lies within us all.

Requirements

International Open Academy courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required to study with us. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.

Lessons

Module 1: Introduction

• Meet the artist
• Course overview
• All about drawing and illustration
• Gaining confidence as a beginner artist
• Supplies

• Module 2: Fundamentals Of Drawing
  

  • Tracing and transferring
  • Depth and perspective
  • Contour drawing
  • Line shading
  • Color selection

  • Module 3: Botanical Illustration

    • Getting started with drawing flowers
    • Quick floral doodles
    • Sketching, line drawing, and shading flowers
    • Project 1: Gladioli and eucalyptus
    • Project 2: Houseplants, cacti and succulents

    • Module 4: Drawing Everyday Objects

      • Developing your artistic style
      • Project 1: Fruit and vegetables
      • Project 2: Kitchen utensils
      • Project 3: Clothing

      • Module 5: Fun Illustration Projects

        • Project 1: Hand drawn card
        • Project 2: Illustrated list
        • Project 3: Journal spread
        • Thank you and goodbye

        • Career

          This course is for anyone who:

          • Anyone with an interest in drawing, no matter their skill level
          • Anyone looking for a creative way to express themselves and relax
          • Those aspiring for a career in art and illustration

          • Career Path

            Sell personalized, handmade cards, illustrations and paintings or work as a freelance artist or illustrator inviting people to commission your work. Study further or enhance your career as a:

            • graphic designer
            • multimedia artist
            • book illustrator
            • theatre or film set designer

            • Certification

              You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you will receive a certificate of completion, to recognize your achievement. You can immediately download your PDF course certificate from IOA.

              Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally.
              

              All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org).  When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.