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1 Year Diploma Course in Fine Arts

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FAAI is offering 1 Year Fine Arts Diploma in Painting. This diploma course has been specifically designed to strengthen your pre-degree foundation by upskilling your Fine Arts proficiency while preparing an impressive portfolio of Artwork. 

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This diploma course will give you a higher edge in your Fine Arts pursuits whether you are applying for an Art teacher's position, preparing for admission into Fine Arts colleges or if you are planning to build a career in design/Fine Arts professions.

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This course will include:

  • 40+ live sessions (either online or in-class)

  • 25+ recorded video tutorials

  • 50+ Assignments

  • FAAI Certification of Proficiency

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Course Curriculum

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Module 1 - Sketching fundamentals

  • Lines, angles and curves

  • Space, contour lines, boxes

  • Proportions, isometric views 4) 1 point, 2 point, 3 point perspective

 

Module 2 - Shading techniques

  • Chiaroscuro on 3D forms

  • Kettle, Book, Apple – still life study with graphite

  • Book, clock, lantern – still life study with charcoal

  • Origami boat/airplane – still life study with ink pen

  • Showing depth in Apple 6) Capsicum – speed drawing with all 3 mediums

 

Module 3 - Methods of composition

  • Elements of design

  • Principles of design

  • Still life and landscape composition

  • Still life set up guidelines

 

Module 4 - Rendering Texture and Detailing

  • Rendering coconut (charcoal)

  • Rendering carved wood object (color pencil)

  • Rendering pomegranate with seeds (graphite/color pencil)

  • Rendering hand texture (color pencils/soft pastels)

  • Drawing a Horse’s head (charcoal / soft pastels)

 

Module 5 - Still life study

  • Reflective Metal

  • Transparent glass object

  • Drapery

 

Module 6 - Landscape Study

  • Tree

  • Sky/Clouds

  • Stones/rocks

  • Water with reflections

  • Flower with water droplets

 

Module 7 - Portraits

  • Basic measurements and Proportions

  • 3 profiles of head

  • Drawing of facial features

  • Envelope shape, lines and angles

  • Coincidences and shadows

  • Self portrait

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Module 8 - Human figures

  • Basic measurements and proportions

  • Standing figures

  • Sitting figures

  • Sketching self in various postures 

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Module 9 - Color Theory

  • B&w swatches, contrast, still life, relative value study

  • Color wheel

  • Monochrome, analogous, triad, tetrad, complimentary

  • Mixing green tones, blue tones, skin tones

  • Mixing any possible color

  • Still life

  • Portrait

  • Landscape

  • Color psychology

 

Module 10 - Water color

  • Brushes, palette, transparency, values, washes, gradation

  • Wet-on-dry, glazing, Rubik’s cube

  • Leaves, flower, droplet composition

  • Capsicum, veggies, fruits composition

  • Texture – rough coconut

  • Texture – drapery

  • Texture – metal

  • Texture – glass

  • Ceramic pottery with motifs

  • Temple sculptures

  • Stones, rocks and mountains

  • Sky and Clouds

  • Snowscape

  • Trees – 1, 2, 3

  • Water/sea waves/fall/fountain/creek

  • Object (boat) in water, reflection

  • Human figures

  • Cityscape with watercolor and ink

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