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Course: Illustration & Drawing Made Easy Certificate

This course is suitable for both beginners and more experienced illustrators and artists who seek to enhance their illustration skills through formal education.

You will learn how to draw a range of subjects, from flowers and the natural world to people and fantasy creatures. You will also discover techniques for effectively applying shapes, perspective and proportions in your illustrations, as well as the secrets to professional-looking line drawings and portraits. The course includes valuable information about how to apply your artistic skills if you are interested in developing your interest in illustration beyond a hobby.

Course Number B0017
Course Fees From View our payment options
Delivery mode: Print or online
Course duration: Max 18 months
Assessments: 12 drawing assessments
Qualification: Open Colleges Certificate
Government Funding No
  • Art materials
    • Art Materials and what is available for the artist today
    • Art and drawing supplies and what to look for
    • Setting up your work area
    • What different pens and drawing pencils draw like
    • Examples of pens and some out-liners and fine-liners and how they look on paper
  • Basic shapes
    • About shapes in art
    • Using basic shapes for shape composition
    • Drawing an optical illusion called "refraction"
  • Black and white line drawing
    • Making a drawing grid to scale
    • Grid sizes and measurements
    • Adding a character to draw onto your grid
    • A detailed line drawing of a frilled-neck lizard
  • The natural world
    • Explore and discover some of the many wonders of seeing, sketching and creating drawings from the wonderful world of insects, plants, flowers and nature in general.
  • Drawing animal portraits
    • The Sumatran tiger
    • White tiger in the snow portrait
    • The jaguar sitting in a tree
    • Jaguar portrait: face
    • Tiger portrait: face
    • Leopard Portrait: face
    • Drawing small animal portraits
    • The baby wood-duck portrait
    • The wood-duck portrait
    • The rabbit portrait
    • The fairy penguin portrait
    • The peregrine falcon portrait
    • The barn-owl portrait
    • The kitten portrait
    • The fluffy dog portrait
    • The royal family pet portrait
  • The wonderful world of fantasy art
    • Fairies and elves
    • Unicorns and wonderful winged horses
    • How to draw dragons
    • The baby dragon or hatchlings
    • The mother dragoon
    • The fun dragon
    • The snacker dragon
    • How to preserve your drawings
    • What to do with your new artistic skills

Entry requirements

Minimum education

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Minimum age

Minimum age of 16 years. If you are under 18 your application must be signed by a parent or guardian.

Computer requirements

Students will need access to a computer and the internet. For students who do not have access to either a computer or the internet please contact a student support officer to discuss alternative methods of communication.

Minimum specifications for the computer are:

  • Microsoft Office 2003 or equivalent, and
  • Microsoft Windows 98, or
  • Mac OS X, and
  • CD-ROM drive.

Students will also need access to a printer and the following applications:

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader and
  • Macromedia Flash player.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language and you did not complete the last two years of secondary education in English, you are required to provide evidence of English language competency before enrolling into the course. Examples of appropriate evidence are listed below:

Evidence

Example

IELTS Overall score of 5.5
TOEFL 530 (paper), 197 (computer) or 71 (internet)
12 months in English-speaking employment Testimonial, statutory declaration

Additional requirements

There are no additional requirements for this course.

Upon completion of this course, you will have developed a better understanding of the subject area and be able to put your new skills into practice.

Tracey Warren

Tracey Warren

Tracey has been a trainer with Open Colleges for the past four years, and is the author of our Certificate in Illustration & Drawing Made Easy.

Always enthusiastic about her craft as an artist, Tracey passes on this passion in her feedback to students, encouraging their creativity to bring out the 'inner artist' in everyone.

In 2008, Tracey's commitment to her work was rewarded when she was named Open Colleges' Most Outstanding Tutor.

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