The Curriculum for Adults

Hand Balance correction exercises

The curriculum is divided into 3 broad catagories-

• Training of the hand (Hand Balance correction)
• Training of the eyes ( still life, portrait, human figure, birds and animals)
• Experiencing different mediums

1. Basic level- Introduction to Hand discipline, Hand control and Hand balance

Exercises aiming to improve balance of the hand.

Topics covered are-

• Simple scenery

• Flowers

• Monuments

• Vehicles 

• Birds

• Animals

Big painting#1 (An artwork that would be on a big sheet of paper approx 24 inch* 36 inch, ideally framed after completion, displayed in our online art exhibition)

2. Still life

Opaque non reflective

Opaque reflective

Big painting#2 (12 inch* 18 inch sheet approx)

Translucent

Transparent

Big painting#3 (24 inch* 36 inch sheet approx)

2nd Medium - Pencil shading

3. Exercises aiming to improve pencil shading.

Topics covered are-

• Simple scenery

• Flowers

• Monuments

• Vehicles 

• Birds

• Animals

4. Portraits

Basic of portrait- Features of the faces.

Rule 2 on 1 

Real life portraits with pencil shading.

Pen portrait

Big painting#4 (12 inch* 18 inch sheet approx)

Portraits with oil pastels.

Big painting#5 (24 inch* 36 inch sheet approx)

5. Basics of watercolour.

Techniques of watercolour- wow, wod, dod, shading

6. Advance level of watercolour

Topics covered are-

• Simple scenery

• Flowers

• Monuments

• Vehicles 

• Birds

• Animals

• Still life

• Portrait

Big painting#6 - scenery

Big painting#7 - flower

Big painting#8 - bird

Big painting#9 - animal

Big painting#10- portrait in watercolour

7. Human figures

Basics of human figure- types and features.

Different types of human figures- shading with pencil, colouring with watercolour.

Sceneries with human figures as the main subject.

 Big painting#11

8. Basic techniques of acrylic- working on canvas of different sizes.

9. Complex work using acrylic

Topics covered are-

• Simple scenery

• Flowers

• Vehicles 

• Birds

• Animals

• Still life

• Portrait

• Human Figure

10. Basics of oil paints

11. Painting flesh- variation of skin ranging from humans to animals.

12. Large size painting of Still Life.

Topics covered are-

• Simple scenery

• Flowers

• Vehicles 

• Birds

• Animals

• Still life

• Portrait

• Human Figure

13. Live portraits using models

14. Large size figure paintings using models.

16. "On-the-site" painting- Plein air technique