Fundamentals and Principles of Drawing

Course: Fundamentals and Principles of Drawing

Course Name: Fundamentals and Principles of Drawing

Age Group: 9 to 11 years
Instructor: Artist Hadeel Qraan
Days: Sunday and Tuesday – from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Course Duration: Two months, from 15/6/2025 to 15/8/2025 – 48 hours

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Course Description:

This course is designed for children who wish to discover their artistic talents and develop their skills through visual art. Parents always strive to uncover and nurture their children's talents, and this course will help identify any artistic inclinations your child may have. By learning the fundamentals of art, which are rooted in imagination, creativity, and positive expression, children will engage in enjoyable and structured activities.

Children aged 9 to 11 experience unique cognitive and physical growth, beginning to choose what they like and dislike, shaping their personality and modes of thinking, speaking, and expressing themselves. Therefore, involving children in activities that enhance self-confidence, focus, perception, analysis, and understanding of their surroundings is crucial. Art serves as a primary means of refining and developing your child's personality, making visual art a part of their daily life. This involvement can influence their future academic and professional choices. Many graduates of the forum have pursued fields where their art education played a significant role in distinguishing them through skills and personality.

Furthermore, engaging in productive visual art activities reduces the time your child spends on screens and mobile devices—a challenge many parents face. Learning arts and acquiring communication skills through art directly impacts academic performance by fostering responsibility, teamwork, commitment, planning, and time management. It's important to recognize that each student will be treated individually within the group based on their personality and progress in acquiring skills, techniques, and knowledge, as art is a practice and visual perception with limitless potential for cumulative skill development.

Course Program:

Training on the fundamental principles of drawing and using various media in a cumulative, enjoyable, and academically suitable manner for the age group:

Learning to draw shapes through geometric forms and connecting them to the environment.

Understanding principles of perspective regarding proportions and their relationship to space and forms on the canvas.

Learning about shadow and light principles and how light reflects on forms in a scene.

Exploring the color wheel and color mixing, along with its relationship to perspective, shadow, and light.

Engaging in still life drawing experiences.

Exploring natural and urban scene drawing.

Working with multiple materials: printmaking, ink drawing, glass painting, and more.

Using diverse media in artistic production: pencils, high-quality colored pencils, watercolors, gouache, and ink.

Exploring various art movements: realism, cubism, and abstraction.

Learning about Palestinian and international artists and their styles in drawing and production.

Creating handmade works using clay, collage, mosaic, and paper to enhance visual perception, tactile awareness, and understanding of different forms.

Opportunities:

Attending regular artist meetings held at the forum.

Participating in periodic exhibitions in Palestine and abroad.

Entering competitions in Palestine and internationally.

Engaging in community service through art if desired.

Required Materials:

Materials will be provided by the forum as part of the course.

For home practice, it is important for the student to have:

Canson A4 sketchbook.

A set of pencils, eraser, and sharpener.

A set of high-quality colored pencils.

Tuition Fees:

1000 shekels for four months.

Conditions:

Those wishing to enroll in the course must fill out the application and pay the full amount to secure a spot, allowing for accurate counting of registered participants.
Commitment to attendance is essential for maximizing the benefits of the course and educational material on cognitive, technical, and social levels.