Famous Artists Course in Fine Art Drawing and Painting

This is the Course for you if you want to draw and paint pictures you'll be proud to exhibit and sell – to give to friends and relatives – or to hang on your walls. Whatever may be your special interests – landscapes, portraits, animals, still life – the Famous Artists Painting Course will give you the knowledge and skill you need to create paintings that communicate your ideas and emotions.

You get personal and effective guidance from your professional Artist-Instructors that is expressly what you need, from basic color mixing on through experiments with the latest techniques and concepts. You are a "class of one"

Drawing and painting make your every day an exciting adventure full of new experiences. Whether for personal pleasure or as a source of income, art will enrich your life!

Your personal Lesson Program – the Assignments you send in to Famous Artists School – begins with the Certificate Course of ten lessons and progresses to the Advanced Elective Program that best suits your needs and interests.

Famous Artists Certificate Course in Drawing and Painting

The ten lessons of this Basic Course teach you the fundamental skills and techniques you need to make confident progress.

1. How to use color – Practicing with hue, value, and intensity; applying principles of color to an actual painting.

2. Making an oil painting – Using your painting tools; understanding the importance of values; choosing colors.

3. Watercolor techniques – Practicing different methods of watercolor painting; using these techniques in small paintings.

4. Painting a watercolor – Making many practice paintings to get the feel of watercolor; making a complete painting in watercolor.

5. Picture composition – Arranging shapes, values, and color in a picture; planning the effect you wish to create.

6. How to show solid form – Drawing and constructing different shapes and forms; handling proportion, space, and edges.

7. The beauty of still life – Placing the still life in interesting surroundings; enhancing your composition with values, textures and color.

Robert Heindel is a successful international artist who is an alumnus of Famous Artist School and a member of our Guiding Faculty.

8. Creating different moods – Controlling your color relationships to express a variety of moods.

9. Painting a landscape – Interpreting your view of nature; choosing and organizing the elements of your painting.

10. Applying what you've learned – Creating a painting of a subject of your own choice, to show your personal approach to painting.

Advanced Courses... You choose one of these three exciting Programs after completing the Basic Course.

Combination Program
This is the Course for you if you don't want to concentrate on any one particular area or subject matter.

Landscape Program
Choose this elective Program if you want to specialize in landscape painting.

Portraiture Program
This elective Program allows you to concentrate on painting and drawing portraits.

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