Art Camp 2
About this course
Below is the entirety of the Art Camp 2 course. It's broken up into weekly segments, but since the course is self directed you're free to take things at your own pace. And while there is a definite order to how the course should be taken, if a particular week interests you more than others, feel free to jump around to different subjects. You're the master of your own education. Good luck and happy painting!
Free preview Week 1
Let's start at the start.
Seeing & Drawing
The absolute basic, fundamental building block of the art you want to make: drawing. It's where it all begins and is the single most important skill you can learn in making art. Without good drawing, no amount of pretty lighting or fancy painting technique will save you.
So let's focus for a little while on making some accurate, precise drawings.
Get to work!
This week’s work
Pick one pace. Same kind of work, just more of it.
Normal
- 3x abstract shape copies
- 8x master study drawings
- 2x finished Bargue drawings (rendering is entirely optional--focus on accuracy of shape and line)
Hard
- 5x abstract shape copies
- 20x master study drawings
- 5x finished Bargue drawings (rendering is entirely optional--focus on accuracy of shape and line)
Insane
- 10x abstract shape copies
- 30x master study drawings
- 10x finished Bargue drawings (rendering is entirely optional--focus on accuracy of shape and line)
Week 2
Let your mind (and hand) wander.
Keeping a Sketchbook
Week 3
Practical Perspective
Pick one pace. Same kind of work, just more of it.
Week 4
Get your hands dirty.
Drawing Material Experiments
Week 5
It's time to paint.
Painting Materials & Techniques
Week 6
Wash your hands and get back on your computer! Now's the time to explore the digital medium and some of the amazing things it can do.
Digital Painting Basics
Week 7
Back to the basics!
Light & Form
Week 8
Tell me a story.
Narrative & Storytelling
Week 9
Let's tell stories with images.
Sequential Images
Week 10
Get out your cameras.
Photography & Using Reference
Week 11
Break out the clay! Or, well, at least the digital clay.
Sculpture
Week 12
This week's your chance to take a serious look at what you want to do with your work, where you want to go, what you want to communicate, and all sorts of other difficult questions. Sound fun?
Developing Style
