1 Year Diploma Course in Fine Arts
FAAI is offering 1 Year Fine Arts Diploma in Painting. This diploma course has been specifically designed to strengthen your pre-degree foundation by upskilling your Fine Arts proficiency while preparing an impressive portfolio of Artwork.
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This diploma course will give you a higher edge in your Fine Arts pursuits whether you are applying for an Art teacher's position, preparing for admission into Fine Arts colleges or if you are planning to build a career in design/Fine Arts professions.
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This course will include:
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40+ live sessions (either online or in-class)
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25+ recorded video tutorials
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50+ Assignments
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FAAI Certification of Proficiency
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Course Curriculum
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Module 1 - Sketching fundamentals
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Lines, angles and curves
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Space, contour lines, boxes
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Proportions, isometric views 4) 1 point, 2 point, 3 point perspective
Module 2 - Shading techniques
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Chiaroscuro on 3D forms
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Kettle, Book, Apple – still life study with graphite
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Book, clock, lantern – still life study with charcoal
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Origami boat/airplane – still life study with ink pen
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Showing depth in Apple 6) Capsicum – speed drawing with all 3 mediums
Module 3 - Methods of composition
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Elements of design
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Principles of design
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Still life and landscape composition
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Still life set up guidelines
Module 4 - Rendering Texture and Detailing
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Rendering coconut (charcoal)
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Rendering carved wood object (color pencil)
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Rendering pomegranate with seeds (graphite/color pencil)
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Rendering hand texture (color pencils/soft pastels)
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Drawing a Horse’s head (charcoal / soft pastels)
Module 5 - Still life study
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Reflective Metal
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Transparent glass object
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Drapery
Module 6 - Landscape Study
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Tree
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Sky/Clouds
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Stones/rocks
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Water with reflections
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Flower with water droplets
Module 7 - Portraits
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Basic measurements and Proportions
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3 profiles of head
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Drawing of facial features
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Envelope shape, lines and angles
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Coincidences and shadows
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Self portrait
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Module 8 - Human figures
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Basic measurements and proportions
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Standing figures
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Sitting figures
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Sketching self in various postures
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Module 9 - Color Theory
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B&w swatches, contrast, still life, relative value study
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Color wheel
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Monochrome, analogous, triad, tetrad, complimentary
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Mixing green tones, blue tones, skin tones
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Mixing any possible color
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Still life
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Portrait
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Landscape
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Color psychology
Module 10 - Water color
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Brushes, palette, transparency, values, washes, gradation
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Wet-on-dry, glazing, Rubik’s cube
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Leaves, flower, droplet composition
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Capsicum, veggies, fruits composition
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Texture – rough coconut
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Texture – drapery
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Texture – metal
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Texture – glass
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Ceramic pottery with motifs
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Temple sculptures
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Stones, rocks and mountains
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Sky and Clouds
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Snowscape
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Trees – 1, 2, 3
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Water/sea waves/fall/fountain/creek
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Object (boat) in water, reflection
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Human figures
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Cityscape with watercolor and ink