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:

• 40+ live sessions (either online or in-class)

• 25+ recorded video tutorials

• 50+ Assignments

• FAAI Certification of Proficiency

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Course Curriculum

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Module 1 - Sketching fundamentals

• Lines, angles and curves

• Space, contour lines, boxes

• Proportions, isometric views 4) 1 point, 2 point, 3 point perspective

 

Module 2 - Shading techniques

• Chiaroscuro on 3D forms

• Kettle, Book, Apple – still life study with graphite

• Book, clock, lantern – still life study with charcoal

• Origami boat/airplane – still life study with ink pen

• Showing depth in Apple 6) Capsicum – speed drawing with all 3 mediums

 

Module 3 - Methods of composition

• Elements of design

• Principles of design

• Still life and landscape composition

• Still life set up guidelines

 

Module 4 - Rendering Texture and Detailing

• Rendering coconut (charcoal)

• Rendering carved wood object (color pencil)

• Rendering pomegranate with seeds (graphite/color pencil)

• Rendering hand texture (color pencils/soft pastels)

• Drawing a Horse’s head (charcoal / soft pastels)

 

Module 5 - Still life study

• Reflective Metal

• Transparent glass object

• Drapery

 

Module 6 - Landscape Study

• Tree

• Sky/Clouds

• Stones/rocks

• Water with reflections

• Flower with water droplets

 

Module 7 - Portraits

• Basic measurements and Proportions

• 3 profiles of head

• Drawing of facial features

• Envelope shape, lines and angles

• Coincidences and shadows

• Self portrait

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Module 8 - Human figures

• Basic measurements and proportions

• Standing figures

• Sitting figures

• Sketching self in various postures 

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Module 9 - Color Theory

• B&w swatches, contrast, still life, relative value study

• Color wheel

• Monochrome, analogous, triad, tetrad, complimentary

• Mixing green tones, blue tones, skin tones

• Mixing any possible color

• Still life

• Portrait

• Landscape

• Color psychology

 

Module 10 - Water color

• Brushes, palette, transparency, values, washes, gradation

• Wet-on-dry, glazing, Rubik’s cube

• Leaves, flower, droplet composition

• Capsicum, veggies, fruits composition

• Texture – rough coconut

• Texture – drapery

• Texture – metal

• Texture – glass

• Ceramic pottery with motifs

• Temple sculptures

• Stones, rocks and mountains

• Sky and Clouds

• Snowscape

• Trees – 1, 2, 3

• Water/sea waves/fall/fountain/creek

• Object (boat) in water, reflection

• Human figures

• Cityscape with watercolor and ink