The Art & Science of Drawing / Dynamic Mark Making

What Will I Learn?
Express a wide range of emotions through lines and mark making.
Draw in a way that communicates tactile sensations to the viewer.
Use atmospheric perspective to make objects appear closer or further away.
Create compelling drawings that engage the viewer emotionally.

Requirements
This course is for the beginners and anyone looking to develop solid fundamental drawing skills. It is recommended that true beginners enroll in the Basic Skills section of The Art & Science of Drawing prior to taking this course.

Description
How you draw says just as much about you as what you draw. In this second course in the Art & Science of Drawing series, you’ll learn to bring your drawings to life with dynamic and engaging mark making. You’ll learn to truly express yourself through drawing from the most delicate of marks to lines that jump off the page with passionate intensity.

You’ll learn:
How to use the pencil to create a wide range of expressive and engaging lines marks.
How to infuse your line work with emotion that truly connect with a viewer.
How to draw objects in a way that give the viewer a sense of what it feels like to the touch.
How to make objects appear to recede in space using atmospheric perspective.

The Art & Science of Drawing is a remarkable new program that will teach you how to draw one day at a time. The program is simple, each day you’ll watch one video lesson that will introduce an essential drawing skill, and then do the recommended practice. The Art & Science of Drawing is overflowing with powerful insights into the drawing process and offers some of the clearest, most accessible drawing instruction available. Many of the tools and techniques you’ll learn here are rarely seen outside of private art academies.

This course is the second installment of an 8-part series. If you’re a beginner, we recommend going through the entire series in the following order:
Basic Skills
Dynamic Mark Making
Form & Space
Measuring & Proportion
Contours
Shading Fundamentals
Shading: Beyond the Basics

If you’ve got some drawing experience, feel free to mix and match The Art & Science of Drawing courses to suit your personal needs as an artist!

Who is the target audience?
This course is highly recommended to anyone interested in expressing themselves through art.