Basic Drawing Syllabus
Course Objective:
• To become familiar with basic methods, techniques & tools of Drawing.
• To become familiar with Nature and Surroundings
Benefits of Learning Drawing:
• Increases Creativity
• Improves Brain’s Activity
• Improves Memory
• Good Planning Skills
• Well Eye-Hand Coordination
• Well Visual Perception
• Healthy Emotional Release and Expression.
• Improve Communication skills
• Improves Confidence
Course Method:
• Practice & Repetition.
• Experimentation and Play
• Observation (Inner 7 Outer)
• Creative synthesis
• Mutual Support & Feedback
Course Outline
Day 1 :
• Introduction.
• Elements of Drawing.
• Types of Drawing.
• Ingredients required for Drawing.
• Basic Things you are going to learn about Drawing.
Day 2 :
• Basic Sketching Skills
• Basic steps of learning how do you draw
• Basic Lines Drawing.
Day 3 :
• Brief Revision
• Basic Shapes Drawing and Colouring
Day 4 :
• Brief Revision
• Drawing Using Numbers and Alphabets
Day 5 :
• Brief Revision
• Vegetables drawing and colouring
Day 6 :
• Brief Revision
• Fruits drawing and colouring
Day 7 :
• Brief Revision
• Flowers and Leaves Drawing and Colouring.
• Plants, Vines and Trees Drawing and Colouring.
Day 8 :
• Brief Revision.
• Animals and Birds Drawing and Colouring.
Day 9 :
• Brief Revision.
• Objects Drawing and Colouring.
Day 10 :
• Brief Revision.
• Cartoon Drawing and Colouring
Day 11 :
• Brief Revision.
• Design Drawing
Day 12 :
• Brief Revision.
• Landscape Drawing.
Day 1 :
• Introduction :
Drawing Means the art on technique of representing an object or outlining a figure, plan or
sketch by means of Lines. Drawing, the art or technique of producing images on a surface,
usually paper, by means of marks, usually of ink, graphite, chalk, charcoal or crayons.
Drawing is a skill that takes time to master, but the principles are easily understood. With
practice and Patience, anyone can learn to draw well.
Basic Drawing course in the theory and practice of drawing using a variety of media and
subject matter. The student will develop drawing skills through the use of Line, Plane, Tone,
Shape, Form, Volume and Perspective.
• Elements of drawing:
1) Shape
2) Line
3) Space
4) Form
5) Texture
6) Value
7) Color
• Types of Drawing
1) Pencil Sketching
2) Pencil Shading
3) Cartoon Drawing
4) Landscape Attributes
5) Anime Drawing
• Ingredients required for Drawing.
1) Drawing Sheets or Drawing Note Book.
2) Pencil (Normal Pencil, for drawing and writing (HB, B, 2B), for Sketching and Artists
work (2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 9B, 10B).
3) Eraser
4) Pencil Sharpener
5) Pen
6) Brushes
7) Colours (Pen, Crayons, Water colours, Acrylic colours.
• Basic Things you are going to learn about Drawing.
1) Holding Pencil and Paper.
2) Sharpening and pointing the pencil on paper.
3) How to use Pen and Brushes.
4) What should be the atmosphere around.
5) Basic drawing subjects.
Day 2 :
• Basic Sketching Skills:
1) Understanding how Shape / Edges work.
2) Spaces (That your object taking up and isn’t taking up in the process)
3) Light and Shadow
4) Relationships with every other line on the page
• Basic steps of learning how do you draw.
1) Step 1 : Materials / Object.
2) Step 2 : Mindset
3) Step 3 : Make a mark
4) Step 4 : Tone
5) Step 5 : Colour
6) Step 6 : Practice
• Basic Lines Drawing
Sketch the first lines of your drawing with a light stroke. Then dark stroke.
1) Ingredients Required
2) Horizontal Lines.
3) Vertical Lines.
4) Italic Lines (Right to Left)
5) Italic Lines (Left to Right)
6) Curvy
7) Wavy
8) Thick lines
9) Thin Lines
10) Loopy Lines
11) Dotted Lines
12) Dashed Lines
13) Zigzag Lines
14) Castle Lines
15) Clouds Lines
16) Spiral Lines
17) Lightning Lines
18) Mountain Lines
19) Hook Lines.
Day 3 :
o Brief Revision
Last class revision.
o Basic Shapes Drawing and Colouring
1) Ingredients Required
2) Triangle
3) Square
4) Rectangle
5) Circle
6) Semicircle
7) Kite
8) Star
9) Ellipse
10) Heart
11) Arrow
12) Cross
13) Crescent
14) Cylinder
15) Cube
16) Cone
17) Cuboid
Day 4 :
• Brief Revision
Last class revision.
• Drawing Using Numbers and Alphabets.
1) 1 to 10 numbers drawing and Colouring.
2) A to Z Alphabets Drawing and Colouring.
Day 5 :
• Brief Revision
Last class revision
• Vegetables drawing and colouring.
1) Brinjal
2) Carrot
3) Cucumber
4) Onion
5) Pumpkin
6) Tomato
7) Potato
8) Cabbage
9) Beetroot
10) Ladyfinger
11) Cauliflower
12) Capsicum
13) Chilli
14) Drumstick
15) Green Peace
16) Sweet corn
17) Green Beans
18) Radish
19) Garlic
20) Ginger
21) Mushroom
Day 6 :
• Brief Revision
Last class revision
• Fruits drawing and colouring
1) Mango
2) Orange
3) Apple
4) Pineapple
5) Graphs
6) Water melon
7) Musk melon
8) Cherry
9) Banana
10) Peach
11) Cashew
12) Strawberry
13) Pomegranate
14) Dragun fruit
15) Jackfruit
Day 7 :
• Brief Revision
Last class revision
• Flowers and Leaves Drawing and Colouring.
1) Rose
2) Jasmin
3) Lotus
4) Tulips
5) Sunflower
6) Marigold
7) Hibiscus
8) Champa
9) Delia
• Plants, Vines and Trees Drawing and Colouring.
1) Rose Plant
2) Sunflower Plant
3) Jasmin Plant
4) Brinjal Plant
5) Ladyfinger Plant
6) Tomato Plant
7) Capsicum or Chilli Plant
8) Sweet corn Plant
9) Sugarcane Plant
10) Dragun fruit Plant
11) Mango Tree
12) Banana Tree
13) Papaya Tree
14) Jackfruit Tree
15) Cucumber Vines
16) Pumpkin Vines
17) Graphs Vines
18) Water Melon Vines
Day 8 :
• Brief Revision
Last class revision
• Animals and Birds Drawing and Colouring.
• Animals
1) Cat
2) Dog
3) Lion
4) Rabbit
5) Giraffe
6) Zebra
7) Deer
8) Elephant
9) Monkey
10) Crocodile
11) Snake
12) Tortile
13) Camel
14) Kangaroo
15) Tiger
16) Bear
17) Fish
18) Snail
19) Cow
20) Rat
• Birds
1) Parrot
2) Dove
3) Eagle
4) Peacock
5) Crow
6) Duck
7) Owl
8) Bat
9) Kingfisher
10) Hornbill
11) Butterfly
12) Bee
13) Penguin
14) Sparrow
15) Hen
Day 9 :
• Brief Revision
Last class revision
• Objects Drawing and Colouring.
1) A Glass
2) Bucket
3) Drum
4) Mug
5) Plate
6) Vessel
7) Spoon
8) Gas Cylinder
9) Stool
10) Table
11) Ladder
12) Bottle
13) Chair
14) Mirror
15) Comb
16) Dress
17) Window
18) Door
Day 10 : Cartoon Drawing and Colouring
Day 11 : Design Drawing
Day 12 : Landscape Drawing
1) Easy
2) Pencil
3) Nature - Sunset
4) Nature - Sunrise
5) Nature - Mid day
6) Village
7) Mountain
8) Forest
9) City
10) Water Fall
11) Rainy
12) Beach
13) Night
14) River
15) Scenery
16) Bridge
17) Field
18) Realistic
