Class Syllabus: Brushstroke Basics
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Course Description
"font-size: 14pt; ">This course focuses on learning brush stroke techniques for flat, round, filbert, angle, liners, scripts, and deer foot brushes. Students will learn how to use each brush and then paint designs using these brushes with step by step written instructions as well as painted strokes.
Course Requirements
| There are no requirements for this course. You will get written instructions and stroke guides in each lesson. |
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Course Goals
The goal of this course is for you to be able to paint scruffy dogs, cats and bears, scruffy flowers, guardian angels, scruffy Santa, wiggle leaves, one strokes leaves, ferns, curlicues, string bows, fences, foliage, grass, and flower shapes. You will be able to use elements alone, and with others, to create your own unique designs. After completing this course, you will be able to share your creativity through gifts, bazaars, shops, on line vending, craft shows, as well as home decor.
Course Materials
Students will need to obtain the following supplies: Folk Art acrylic paint by Plaid Colors: floating medium (colorless), wicker white, green forest, thicket, sunflower yellow, school bus yellow, burnt umber, maple syrup, berry wine, licorice, dioxazine purple, engine red Brushes: Plaid by Donna Dewberry Sizes: Small and Medium scruffy, #12 flat, #2 script liner Miscellaneous: foam plates (palettes), paper towels, wax paper, brush basin, soap bar or detergent, artist practice pad (50lb.paper weight is good or paper) or PC copy paper is a good practice surface.
Grading Policy
No grades are issued in this course. Your quizzes are geared toward your understanding of the lesson and thinking creatively, when you are painting.
Why take this course?
Taking this course, will teach you a simple decorative painting technique that you can use on limitless surfaces. You will gain confidence and creativity and will be able to share this with the world, through gifts, home decor, craft shows, bazaars, charities, and craft shops. The techniques you will learn will last you a lifetime of spreading happiness to the world through your decorative art. You don't have to be an expert in painting to create beautiful designs
Certificates
"Certificate of Outstanding Achievement" is available to purchase for completing all lessons and assignments.
Instruction Method in this course.
The instruction method used in this course is the "One Stroke" method. One stroke means, you blend and highlight all in one stroke. This is a simple technique that anyone can learn, no matter, what your painting experience is. You will be learning topics, one stroke at a time, and will build to a complete design.
How do you complete this course?
Completing this course is submitting all the lessons and assignments, which will be reviewed by the instructor. The instructor will send you feedback, as you submit these. The instructor automatically gets these by e-mail, when the student "completes" the assignment or lesson. You have 6 months to complete this course - plenty of time!
Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the brushes and paints used in One Stroke Painting.
- Demonstrate painting the guardian angel.
- Demonstrate painting scruffy cats, dogs, bears, Santa, trees, and wreaths.
- Demonstrate painting fences, foliage, grass and flower shapes.
- Demonstrate painting scruffy flowers, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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