Class Syllabus: One Stroke Painting of Beautiful Roses
|  | | Instructor Name: Joan Waff Office Hours: ongoing Course Meeting Times: ongoing Course Overview The 'One Stroke' painting technique is sweeping the nation. This is now the most popular form of decorative painting for all who want to learn to paint. Donna Dewberry created the 'One Stroke' technique. The 'One Stroke' technique has millions of people painting, the fun and easy way. They are getting projects done for gifts, charities, peers, family, and marketing. In this course, Joan will take you step-by-step in learning this exciting and easy painting method. This is so convenient for home study. Joan is a 'Certified One Stroke Instructor' (OSCI), being certified by Donna Dewberry. You will be learning the cabbage rose, rosebuds, small flowers, wisteria, all kinds of leaves, watermelons, vines, as well as original designs by Joan, such as the cat and dog sitting on a fence. Each lesson will have painted stroke guides, as well as written instructions, and complete designs, which can be printed for your use. The lessons are designed for your convenience in learning painting online. Joan will be paying careful attention to your comments and questions and will help you all the way to painting independence. After learning the elements, you will be able to paint gorgeous designs on bags, cards, scrapbook pages, photo boxes and albums, clothing, wood, walls, and furniture. Many people, who have never painted before, are amazed at their results. These people are now enriching their lives with their new hobby. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by taking this fun course. This class is an exciting class on color, design, creativity, imagination, relaxation, and fun. You can go to Joan's Picture Trail site to see completed designs for all the courses by typing www.picturetrail.com/joanwaff in the browser address bar, and then clicking on the album that interests you. Course Requirements There are no requirements for this class and no art experience to take this course. All the steps needed are in the stroke guides and written instructions. Course Goals The goal of this course is for you to use all the elements learned to decorate any surface that you want. You will feel confident to do your own designs to fit the size and shape of all your decorating needs.
At the end of the course, you will be able to paint rose buds, cabbage rose, leaves, ivy vines and leaves, scruffy dog and cat, fence, foliage, flower shapes, grass, and watermelons with flowers and leaves. You will also be able to paint your own designs, using one or two of the elements learned in the lessons. Reading Materials You don't have to purchase reading materials for this course. You will have the written instructions for this course, as well as the stroke guide to help you master the elements in this class. Other supplies are: Folk Art acrylic paint by Plaid Colors: floating medium (colorless), berry wine, engine red, wicker white, sunflower yellow, school bus yellow, green forest, thicket, dioxazine purple, night sky, licorice Brushes: Plaid by Donna Dewberry (green handles) Sizes: 3/4" Flat, #12 Flat, #8 Flat, #6 Flat, #2 Script Liner, and Medium Scruffy Miscellaneous Supplies: Foam Plates, Paper Towels, Brush Caddy, Wax Paper, Artist Practice Pad (optional) Grading Policy There will be no grades issued in this course. This course is for you to find a new hobby and use it for the rest of your life.
Completing this course is simply finishing the lessons, assignments, and quizzes Viewing Student Work The instructor will be able to view your stroke work when you send an e-mail with attachment to her. Course Organization and Topics This course lessons cover: learning the strokes to paint the cabbage rose, rose bud, calyx, heart leaf, wisteria, angel leaves (ivy leaves), one-stroke leaves, vines and curliques. Other lesson topics include the cat and dog, basic fence, foliage, easy flowers, and grass as well as the watermelon. Completed designs will be sprinkled in the lessons showing you how to complete them. Instructional Methods The method used in this course is easy to follow. You will have a "topic" or "subject" to learn. There will be stroke guides, as well as written instructions for you to follow. The stroke guide is included in the text, in parts, so you paint a section at a time. At the end of the subject, you will have a completed design to paint that is included on the lesson. You will be building strokes upon strokes to complete elements and designs. The stroke guide is very easy to follow and very clear to understand, with the written instructions. You will also have the capability to print all the pictures that are in the lessons to use as practice guides. You can e-mail Joan with your painted strokes for her feedback and for any questions you have on your lesson. She will get back to you promptly You can go to Joan's Picture Trail site to see completed designs for all the courses by typing www.picturetrail.com/joanwaff in the browser address bar, and then clicking on the album that interests you.
Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate brushes and paints used for One Stroke Painting..
- Demonstrate painting the rose bud, leaf, wisteria, and curliques.
- Demonstrate painting the leaf, full rose and more rosebuds.
- Demonstrate painting filler leaf and five-petal flower.
- Demonstrate painting vines and ivy leaves.
- Demonstrate painting cats and dogs.
- Demonstrate painting fences, foliage, grass and flower shapes.
- Demonstrate painting watermelons, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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