♦ Work with home tasks, the main aspects of training
♦ Lines as the main tool of an artist
♦ Analysis of additional tools of the program interface
♦ First objects, the plane, and volume
♦ Primitive-based drawing, basic shape usage
♦ Auxiliary volume drawing and kinematic schemes
♦ Basic drawing principles (from general to more particular)
♦ Work with dynamic lines and strokes
♦ Line change depending on lighting, the depiction of light and shadow
♦ Physically correct parameters when drawing objects: connection to plane, the mass of objects
♦ Depiction of contrast by line, glare, refraction angles, reflections, and bends
♦ Depiction of object texture, drawing patterns, and repeating objects
♦ Line depth, the use of lines to determine objects' distance from the viewer
♦ The concept of an object’s shape and volume
♦ The study of object sections, simple and complex shapes
♦ Volume display using the studied line properties
♦ Determination of normals on an object's surface, the concept of the basic plane
♦ An object's sections according to given normals
♦ Cutting and combining parts of various objects, slices, secant planes, and incremental volumes
♦ The principles of displaying guides and dynamic lines on the surface of an object
♦ The structure of light and shadow in objects. The main features and patterns in work with chiaroscuro.
♦ Ambient light, directional light
♦ Construction of simple and complex shadows using the beam method
♦ Building a quality shadow from a complex object, learning to draw fake shadows
♦ The concept of general lighting for all objects in a figure
♦ Color and light in the work of a digital artist, physical and digital parameters
♦ Itten's color circle, blending, and color separation
♦ Basic methods of working with color
♦ Using contrasts of brightness, color, saturation
♦ Warm and cool color tones, and how to use them
♦ Recommendations for working with color and their range
♦ Color schemes and harmonies
♦ One-point perspective
♦ "Point-to-point perspective", architecture and design
♦ "Three-point perspective" as a tool for non-standard and complex angles
♦ "Aerial perspective", levels and location plans of objects
♦ Working with lines and color in perspective
♦ "Open space perspective": landscapes, architecture
♦ "The enclosed space perspective": design, interiors
♦ "Frontal perspective" and scale
♦ Working with light and shadow in perspective
♦ Construction of complex objects in perspective
♦ Setting the view (camera) in perspective
♦ The concept of composition, proportions, and ratio
♦ Formal composition
♦ The "golden ratio" rule, "rule of thirds"
♦ Transfer of feelings and emotions through composition
♦ The basic set of compositional solutions for the artist’s works
♦ The sequence of work with a picture, methods, and options
♦ Life hacks for the proper organization of work
♦ Practical examples of certain techniques
♦ Working with views, angles, camera
♦ Angle, mood and composition — creating a story in a picture
♦ Creating fast sketches, quick solutions — 80% of the results in 20% of the time