Art

With a focus on various drawing and painting techniques, Stratford's home study art training course can help you learn essential fundamentals needed to create vibrant and memorable pieces of art.

Whether you are a seasoned artist or simply have an interest in developing your drawing and painting techniques, Stratford's art course can help you hone your skills.

Enhancing your skills could also be a great opportunity to earn additional income by selling your art while fulfilling your creative spirit and expressing your artistic talent.

Other online art courses might require you to attend class on a schedule or charge hefty fees. With Stratford, you study at home at a time and pace that works best for YOU. All you need to get started is a low down payment that is usually $20 or less!

Introduction to Art and Drawing
• Survey of Famous Artists
• The Artist’s Eye
• The Elements of Design
• Preparing to Draw
• Drawing Class
• The Clinic

Painting with Pastels
• What You’ll Need to Begin
• Composition and Color
• Putting Pastel to Paper
• Painting From Photographs
• Painting From Life
• When is Your Painting Finished?

Watercolor Painting
• Basic Watercolor Tools and Materials
• Choosing and Mixing Colors
• Tonal Values
• Washes and Drybrush Techniques
• Fundamental Concepts of Composition and Design
• Layer Masking, Spattering, and other Watercolor Techniques 
• Creating Textures
• Preserving Whitespace
• Working with Landscape
• Figures and Portraits
• Approaches to Watercolor Painting: Case Studies

Acrylic Painting
• Types of Painting Surfaces
• Painting Implements
• Surface Treatments and Grounds
• Spatial Effects
• Texture
• Transfers, Collage and Mixed Media
• Innovative Stenciling and Line Work
• Customize Your Paint
• Simulating Other Mediums
• Reflective Paints, Magical Effects and Finishing Sheens
• Varnishing and Care

Oil Painting
• Getting Your Supplies Together
• Capturing the Illusion of Three Dimensions
• Making Your Brush Behave
• Getting the Colors You Want
• Putting It All Together
• Creating a Still Life Painting
• Creating a Landscape Painting
• Creating a Portrait Painting

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This educational program is an introductory course designed to help students gain knowledge necessary for the vocational application of this subject. Completion of this program does not fulfill the legal requirements of particular provincial licenses or certifications, which may require additional training or apprenticeships. One or more of the course subjects/textbooks may vary as courses are updated.