Rachel Drake Art/Creative Collage #1: Drawing for Collage

  • £28

Creative Collage #1: Drawing for Collage

  • Course
  • 14 Lessons

Drawing for Collage is a self-paced online course which will teach you how to interpret textures, shapes and patterns from imagery, using simple drawing techniques. I will guide you through the process of generating ideas and planning compositions that are an ideal starting point for working in textured collage and other design projects.

Generate Ideas

Scared of drawing? You don't have to be Picasso to complete Drawing for Collage!

This course is all about looking at shapes and textures rather than trying to do accurate representational drawings. I show you how to do easy outline drawings, picking out the essentials of your images and simplifying them.

  • Identify what inspires you

  • Learn to look and see more closely

  • Discover how to edit and crop images to aid design ideas

  • Become confident drawing and planning out ideas

What you will learn

Take photos

Start to see the world around you in more detail and build up a catalogue of images.

Browse Pinterest

Pinterest is a fantastic resource for gathering ideas and finding unusual images.

Simple photo editing

Learn how to use editing to create unusual compositions and hone in on details.

Simplify images

Learn how to take the essential elements of an image and simplify into line drawings.

Explore scale

Discover how changing the scale of drawings can generate unexpected design ideas.

Combine drawings

Create compositional ideas by combining parts of different drawings

Course contents

This shows a breakdown of the entire course and what lessons are in each module

The orange preview buttons will allow you to take a peak at some of the lessons for FREE!

Welcome and Introduction

Welcome and Introduction

1.1 Welcome.mp4
Preview
Meet Rachel
1.2 Materials.mp4

Finding Inspiration

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Gathering images
2.3 Looking with fresh eyes
2.4 Exploring Pinterest
2.5 Editing photos

Developing Ideas

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Preparing to draw
3.3 Simplifying elements
3.4 Scale
3.5 Combining patterns
3.6 Annotation

Who is it for?

This course is ideal if:

You want help with interpreting images into ideas for collage or other types of work.

You think drawing is for other people.

You want help with generating ideas and overcoming artistic block.

You want to explore collage but need help with planning and drawing ideas first.

Let's get creative!

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