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Basic Drawing and Cartooning is a course designed to teach you drawing skills commonly used by professional artists. The art industry is certainly one of the most enjoyable, but challenging careers you can enter. It is therefore important to obtain good drawing skills as early as possible.
During the course you will create your own cartoon characters, and input your own ideas into a cartoon illustration. This will give you the opportunity to apply important drawing principals outlined in the workbook provided for the course.
Students in this course will study a range of topics that include:
- what is a cartoon?
- starting with the head
- expanding on the figure
- completing your cartoon figure
- deciding on a character
- characters in action
- the character sheet
- drawing a cartoon panel
- foreshortening and character perspective
- adding colour to your cartoon
- presentation.
This course will encourage you to gain an understanding of the basic theory and practical knowledge of interior decoration to enable you to achieve the desired results in the decor of a home or office. You must successfully complete Interior Decoration Level 1 before enrolling into Level 2.
Students in this course will study a range of topics that include:
• elements of design
• colour theory and decorating with colour
• psychology of colour
• colour schemes
• window treatment
• fabrics and wallpaper
• furniture
• putting it all together.
Graphic Design for Beginners is for you if you have unintentionally found yourself designing pages and seeking self-improvement, or if you are interested in taking your first steps into a future career in Graphic Design.
This course is not a desktop publishing course nor is it a digital design course. The course primarily focuses on the education of typographical design principles.
Students in this course will study a range of topics that include:
• the four basic design principles: proximity, alignment, repetition and contrast
• summaries of proximity, alignment, repetition and contrast along with their basic purpose, how to get them and what to avoid
• review proximity, alignment, repetition and contrast
• extra tips and tricks


