Painting classes for Kids & Adults in medavakkam (INIYA VISU

Basic Level - Basic Course
1. Line drawing with hand practice
2. Shapes – Line drawing, curved contour lines as in apple, egg, etc
3. Learning about tone l values that give form to the object.
4. Converting a bi-dimensional drawing into a tri-dimensional drawing by means of shading.
5. A Sunflower garden
6. Drawing beautiful creatures such as butterflies and sea animals .
7. Drawing trees and plants.
8. Know about colours ,colour mixing and colour harmony.
9. Lessons on still life and landscape.
10. Landscape in water colour

Material used: Pencil, crayon, water colours, oil pastels
Middle Level Course

1. Drawing shapes of symmetrical objects, object comparison and contrast
2. Learn to create tonal values that go to form a realistic drawing.
3. To know about positive and negative spaces – Negative painting
4. What is focal point, center of interest and use of view finder
5. what is perspective, 2 – point perspective, vanishing point and line of horizon,
6. Colour theory, colour mixing, colour application, different types of washes,
texturing methods.
7. Lessons in still life and landscapes.
8. Drawing a basic portrait.

Material used: Pencil, crayon, water colours, oil pastels
Advanced Level for Artists with a difficulty quotient

1. Still life with multiple objects overlapping / drapery included
2. Nature study.
3. Focus on people – Study of nose, proportions of hand, eyes, lips
4. Figure drawing, where you learn about fore shortening.
5. Learn how to see and describe the structures and rhythm
of the body in terms of line, tone and colour.
6. Landscape, seascape
7. Copying from masters.
8. Caricature - drawing noted personalities, film artistes
9. 3-point perspective drawing

Material used : Pencil, crayon, water colours, oil pastels, oil color canvas board

Specialized Art Workshop on charcoal as medium

Charcoal as medium :

Building up tones /values use of kneaded eraser for lifting out charcoal while shading.

Use of torchons
Regular Classes

Regular Classes available throughout the year for children 4 and above. Classes would be twice a week with one hour duration each.

Course Classes Duration/Class
Basic Level 10 1hours
Middle Level 12 2 hours
Advanced Level 14 2 hours
Summer camp 12 2 hours
Regular Classes 2/week 1 hour