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DRAWING, ILLUSTRATION, PERSPECTIVE - for beginners or advanced levels. Perfect for entrance exams to art schools or architecture studies!
Are you looking to improve your drawing skills or you don't even know where to start but you dream of an art career? Or perhaps you have entrance exams coming up for art school or architecture studies and you want to ensure you will pass?
This is an individual course design depending on your request and your starting level. Each course includes lessons filled with instruction information, practice time and homework assignment. You can begin with Level 1 and continue further or choose to start on a specific level.
Level 1 - This course is an absolute beginner level. You can hold a pencil and a brush but the starting is so stressful and confusing. You're scared of making a mistake, you don't know where to begin, you're getting lost when it comes to composition or shading whenever you start to draw. I GOT YOU! Those are very common feelings when you start to draw and it can be discouraging, give you a feeling of being stuck or just very dissatisfied with your art.
In this course I will guide you through basic traditional art techniques such as pencil sketching, pen and ink drawing, watercolor, and acrylic painting. We will be studying composition, forms, shapes, structure and texture of different objects such as fabric, furniture, animal fur, plants etc. I’ll show you how to achieve depth in your shading, how to understand light, and the effect of fragility of plants or hardship and reflection of metal. I’ll teach you observation, things to look for in the drawing, but most of all I'll give you tools for future independent learning that will save you tons of time while figuring on your own!
The key to success is your motivation and time you will dedicate to your homework practice.
Level 2 - This course is directed towards people who have some basic understanding of traditional art media techniques such as pencil sketching, pen and ink drawing, watercolor, and acrylic painting. Your art is currently your hobby, but you would like to change it into a career? Know more about art as a business model, get insights into career tips and opportunities. Or do you want to improve your sketching skills, learn to digitise your work, create digital illustrations in Procreate, or combine it all in your own unique way?
Level 3 - Advanced. It will focus on your specific desire as an artist and adjust to your skills and technique preferences. During the first introduction skills, I’ll provide some exercises to see how you work and together we will find the way we can work and improve.
This is an individual course design depending on your request and your starting level. Each course includes lessons filled with instruction information, practice time and homework assignment. You can begin with Level 1 and continue further or choose to start on a specific level.
Level 1 - This course is an absolute beginner level. You can hold a pencil and a brush but the starting is so stressful and confusing. You're scared of making a mistake, you don't know where to begin, you're getting lost when it comes to composition or shading whenever you start to draw. I GOT YOU! Those are very common feelings when you start to draw and it can be discouraging, give you a feeling of being stuck or just very dissatisfied with your art.
In this course I will guide you through basic traditional art techniques such as pencil sketching, pen and ink drawing, watercolor, and acrylic painting. We will be studying composition, forms, shapes, structure and texture of different objects such as fabric, furniture, animal fur, plants etc. I’ll show you how to achieve depth in your shading, how to understand light, and the effect of fragility of plants or hardship and reflection of metal. I’ll teach you observation, things to look for in the drawing, but most of all I'll give you tools for future independent learning that will save you tons of time while figuring on your own!
The key to success is your motivation and time you will dedicate to your homework practice.
Level 2 - This course is directed towards people who have some basic understanding of traditional art media techniques such as pencil sketching, pen and ink drawing, watercolor, and acrylic painting. Your art is currently your hobby, but you would like to change it into a career? Know more about art as a business model, get insights into career tips and opportunities. Or do you want to improve your sketching skills, learn to digitise your work, create digital illustrations in Procreate, or combine it all in your own unique way?
Level 3 - Advanced. It will focus on your specific desire as an artist and adjust to your skills and technique preferences. During the first introduction skills, I’ll provide some exercises to see how you work and together we will find the way we can work and improve.
Extra information
Bring your sketchbook, with some content to show. Think of the questions you want to ask and the level you think you want to follow.Location
At teacher's location: DEIK, Nieuwe Langendijk, Delft, Netherlands
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Age: | Teenagers (13-17 years old) Adults (18-64 years old) Seniors (65+ years old) |
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Student level: | Beginner Intermediate Advanced |
Duration: | 60 minutes 90 minutes 120 minutes |
The class is taught in: | English |
About Me
Welcome! I'm Mika Ijsselstein and I'm a nature illustrator and tattoo artist with a deep passion for the natural world. I started my education in Poland, where in the art school I learned traditional approach to drawing and painting. My specialisation was sculpture in clay and wood carving.Further I studied architecture at the Technical University in Bialystok, Poland and continued my education in Interior Design at Royal Academy of Art in Den Hague, the Netherlands.
Apart from practical skills in drawing, painting and sculpting I never stop exploring and learning new things. I'm also very passionate about Art History and Biology which deepens my drawing skills as well.
For the past 7 years I've been tattooing and drawing professionally every day.
My work is an intricate blend of realism and spirituality, featuring botanical art, insects and animals with addition of dark and whimsical vibes. I also draw characters, scenes, occasionally landscape and intricate objects. All in order to express a message or tell a story.
With over 12 years of experience in visual arts I also love sharing my skills and knowledge through teaching which gives me lots of satisfaction. I love to share tips and see other people grow to their biggest potential. I believe, drawing is a skill of observation and hand muscle memory that can be thought and practiced. Talent make some things go smoother, or more natural, but at the end, without the practice talent is not enough on its own.
Education
Art Liceum in Suprasl, PolandTechnical University in Bialystok, Poland
Royal Academy of art in Den Hague, Netherlands
Ba in Archaeology in Leiden University, Netherlands
Experience / Qualifications
Professional artist from 2012Tattoo artist from 2018
Experience in pencil drawing, pen and ink, traditional watercolour, acrylic and oil painting, sculpture, ceramics and digital art.
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