The Art of Landscapes: (A Creative Drawing Experience)

Course Objectives:

• To introduce children to the basics of landscape drawing.

• To develop observation, imagination, and drawing skills.

• To teach kids how to use colors effectively in landscapes.

• To encourage creativity and confidence in artistic expression.

Course Curriculum:

What is a landscape?

• Understanding horizon line and layers (foreground, middle ground, background).

• Simple practice: Drawing hills and sky.

: Drawing Elements of Nature

• Trees: Basic shapes and different types.

• Mountains and Rivers: Simple curves and flowing lines.

• Practice: Small landscape scene.

 Learning Perspective

• Big and small shapes to show near and far objects.

• Drawing a road or river going far away.

• Fun activity: ‘My Dream Garden’.

 Adding Houses and Buildings

• Drawing simple houses, huts, or castles in landscapes.

• Adding windows, doors, and fences.

• Practice: ‘Village Scene’.

Week 5: Sky Elements

• Drawing sun, moon, clouds, rain, rainbow, stars.

• Practice: Daytime vs. Nighttime scenes.

Week 6: Coloring Techniques

• Using crayons, colored pencils, or watercolor.

• Light and dark colors to show distance and depth.

• Activity: Coloring previous drawings.

Week 7: Creative Landscape Drawing

• Kids create their own imaginative landscapes.

• Practice combining elements: trees, houses, rivers, and skies.

Materials Required:

• Drawing sheets/sketchbook

• Pencils, erasers

• Crayons, colored pencils, watercolor

• Ruler for straight lines