Grune & Black presents

’The Tenets of Art’

An engaging, interactive session on sketching for beginners. Learn to sketch and shade compositions on paper, and transform them into works of digital art on Adobe Illustrator!

Session I: Fine art sketching on paper

Session II: Digital sketching on Adobe Illustrator

What you’ll get

A sketching tool kit including a range of pencils, an eraser, sharpener and scale

A3 / A4 sized sketching papers

Certificate of Participation

Lunch

What you require to carry with you

A laptop loaded with the trial version of Adobe Illustrator

(Note: the trial version of Adobe Illustrator is available online for a period of 7 days from the date of download, hence kindly download the same 2-3 days prior to the session and not earlier)

Do remember to carry your laptop charger as well.

What you will learn

Session I

Introduction to tools and their use

Sketching shapes and solids

Principles of light and shading

Basics of composition setting

Step by step DIY tutorial on sketching your composition

Perspective & Shading

Q&A

Session II

Introduction to Adobe Illustrator

Understanding basic tools

Setting up a composition

Applying shapes to your composition

Step by Step DIY tutorial on creating your composition

Shading and finishing techniques

Q&A

Trainers

Session 1

Mark DCruz

Mark DCruz is the founder of Grüne Elefant Art, India’s leading website showcasing emerging artists. Mark is a self taught artist specializing in landscapes, portraits and abstract fine art. He also enjoys producing copies of the 19th & 20th Century European and American artists. His work is influenced by masters like Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Leonardo Da Vinci and abstract artists like Gerhard Richter.

Session 2

Puneet Singh

Puneet is the co-founder of Barton & Black, a digital marketing agency, having worked on brands like World Bank, Dell, GE amongst others. Puneet is an MBA in Marketing with specialisation in Advertising and Branding. He has a hands-on work experience in Adobe Creative Suite for four years.A Sketching session for beginners by Grune & Black