Preparing for Art Aptitude Tests
How to Pass Art Aptitude Tests?
What you'll learn
- Understand art aptitude exam questions
- Draw geometric perspective from one point
- Draw geometric perspective from two points
- Draw exterior and interior geometric perspective
- Draw two-point interior perspective
- Apply shading and light
- Create an innovative and creative design
- Practice solving test questions
About this course
This course explains how to prepare for art aptitude tests for faculties of fine arts and applied arts, by going through exam questions and practicing them. It starts with an introduction to explaining exam questions, then you learn geometric perspective from one point and from two points, and apply one-point perspective in two parts. Next you move on to exterior geometric perspective and interior perspective, then two-point interior perspective. You also learn shading and light, how to apply them, with hands-on practice, and you finish with innovative, creative design and how to carry it out professionally. This course suits anyone preparing for an art aptitude test to join an art faculty, whether you are a beginner in drawing or you have talent and want to organize it. You do not need a lot of previous experience, but you will need drawing tools and you should practice along with each lesson. By the end, you will be able to draw geometric perspectives of all kinds, apply shading and light in your drawings, and carry out an innovative design with more confidence when you solve aptitude test questions.
Expected outcomes
- Successfully pass the aptitude test.
- Master shading and lighting to enhance drawing quality.
- Draw architectural perspectives accurately and professionally.
- Develop artistic and technical projects that meet high-quality standards.
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Course content
1Technical Skills
12 lectures
- Introduction to Exam Questions ExplanationCourse introduction to the art aptitude test: a shading and light drawing question and a colored creative design question, covering geometric perspective, shading and how to succeed in the exam.2:49
- One-Point PerspectiveExplains drawing one-point geometric perspective using the horizon line, with cubes at, above and below eye level, plus the suitable tools, pencils and shading.6:13
- Two-Point PerspectiveExplains drawing two-point geometric perspective with vanishing points on the horizon line using a ruler, drawing cubes from different eye levels, and the importance of understanding the exam question.5:56
- One-Point Perspective Application (Part One)Applies exterior one-point perspective by drawing a street, houses and a sidewalk, keeping proportions consistent, shrinking elements with distance and keeping lines perpendicular to the base.6:51
- One-Point Perspective Application (Part Two)Continues the one-point perspective street: windows, doors, sidewalk and lamp posts, shrinking elements with distance, and setting the light direction to shade the dark side.7:23
- External Geometric PerspectiveExplains exterior two-point perspective for houses and a city, setting the base, intersecting lines, sidewalk, tiles and windows, and changing the viewing height.8:40
- Internal Geometric PerspectiveExplains drawing an interior room in one-point perspective, setting the back rectangle, placing furniture, lighting and a carpet, then shading and adding a picture or screen on the wall.12:17
- Internal Geometric Perspective from Two PointsExplains drawing an interior room in two-point perspective, setting the room corner, walls, window and door, then drawing the table, carpet, bookcase and shading.10:13
- Shading and Light and How to Apply ItExplains shading to turn a flat shape into a 3D form using three tones, dark, medium and light, the types of pencils, and that blending tools are not allowed in the aptitude exam.10:16
- Application on Shading and LightApplies shading and light to a sphere using the rule that light sits behind shadow and shadow behind light, blending the outline inward on the shadow side and outward on the light side, and drawing the cast shadow on the floor.6:20
- Innovative and Creative DesignExplains the creative design question in the aptitude test: choosing an original idea inside a rectangle, balancing warm and cool colors, and simplifying drawing with geometric shapes to convey the idea with few elements.9:38
- Application of Innovative and Creative Design ProfessionallyDemonstrates simplifying drawings by turning objects into geometric shapes, such as a bottle, apple, pumpkin, tree and people, focusing on the idea rather than hard details like faces.9:16
Instructor
Artist Sara Fiala
