Synthesis of methods for distance digital learning of portraiture (on the example of the theme “Portrait of a woman on a light background”)

Conventional art education at the present stage is actively developing. Nowadays there is a purposeful search for means and mechanisms of knowledge transfer from teacher to students using digital technologies. The article reviews the existing teaching methods, the use of which can be applied in the system of remote art education to improve the level of practical skills in painting, drawing and composition. As an example, the theme “Portrait of a Woman on a Light Background in Painting” was chosen as a training course for a teacher of art disciplines at the Russian State Pedagogical University. A.I. Herzen. The main five methods of online learning are considered, which can be applied using platforms, social networks and instant messengers that can eliminate communication difficulties as well as helping to achieve effective solution of educational tasks.