1-on-1 Digital Art for PC & Android Users
Ongoing, one-on-one individualized instruction in digital art-making skills for beginners, intermediate or advanced students. Learn basic photo editing, collage, or illustration in your choice of drawing app. #CREATIVE
Elizabeth (BFA, MAE)
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(420)
Popular
What's included
Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed25 mins
per sessionTeacher support
Homework
1 hour per week. Homework may vary based on the scope of the student's choice of project.Class Experience
In this one-on-one digital art class, your learner will see their artistic talents soar under the guidance of a fun and encouraging teacher, who provides personalized instruction based on the learner's needs and goals. ⭐New to Outschool? Send me a message before you enroll!!!⭐ ⭐New to Outschool? Sign up with referral code ELIZABB2020 and get $20 to spend towards your first class.⭐ During instruction, I will create along with your learner so they can pick up little artist's tricks from me on-screen. I will alternate screensharing my screen and the student's screen. Please log in to Outschool/zoom on the same device as your digital art app. If you can, I also recommend logging into the classroom a second device so learners can watch my share screen more easily. Students may choose to learn about various digital art and graphic design software / apps by request as we discuss principles of graphic design or practice digital drawing, sketching, and collaging techniques. Software and Apps may include... Pixel-based Photo-editing: Adobe Photoshop Photopea (free in laptop browser) GIMP (free laptop install) Medibang (free laptop or mobile install) Autodesk Sketchbook (free laptop or mobile install) ibis Paint (free laptop or mobile install) Krita (free laptop install) Vector-based drawing: Adobe Illustrator Inkscape (free laptop install) Graphite (free in laptop browser) Krita (free laptop install) Graphic Design: Canva (free with account, mobile app option) Scribus (free laptop install) (*like Adobe InDesign) Animation: Flip-a-Clip (free mobile app with ads) ** This list is not all-inclusive. If your app is not listed here, but runs on a windows-based computer or Android phone, please ask me about it. I may already be familiar with your favorite app as well! For students interested in photo editing, Adobe Photoshop, and similar programs, we will first explore the basics: lighting adjustment, selection techniques, cut and paste, and layers. Students may choose to focus on improving photos they have created, creating new imaginative works through photocollage and digital art, or drawing in Photoshop using layers to refine a sketch. For students interested in vector-based art, Adobe Illustrator, and similar programs, we will first work on mastering bezier curves, reviewing objects and layers. Students may choose to focus on illustration, logo design, or graphic designs. For students interested in graphic design, we may study logo design, product design, web design, fashion or textile design, T-shirt design, print-on-demand products (Redbubble.com, Spoonflower.com, etc.), etc. I also teach beginner frame-by-frame animation using Flip-a-Clip and Photopea, and also Canva. **** Please message me ahead of class so I know which media or topic/s the student is interested in studying with me. **** #creative ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASS LENGTH: Message me to request additional times, or to negotiate a more customized class length or size. ABSENCES: If you need to reschedule, please let me know at least 48 hours in advance. Rescheduled / make-up lessons for illness and emergency are at the instructor's discretion. No shows or last-minute cancellations will still be charged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LANGUAGE This class is appropriate for (CEFR: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2) Please message me to let me know if your learner is A1 or A2. I can also speak basic conversational Spanish.
Learning Goals
Learning about art will be at the student's pace.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
💡 Please log into the Outschool classroom on the same device as your art app and give permission for zoom to control your device remotely if possible. If you are using a hand-held mobile device for your art app, I recommend you ALSO log into the Outschool classroom on a second device with a student-facing camera.
Depending on the student's topic of choice, we may look up pictures and other source material. I will curate my searches while we do our art research and only show the best (and safe) pictures.
For digital artists, I require that parents take care of helping students with installing apps and checking that they work or creating any necessary accounts before class. Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator are paid programs that require a subscription. Photopea, GIMP, Medibang, Krita, Autodesk Sketchbook, and ibis Paint are free programs that work much like Photoshop, creating and editing bitmap images ( *.jpg, *.png, etc.) Inkscape is a free equivalent to Illustrator, best of logo design, illustartion, and creating vector images ( *.svg, *.eps, etc.) Canva is an easy-to-use graphic design program. Flip-a-clip, Photoshop, and Photopea can create short frame-by-frame animations.
For students who are interested in product design, fashion, or t-shirt design, I may show images from MY redbubble.com account. Parents may create a redbubble.com account for entrepreneurial students who are interested in creating print-on-demand products.
Supply List
If you are a digital art student looking to work in Photoshop or a similar program, parents should make sure the appropriate program or app is installed and functional. Please download any photos you need for your collage or editing before the start of class.
Language of Instruction
English (Level: A0.5)
Joined March, 2022
4.8
420reviews
Popular
Teacher expertise and credentials
Virginia Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Master's Degree in Education from Virginia Commonwealth University
I teach classes on a variety of arts-related subjects:
* piano, sight-reading, song-writing;
* realistic drawing techniques;
* comic book creations & anime drawing styles;
* digital arts, Photoshop, graphic design.
Look at the bottom of my profile to find my other classes.
→ https://outschool.com/teachers/Elizabeth-Essex ←
I hold a Bachelors in Fine Art from Virginia Tech and a Masters in Art Education from Virginia Commonwealth University and am a former public school art teacher. I love teaching drawing, painting, sculpture and Photoshop to learners of all ages. I've been running my own piano studio for 10+ years. There's a special place in my heart for creative works and the artists that make them, especially fantasy stories and narrative artworks, comics and graphic novels.Reviews
Live 1-on-1 Lessons
$30
per sessionMeets on demand
25 min
Completed by 19 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-18
