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Art by April Self Paced: Drawing Realistic Animals
April Taylor, Prek-12 Art Teacher
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(622)
In this Self Paced class, your child will learn how to draw 4 different realistic animals via pre-recorded drawing lessons to be completed at their own pace and schedule!
Class experience
US Grade 3 - 12
Beginner - Advanced Level
ABOUT THIS CLASS In a Self Paced class, there are NO LIVE MEETINGS. This means your child will receive pre-recorded video lessons they can watch at their own pace on whatever schedule works best! Each video lesson will utilize a top view camera to show up close, each step in detail. You can do all of the lessons in one day, spread them out over weeks or months, or do them in any order you like! CLASS DETAILS AND SUPPLIES In this class, you will learn the fundamentals of drawing. We will...
4 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Drawing a Box TurtleYour first video lesson is Drawing a Box Turtle. You will learn to look for basic shapes to draw the turtle parts while paying close attention to proportions and shading techniques to make your turtle look realistic!Week 2Lesson 2Drawing a ChameleonIn this lesson we will learn how to draw a chameleon. There will be two separate video links, one for the sketch, and one for the shading portion. You may also want to add color for this one!Week 3Lesson 3Drawing a Blue JayThis lesson is focused on drawing a Blue Jay. You’ll notice the reference picture is a watercolor painting. You may use both video links for the drawing and shading OR try something new and add paint!Week 4Lesson 4Drawing a BasiliskOur last lesson is drawing a basilisk lizard. This picture is a cropped closeup view. You can draw it as is or check out some photographs of basilisks and add in the rest of the body if you choose!
This class is taught in English.
Students learn how to and work at improving their ability to: -Draw from observation -Sketch lightly to plan for scale and proportion -Find basic shapes to "map out" their drawing -Add detail and emulate different surface textures -Use shading techniques to show dimension -Use art pencils to show wider variety in greyscale
Pencil Optional- Artist Pencils in a range from 4H-6B Eraser Drawing Paper
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(622)
Hello Outschool community! Hello Outschool world! I am April Taylor. I live with my amazing family in New York. I’ve been told I was “born to teach”. On Outschool, I teach art classes for children ages 5-16. I mainly teach acrylic and watercolor...
Self-Paced Class
$13
weekly or $52 for all content4 pre-recorded lessons
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Completed by 58 learners
Ages: 7-16
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