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Learn How to Draw Optical Illusions W/ Cones, Squares, Holes, and Spheres

Black and White Art Uses Shadows and Highlights Create Dimension
Rozine
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(2,251)
Class

What's included

4 live meetings
3 in-class hours
Assessment
Students are encouraged to share their work with Rozine and other learners, by holding their artwork up to the camera. Praise and recognition is awarded, regardless of skill level. Rozine stresses the importance of each artist liking their own work—and if they see something they don't like, she motivates them to find the solution to fix the problem. Suggested fixes are offered if the student struggles.

Class Experience

Learners have fun with Rozine's curriculum which includes seasonal pop art, cartooning, and graphic design. During each session, students learn to create an optical illusion of three-dimensional spheres. 

Rozine guides students step-by-step, drawing straight and curved lines with pencil. She then shows students which parts to color black and those that need to stay white. She then demonstrates how to shade grey on specific white areas, and white on the black, in order to deceive the eye. 

Students thrive in a creative environment where they are encouraged to develop their imagination and artistic expression.
Learning Goals
Drawing and coloring develops many talents, such as:
• fine motor skills
• spatial reasoning
• objectivity
• visualization
• self-discipline
• creative problem-solving
learning goal

Syllabus

4 Lessons
over 4 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Cones
 We will use straight and curvy lines, shadows and highlights to create the illusion of cones pointing at a central point. 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Square
 We will use boxes and curvy lines, shadows and highlights to create the illusion of steps. Are they going up or down? 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Hole
 We will use circles and curved lines, shadows and highlights to create the illusion of a hole in our paper. Don't fall in! 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Bubble
 We will use a circle and checkerboard pattern to create the illusion of a bubble popping out of our paper. 
45 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Supply List
Artist will need:
- paper (can be printer paper or sketch or scratch)
- pencil w/ eraser
- straight edge or ruler
- compass or other round object(s) to trace
- Sharpie or black marker(s)
- black colored pencil (optional)
- white colored pencil (if no white is available, any lightest toned pencil will work)

The above supplies are suggestions. Many times, the best art comes from students doing the best they can with the (unconventional) resources they have available. 

Students can frame their artwork by stapling or taping it to a larger sheet of colored construction paper (also optional).
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined December, 2018
4.9
2251reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Since 2005, Rozine taught cartooning classes to elementary-aged, inner-city children in Chicago and Los Angeles. She is the illustrator, author, and publisher of several all-age coloring activity books. She creates a relaxing atmosphere, encouraging connection amongst others, as well as confident self-expression. 

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$72

for 4 classes
1x per week, 4 weeks
45 min

Completed by 18 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
1-12 learners per class

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