Art Class: Drawing & Painting Freshwater Aquarium Fish

Artists who enjoy and variety of fish colors, shapes & distinguishing features will enjoy focusing on a different freshwater aquarium fish each week in this art class!  In some of our lessons, we will use just simple drawing tools, but sometimes the colors or designs that distinguish our subject of the day from other fish will be even easier to accomplish with a paintbrush!  So watch for a supply message in our classroom page each week to let your child know whether to bring drawing supplies, watercolors or acrylic paints with them.  I'll always give you a heads up several days in advance if they need to bring any painting supplies with them. (Please see the specifics in our supply list once you sign up for this course.)

Although kids who love fish will enjoy our drawing challenges each week, your child actually does not have to have any pet fish to be in this class---just interested in the topic of fish & in learning how to create a variety of fish features.  We'll definitely enjoy chatting about the fish as we draw them and students will be able to share some fish experiences with us as time permits during our lesson.  

No specific drawing experience is needed to join us, but the ability & willingness to follow directions (instead of just drawing independently while looking at their own resource) is best for your child's artist growth and adds so much to your child's classroom experience.  I'll draw along with the children as I lead them step-by-step through each drawing or painting.  However, I’ll still include options so each child’s results can be totally unique.  

As we sign into class each week, we’ll chat about our “fish of the day” as I show them a photo of one before we begin our drawing.  We have a relaxed format, and students are always encouraged to participate in our discussions throughout our class & especially when we are brainstorming about the options in our scenes and details so that we can inspire each other’s best ideas.   We'll even look at each other's drawings several times throughout the lesson to celebrate our progress and encourage each other.  This will also help me know when to offer some extra drawing tips the children might need.  

(Please note that when we use paints in our lessons, our class may last a few extra minutes than our listed class time depending on the details in the fish and the pace of the class; however, we will have already covered all the main parts of the lesson, and your child may just have some background areas or other details to finish painting if he or she cannot stay a few extra minutes on those days.  Also, on days that we use only drawing materials instead of paints, your child may finish a few minutes early and can stay to watch others finish details or may sign out of the classroom when finished with his or her artwork.)

Here's our weekly fish topics for the first several weeks of class:
Week of March 3, 2022:  Clown Loach (Drawing Supplies)
Week of March 10, 2022:  Angelfish (Watercolor Supplies)
Week of March 17, 2022:  Harlequin Rasbora (Drawing Supplies)
Week of March 24, 2022:  Goldfish (Acrylic Supplies)
Week of March 31, 2022:  Guppy Rainbow Fish (Acrylic Supplies)