Arts
Art Club: Let's Draw Sweet Treats!
In this ongoing dessert food art club, students will learn to draw s'mores, an ice cream cone, strawberry cupcake, and iced lemonade using pastel chalk.
80 minutes
per class
Once per week
every week
10-15
year olds
1-12
learners per class
per learner
How does an “Ongoing” course work?
Meets on a weekly schedule, join any week, no need to catch up on previous material
Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality
Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher
Automatic payment every Sunday, cancel any time
Great for clubs and for practicing skills
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Description
Class Experience
Strawberry Cupcake (Pastel Chalk) 1. Students will learn techniques for sketching strawberries, and a cupcake (outline) using a regular pencil. 2. Students will learn techniques for blending, applying, and layering pastel chalk. 3. Students will learn techniques to create realistic texture on their cupcake and strawberry garnish using pastel chalk (seeds on strawberries, cupcake liner, swirled frosting, etc). 4. Students will learn techniques to create realistic colors for a vanilla cupcake with strawberry frosting and strawberry garnish using pastel chalk (students are welcome to change the flavor of their cupcake, they do not have to draw what I will demonstrate). Iced Lemonade (Pastel Chalk) 1. Students will learn techniques for sketching a cup with lemonade, ice cubes, sliced lemon, and straw (outline) using a regular pencil. 2. Students will learn techniques for blending, applying, and layering pastel chalk. 3. Students will learn techniques to create realistic texture for ice cubes, a glass cup, straw, and sliced lemon garnish using pastel chalk (transparent glass, wet ice cubes, straw, pulp on sliced lemon, etc). 4. Students will learn techniques to create realistic colors for a cup of iced lemonade using pastel chalk (students are welcome to change the flavor of their lemonade, they do not have to draw what I will demonstrate). S'mores (Pastel Chalk) 1. Students will learn techniques for sketching a stacked s'more contour drawing (outline) using a regular pencil. 2. Students will learn techniques for blending, applying, and layering pastel chalk. 3. Students will learn techniques to create realistic texture on their s'mores using pastel chalk (roasted marshmallow, melted chocolate, crispy graham cracker). Ice Cream Cone (Pastel Chalk) 1. Students will learn techniques for sketching an ice cream cone (outline) using a regular pencil. 2. Students will learn techniques for blending, applying, and layering pastel chalk. 3. Students will learn techniques to create realistic texture on their ice cream cone using pastel chalk (scooped ice cream, waffle cone, etc). 4. Students will learn techniques to create realistic colors for vanilla and chocolate ice cream using pastel chalk (students are welcome to change the flavor of their ice cream, they do not have to draw what I will demonstrate).
Because of how detailed these drawings are, there is a good chance students will need to finish sketches outside of the designated class time.
*** Please note that while I will be using pastel chalk, students may opt to use colored pencil instead if they prefer. S'mores -Paper -Everyday pencil or drawing pencils -Everyday eraser and/or kneaded eraser -Blending tool (blending stumps, tissue, Q-tips, or you can just use your fingers if you don't have any of the previously listed supplies) -Pastel chalk: tan, brown (dark and light if possible), gray, black, white, blue (for background) *OPTIONAL: black and/or white charcoal pencils (used for detail work) and/or colored pencils Ice Cream Cone -Paper -Everyday pencil or drawing pencils -Everyday eraser and/or kneaded eraser -Blending tool (blending stumps, tissue, Q-tips, or you can just use your fingers if you don't have any of the previously listed supplies) -Soft pastel chalk: tan, brown (dark and light if possible), white, black, blue (for background) *OPTIONAL: black and/or white charcoal pencils (used for detail work) and/or colored pencils Strawberry Cupcake -Paper -Everyday pencil or drawing pencils -Everyday eraser and/or kneaded eraser -Blending tool (blending stumps, tissue, Q-tips, or you can just use your fingers if you don't have any of the previously listed supplies) -Soft pastel chalk: tan, white, black, pink, red, green, blue (for background) *OPTIONAL: black and/or white charcoal pencils (used for detail work) and/or colored pencils Iced Lemonade -Paper -Everyday pencil or drawing pencils -Everyday eraser and/or kneaded eraser -Blending tool (blending stumps, tissue, Q-tips, or you can just use your fingers if you don't have any of the previously listed supplies) -Soft pastel chalk: yellow, pink, brown, gray, white, black, blue (for background) *OPTIONAL: black and/or white charcoal pencils (used for detail work) and/or colored pencils
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Students will be assessed throughout class and at the end of class through questions and/or sharing of drawings.
1 hour 20 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.
Please be aware that this course uses materials that may be harmful to your student if used inappropriately. If you think your student may use any class materials inappropriately and/or potentially cause harm, please provide adult supervision for your student.
Teacher
Torri McCarreyVisual Arts Teacher
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United States1050 total reviews
731 completed classes
About Me
Welcome to my teacher page! My name is Torri McCarrey, and I am very passionate about teaching visual arts and core curriculum. My core curriculum courses often use an art integration approach to learning (e.g., drawing your own monster using...