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Art Tutor: Draw, Paint, Sculpt, Digital Art - Custom Small Group - 40min Ongoing

Individual, private, one-on-one or individualized instruction in art-making, creative, and imaginative skills for beginners, intermediate or advanced students, an on-going class. #CREATIVE
Elizabeth (BFA, MAE)
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4.8
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What's included

1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
Homework may vary based on the scope of the student's choice of project.

Class Experience

In this private art class, small groups students will see their artistic talents soar under the guidance of a fun and encouraging art teacher, who provides personalized instruction based on the learner's needs and goals.

** This class was designed for small groups of family/friend group to take a private lesson. Message me about your enrollment so I can make the event "private" so no one else can join or so I can sent your private link so the others in your party may join.  **

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Materials and subject matter depends on the desired focus of the student. I teach realistic and creative drawing skills, Photoshop and other digital art apps, graphic design, comics and cartooning / anime, painting, and sculpting with clay. For messy materials, I recommend a 40 minute class (or longer, by request.) See below for details about each topic.

During instruction, I will create along with your learner so they can pick up little artist's tricks from me on-screen. For hands-on work, I use a second camera. 

For digital art, I will alternate screensharing my screen, or the student's if they need help; 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.

****  Please message me ahead of class so I know which media or topic/s the student is interested in studying with me.   ****

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NOTE:

Siblings who are BOTH registered learners can share a screen.

See links below for additional class length options. 

Note: 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. 

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TOPICS:

Realistic Drawing:
We will explore the basics: line, shape, value/shading, texture, and proportions. We may practice drawing objects from life and from photos, learn techniques from "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" such as Contour Drawing, using Positive and Negative Space, or human proportions. As the student progresses, we will choose what the student is interested in drawing, including landscapes and nature, portraits and animals, or even realistic-looking fantasty creatures like dragons and unicorns.

Creative Drawing:
Students will learn to use the basic tools and techniques listed above to create drawings based on the students interest and style. Manga, anime, and cartooning artists still start with a foundation in realistic drawing skills and techniques and then expand upon them, exaggerate, and use stylized images like a language, telling a story through images. We may explore how to use artistic tools and techniques to refine the student's style and refine their visual story-telling strategies. I may also help students develop, edit, or workshop their stories, based on need.

Digital Arts & Graphic Design:
Students will 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.  Apps may include Adobe Photoshop, the free versions Photopea and GIMP, Adobe Illustrator, the free versions Inkscape and Graphite, or others like Medibang, Krita, Autodesk Sketchbook, ibis Paint, Canva. 

For students interested in Photoshop / Photopea 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 graphic design, we may study logo design, product design, web design, fashion or textile design, T-shirt design, or print-on-demand products (Redbubble.com, Spoonflower.com, etc.) I can also teach beginner animation using Flip-a-Clip, Photopea, and Canva.

Painting:
Students will learn techniques for painting with acrylic paint, watercolor, watercolor pencils, watercolor resist, gouache, ink, chalk pastels, and oil pastels (no oil paints please!) Students will learn various strategies for creating textures, blending, and detailed work-- everything from how to hold a brush, what kind of paper to use, and when to wait and let the paint dry. Topics and themes may be realistic or creative as the drawing skills above.

Sculpting:
We will explore the basics of using clay, molding spheres, coils, and slabs. We will work on additive and subtractive style building. Students may work with animation clay, sculpy, FIMO, air dry clay, or Model Magic. We may explore making various useful objects and the cultures that made them or look at popular stop-motion animation films.

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** See below for options on length of time for one-on-one classes. Message me to request additional times, or to negotiate a more customized class length or size.

25 minute 1:1 Class:
https://outschool.com/classes/1-on-1-art-tutor-drawing-painting-sculpting-photoshop-ZbxBnjAI

25 minute Small Group Class 1-time/ Custom Schedule:
https://outschool.com/classes/1-on-1-art-tutor-drawing-painting-sculpting-photoshop-7UY7y2p3

40 minute 1:1 Class:
https://outschool.com/classes/1-on-1-art-tutor-drawing-painting-sculpting-photoshop-PS4iRrGy

40 minute Weekly Small Group Class:
https://outschool.com/classes/1-on-1-art-tutor-drawing-painting-sculpting-photoshop-q3v6dUiv


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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 happen at the student's pace.
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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, illustration, 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
Students must have a pencil and paper and a good eraser for every class. Other materials will vary based on the students interests and parent request.

For digital art students 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.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined March, 2022
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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.

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$40

weekly
1x per week
40 min

Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
1-3 learners per class

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