Become a Master of Drawing Sketching for Young Artists 8-12, Ongoing Art Class

This ongoing drawing class will cover different drawing subjects and techniques each week. We will cover the different tools such as types of pencils, paper, and erasers. We will cover how to use your arm to draw different shapes.  We will cover the different line weights and strokes used in drawing. The class will cover lighting, shadows, perspective, foreshortening, and more.  Some of the subjects will be eyes, mouths, faces, figures, clothing, still life, buildings, or animals. Each lesson will give specific techniques along with a different subject. Each class will cover a different subject, so drop in to learn to sketch something new. 

The pace of this class is set by watching the students and when more than half or three quarters are not drawing I move on to the next step. I continually ask to let me know if they are done and ready to move on. Thumbs up! Or to please let me know if they need more time.  For the thousands of students I’ve taught this pace works well. I occasionally get a student who takes more time to draw and some who think it’s too slow. Age is not a factor I’ve has as young as 6 do well and teens who need more time. I’ve gotten reply’s it’s too fast for a certain age and I’ve gotten reply’s it’s not advanced enough. I do my best. If your student speaks up I always try to help. 

There is no start or stop schedule. This is an ongoing class that continually repeats. Take one or more. Stay enrolled until the class repeats for you or repeat again. It’s very flexible for you. Students start at all times. Unenroll when you are done. 

week 1-2 - Eyes  - Construction lines, Shading, Line weight, Values, Lighting, Highlights, and Reflected light
week 3 - Nose, - Using values to create shape and 3D 
week 4-5 - Lips and smiles - Use of values to create shape and depth
week 6-7 - The head and proportions - Dividing the face into sections, construction lines
week 8-9- Profile head girl then boy- Dividing the side view into sections, customizing the shape 
week 10-11 - Full body proportions - Dividing the full body onto sections and measuring features
Week 12- Hands- Using shapes, construction lines, and proportions to draw
week 13 -Animal- Use of values to create depth
week 14-15 - Face 3/4 view -Hatching as a shading technique girl then boy
week 16 - Foreshorting full-body Bruce lee
week 17 - Skating boy using the grid system
week 18 - Perspective buildings 
week 19 - Guy dancing scribbling- Using scribbling to create shading

Then the cycle repeats. 

These are the four cycles we run for this course. The dates are when these cycles start with eyes. All times are PST.

Cycle 1 3/10/25-3/16/25
M 9am with Nick
T 12 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm, 7 pm
W 4 pm, 7 pm
Th 9 am, 7 pm
F 12 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm
Sa
Su

Cycle 2 4/7/25-4/13/25
M 10 am, 2 pm, 3 pm, 7 pm
T  2 pm
W 9 am, 10 am
Th 
F 9 am, 10 am
Sa
Su 9 am, 10 am, 11 am

Cycle 3 5/5/25-5/11-25
M 7 am
T 
W 6 pm
Th 6 pm
F 
Sa 9 am, 11 am
Su

Cycle 6/9/25-6/15/25
M 9 am with Erika, 5 pm
T  9 am, 10 am, 1 pm, 5 pm
W 2 pm, 5 pm
Th 10 am, 2 pm, 3 pm, 5 pm
F 5 pm
Sa
Su

The class will be taught through demonstration and follow-along. A projection screen will be set up to show a live drawing demonstration. The students can follow step by step and ask questions. I will give feedback on the student's progress and suggestions to improve their artistic skills.