Beginner Drawing & Sketching 101: Ongoing Club (Ages 8-12)

In this class young artists will become expert at drawing by making a new guided work of art each week, exploring perspective, foreshortening, proportions, value and composition. They will learn to experiment with pencil techniques like shading, hash marks, smudging and mark-making while discovering what they love and developing their artistic voice! Weekly themes focus on a different technique, giving learners the chance to experiment, find what they love, problem-solve, & develop their intuition in a real artist’s studio setting, working at their own pace.

You can join this class anytime, no experience necessary!

Learner requests are incorporated into class, and cover subjects like animals, figure drawing, landscape, faces, buildings, botanical drawing and more! 

PAINTING
Pair this class with our “Beginner Painting 101: Ongoing Club | Gouache/Acrylic” class to learn to paint the very drawing we’ll draw in this class each week! Enroll here:

https://outschool.com/classes/2aedf110-319f-401a-9dd6-1d61c63bd00b


MATERIALS (see recommendations in the materials section)
• A number 2 pencil or pencil set
• White eraser and optional kneaded eraser
• Printer paper or sketchbook of any kind

CLASS SNAPSHOT
•. Hello, and share art you’ve been making this week!
•. Step-by-step instruction: learners encouraged to ask questions and get feedback
•. Share: No one will ever be pressured to share, no big deal to pass
•. Requests and Goodbyes

WEEKLY SUBJECTS
Week of January 20: flowers
Week of January 27: clouds
Week of February 3: chibi dragon
Week of February 10: mountain landscape
Week of February 17: under the Sea
Week of February 24: galaxies
Week of March 3: chibi cat
Week of March 10: a cactus
Week of March 17: color palettes
Week of March 24: human face
Week of March 31: a tree
Week of April 7: Blue Macaw
Week of April 14: Pokemon
Week of April 21: a meadow
Week of April 28: Bluey’s house

More dates and subjects are added ongoing, and learner requests are incorporated!

✨  GROWTH MINDSET ✨
In our classes, we are building a multi-layered scaffolding of the love of learning that is rooted in the idea that we can find inspiration every day to start again right where we are, finding satisfaction and pride in seeing our progress! Learners who stick with our classes over time come to believe that experimenting, problem solving, setbacks, re-trying and breakthroughs among the support, kindness and inspiration of peers and qualified mentors leads to more flexibility, innovation, courage and self-confidence in not only their art skills, but in all other areas of life! And we have a lot of fun doing it!

We use conversation prompts to create an inspiring atmosphere where artists learn to trust their intuition. We use targeted practice to break down the mechanics of a complex and difficult skill like art into easy, achievable steps, while having fun and building connections and friendships over what we love and struggle with in the art process!

✨  CULTURE ✨ 
Our classes are anchored in kindness, affirmations and fun! We do not use competitions or comparing. Constructive, hamburger-style critiques are offered by the teacher. There is a variety of skill level in each group, and we validate and help kids feel good about wherever their skill is. Kids love to share their art and bond over what they love and struggle with. We teach learners how to find joy and delight in their practice, which motivates them to do it more.