Create Your Own Character Drawings With Unique Facial Features
Through this one time class, the students will learn to draw and place facial features to create their own unique characters.
Gladiola Sotomayor
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(49)
What's included
1 live meeting
1 in-class hoursClass Experience
Students will be taught to draw facial features to create unique characters. Some realistic portions of each feature is demonstrated, but creativity is urged throughout the class. Each of the facial features (eyes, nose, mouth) will be viewed as a component to create the characters! Samples of drawings and the possibilities by altering features to create distinct characters will be viewed. Each feature is simplified in simple basic lines and some of the important details will be explained. They are demonstrated and students follow along with this practice and learning stage. The creation of a character is done step by step by doing eyes, nose and mouth. Hair and face boundaries are done to finish the character. Two or three follow along characters will be done. Review of features and changing their size and shapes is discussed. Students will then be allowed to do their own character following the steps they have learned. To conclude, the students will show their creation and talk about their character. If time avails they will do another character to share.
Learning Goals
Students will learn some basic simple structures of facial features. By learning and understanding how the features relate to each other, they will be able to draw their own characters . They can also use this knowledge to practice and create more realistic faces or add exaggeration to them and create characters that look like caricatures or comic faces. This is a great way to get children to add characters to their sketchbooks and doodles. It’s also an awesome activity to combine academics with creativity.
Other Details
Supply List
Drawing paper, pencil, eraser, fine point marker.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined October, 2020
5.0
49reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I’m Gladiola Sotomayor
For younger students I let them call me Lola or teacher Lola.
I’ve always loved art and am a full time multi-disciplinary artist which means I do paintings, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, computer art and sculpture. I also write poetry. I have taught all grade levels so I can teach art to young children and beginners and can also give classes to more advanced students. ESL for new learners and Conversational English have also been part of my teaching experience. I have Doctoral Studies from the Center of Advanced Studies of the Caribbean and Puerto Rico. I also have a Masters in Fine Art Education a BA in Elementary Education, a Masters in Bilingual/Bicultural Education and am National Board Certified for Excellence in Teaching a New Language through Art.
I am a professional Studio Artist with an exhibition record and have won several awards.
My passion for art is so big that I want to share it with others. Children have so much
expressiveness. It is a visual language and also is perfect for infusing a new language to non-English speakers.
I love teaching art and feel that the knowledge enriches lives and the experience in art making brings joy and satisfaction to the students. It’s also a great way to express feelings that can not be always expressed in words.
I infuse history, language arts and story telling into many of my art classes. Students are not only left with a lovely art piece, but with knowledge about its construction and historical facts that create fantastic conversational pieces. Classes are taught with children’s age range , language fluency and artistic capability in mind. So if one child need extra help, I will be there . If another child needs more challenging work, then it can be arranged. The important thing for me is for the child to have an enriching and enjoyable experience in learning a new language and/ or art making.
As a child I used whatever materials I could find around. Sometimes it meant waiting for the mailman so I could open the letters and use the envelopes as drawing paper! Actually, it’s good paper. Even today, I find myself doodling on envelopes while I talk on the phone.
Learning can be fun!
Teacher Lola
Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$15
per classMeets once
60 min
Completed by 31 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
2-9 learners per class
