Design Basics for Kids: Smudging, Splattering, Sponging -Let's Make a Texture!
In this ONE-TIME class students will learn how different textures look and feel and how to draw them
Daria B, English, Private Tutor, Star Educator
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(180)
What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
What are textures? The way something feels is called texture. Is it spiky? Is it soft? Is it wet? Is it fluffy? Is it gooey? These are just some of the textures we will talk about during the course. I will show various examples and students will get to say how they look and feel. Textures can be real and visual. Textures that are real are the ones that you can touch and say how they feel, maybe they are rough, maybe they are smooth. We will explore different textures and use materials that are available to you, for example: sandpaper, fur, beads, seashells, aluminum foil, even leaves and flowers are real textures. As far as Visual Textures go we will focus on different pencil techniques that create these textures, like hatching, stippling, scribbling, circling and also painting techniques like sponging, stamping, splattering etc… I will demonstrate and students will follow. Visual textures are the ones you see in a drawing or painting of a cat in which fur is made to “look” like “real” fur. In this ONE-TIME class I will show different types of textures to students, both pictures and actual textures, and they will say how they look or feel. We will learn the difference between visual and real textures. We will then familiarize ourselves with different drawing and painting techniques (examples provided in class). We will talk about real textures and where/how to find them and collect them and then we will start working on different drawing techniques (if time allows). *This is just an INTRO CLASS into a 3-week (6 classes) course. In this class students will learn the basics of textures.*
Learning Goals
Students will expand their knowledge on textures that are already familiar to them. We will name them and talk about how they look and feel. Students will also learn some drawing/ painting techniques that create these textures ( if time allows) .Students will get to react to all the textures (examples provided in class) and discuss together.
Other Details
Supply List
Paper (heavy-weight paper used for drawing and painting, you can get a sketchbook) Pencil ! (two or three different grades 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B... if available) Eraser Pencil Sharpener Compass (optional) Paint ! (tempera/acrylic paint is thicker and easier to use for these techniques but even watercolour paint could work) Paint Brushes Paint Cups Mixing Tray Something to cover the surface with when painting Sponge
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
4.9
180reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Bachelor's Degree in English from University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philology
Associate's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Visual Merchandising Arts Diploma from Seneca College School of FashionReviews
Live One-Time Class
$14
per classMeets once
50 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-11
2-7 learners per class
