In this on-going class, students create unique, imaginative digital collages and drawings while socializing with like-minded artists.

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My goal is to create a fun, creative learning environment where students can comfortably talk shop about their digital art projects, bring their imagination to life, and share their unique digital artworks with one another.

Each class will begin with introductions. Students are welcome to share any digital art they've made. I will introduce a new creative theme for a digital collage project, such as fairy tales, monsters and magical creatures, or movie posters where you are the star of your favorite movie! 

Students will complete their new creative project, independently in each class using their choice of digital art program. I will be demonstrating via screenshare how to create a project based on the theme of the week. In my demonstrations, I will usually be using Photopea.com, a free online version of Photoshop. For some projects, I may use Sketchbook for Android, another free app. Students may follow along with my demonstration or use my idea as inspiration for creating their own digital masterpiece. 

This class is for all skill levels of digital artist, although students are required to know how to use the basic tools of their chosen digital art program. Some popular photo editing and digital art programs are Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, Krita, ibis Paint, Sketchbook, PicsArt, and Photopea.com. Any other program with basic photo editing tools will work fine for this class. Please message me before class with any technical questions about which app to use. 

This is not a directed drawing class or a digital app tutorial class. Students should know the basics of how to use their choice of program before joining the class. Students should also know how to search the internet for photos to include in their photo collage or drawing. They will need to be able to locate downloaded photos on their device, create a new file in their art program, use the select, cut and paste functions, create layers, and save their work.

It is easier for students to share what they are doing and get help if their digital art app or program is being used on the same device running Zoom.

I highly recommended that students use a stylus. Using a computer mouse is ok, but using a finger on a touchpad or touchscreen can be challenging and very frustrating when learning how to digitally draw or edit photos. I strongly recommend against using a laptop trackpad as these are the most difficult to control for young users. 

Weekly private lessons similar to this same class format or tutoring classes in specific digital art apps are available upon request. Please message me for details.

Schedule of Topics:
Week of 8/20: Update the cast of a movie 
Week of 8/27: Editing faces: flaws, makeup, transformations (How would Selena Gomez look with cat ears?)
Week of 9/2: Cameo your favorite movie 
Week of 9/9: Impossible Places (M. C. Escher)
Week of 9/16: Tabloid magazine covers
Week of 9/23: Photoshop as a digital sketching tool
Week of 9/30: Not what it seems: Proportions
Week of 10/7: Where is Waldo? Cartoons in common places (Sponge Bob cooking in a real restaurant, Mario plumbing)
Week of 10/14: More than necessary
Week of 10/21: Day to night
Week of 10/28: Monsters, chimeras, and mythical creatures
Week of 11/4: Designing a Holiday-themed Card a la Where's Waldo
Week of 11/11: Fun with Food: Edible architecture and Arcimboldo/ Food in Film Posters/ Chimera Fruits
Week of 11/18: Fantasy vacations
Week of 11/25: Famous people, better advertising
Week of 12/2: Photoshop for hand-drawn art
Week of 12/9: Product design 
Week of 12/16: Self Portrait Illustration  (Draw/ Photocollage yourself in chibi or other style)
Week of 12/23: Branding, Logos, & Graphic Design
Week of 12/30: Animated Greeting Cards  (Animated *.gif!)
Week of 1/7: Editing Your Hand-made Artworks (Scan or Take photos of your *real* Artworks!)
Topics will repeat at the end of the cycle. Topic order may be altered according to student request!

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PRE-REQUISITE: Learners are required to have basic skills in their art app of choice (Eg. Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, Krita, ibis Paint, Sketchbook, PicsArt, and Photopea.) If your learner is new to digital arts, I recommend joining one of my classes for beginners.

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*** For links to my graphic design classes, check my profile! ***

1-on-1 Digital Art for PC and Android Users
https://outschool.com/classes/1-on-1-digital-art-for-pc-and-android-users-pVWuqEUI?usid=xT93q5Wy&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

Photoshop 101 (ongoing) - For young Beginners 
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Photoshop 101 (ongoing) - For older Beginners
→ https://outschool.com/classes/photoshop-102-on-going-PirAHXO8?sectionUid=0bcc271c-318a-48cc-ab5f-0575f0549131&usid=xT93q5Wy&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

Photoshop Boot Camp - For older Beginners
→ https://outschool.com/classes/photoshop-boot-camp-tT4K4lNr?usid=xT93q5Wy&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL):
Class is appropriate for (CEFR: A2, B1, B2, C1, C2)
Please message me to let me know if your learner is A2 or B1.