Draw Birds and Animals Now! Open Studio 4 to 7 Year Once a Week
This is a beginner drawing class. Students will learn how to draw Cardinals, Hawks, other birds, dogs, cats and other pets. Each class will we will start and finish one bird or animal.
Art Teacher Miles
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(28)
What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per weekMastery Evaluation
Each class will have one project as a stand alone drawing. We will discuss how the art looks and how the student feels about the work.Letter Grade
If this is for any type of home schooling a full letter grade is available if requested at the start of the class. If a letter grade is requested after the class is over, I will write and send one, but it is better if requested during the class while the experience is still in my mind.Class Experience
Beginner - Intermediate Level
Drawing birds and pets together is the goal of this class. We will be using simple shapes like circles and triangles to compose pictures of birds. These skills are fundamentally repeatable for the child to continue to draw birds for years. Drawing one animal per class with penciled erasers. If the student want to use a pen or markers with pencil, this is fine.
Week One Draw Black Capped Chickadees.
Two Draw A Golden Retriever.
Three Drawing To be Announced.
Four Draw Blue Jays.
Five Draw A Cat.
Six Drawing to be Announce
Seven Draw Owls.
Eight Draw A Dog.
Nine Draw a Horse.
Ten. Draw Hawks.
Most of the class time will be actual drawing time, with a few segments of each person showing their work as we talk about the art.
I have produced my own art TV show for over a decade. My own personal TV production equipment will make it easy for the students to see me draw and then copy the simple steps together.
No special skills are needed for this class. It is easy for students to enter this open studio class and instantly be up able to draw days drawing.Learning Goals
Students will understand using simple shapes like circles, triangles, and squares to make animals. By the end of the class learner will be able to draw better on their own, and gain a new way of drawing, which will stay with them for years.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
No parental guidance is needed, but some parents use their house hold printer to make a couple of different copies of each of the drawings from the class. This allows the children to hand color each of the pictures little differently. I hope the parents will take the time to look at each of the drawings we do. This feedback is important for creative people.
Pre-Requisites
none
Supply List
My teaching will be focused on using regular pencils for all drawing. I will allow other media as well for coloring the drawings. Students will need several pencils, a couple of erasers, and at least 8 sheets of paper. A child safe pencil sharpener would be great. Extra supplies which are helpful: a ruler, pencil sharpener. extra pencils and extra erasers. There are pencil sets of artist pencils which include 4H, 3H, 2H, 1H, HB, (or a common #2 pencil) 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B, which gives the student more control over their tonal values (light to very dark) when they draw. These sets always make a difference even if there are only one or two of these artist pencils available. Other art supplies for coloring are great like color pencils and crayons. Paint is fine for use in the class, but parents should put down extra protective material like card board or a drop cloth to protect floors, carpet, and furniture. Older clothes being worn by the children might be best too.
Language of Instruction
English (Level: A0)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
none
Joined October, 2021
4.9
28reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have been a life long creator with the special emphasis on drawing. This class has the raw and valuable fundaments to teach how to think and express in shapes and forms. These fundamental skills are very transferable into other ways of creating. I teach the same method of drawing as I learned at about the age of 7 years old. When I went to study art for my BA and MA I still used these fundamentals which I shall be teaching. For example how to see simple shapes in complex animals. Knowing how to see these forms allows to re-build them as art. The ways to shade, hatch and cross hatch. How to develop a sense of your own style.Reviews
Live Group Class
$22
weekly1x per week
50 min
Completed by 5 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 4-7
1-6 learners per class
