Draw Detailed Sea-Animals and Reptiles (With Some Trivia Fun)

The world of sea animals is vast and exciting. Why not delve into anatomy and behavior through detailed drawings 
and discussions? At the beginning of the class, Students will be asked to share some key facts about the creature that will be drawn. Students will be allowed to jot or doodle what they have learned using a variety of tools.  Next up, I will guide students through each step as they sketch their animals, however, students are allowed to use their imaginations when creating their compositions, etc. Students will be able to explore shading, color, and composition.  Students will be allowed to give positive criticisms about each other's work. During class, we will also discuss a few interesting facts about these animals. 

Here is the tentative schedule for the next 4 weeks
Week of
October 9th: Sperm whale &Shading techniques
October 16th: Humpback whale& shading techniques
October 23rd: Large Sized Bowhead whale& shading techniques
October 30th: Seal& watercolor techniques

Week of
November 6th: Goblin Shark& Drawing techniques on the negative space
November 13th: Hammerhead Shark &  Drawing techniques on the negative space
November 20th:  Tiger Shark in colors& color techniques
November 27th: Dwarf Lantern Shark & Drawing techniques on the negative space

Week of
December 4th: Blue-ringed Octopuses& negative space(placement)
December 11th: Nautilus & Shading techniques
December 18th: Squid & Color techniques
December 25th: TBA

Week of 
January 1: Green turtle& adding value-blending techniques
January 8: Snapping Turtles &blending techniques
January 15: Pig nose Turtle& negative space
January 22: Hawksbill turtle&negative space

February 5th: Pygmy Seahorse& repetition & patterns
February 12th: Dragon Seahorse& color composition
February 19th:Regular Sea-horse
February 26th:

March 12th: Wobbegong
March 19th:thresher shark
March 26th: basking shark

April 2nd: saw shark
April 9th: Green Basilisk
April 16th:Gecko
April 23rd:


 We will sketch animals like turtles, sea horses, jellyfish, long-nosed chimeras, sea lions, iguanas, chameleons, and lizards.

Lesson structure:
0:00-5:00 min- Introduction to the topic and discussion of key facts about the animal we are drawing.
5:00-20:00min- Begin drawing the sea animal, focusing on a different drawing technique each week
20:00-23:00 min-Comments, feedback on drawings.
23:00-38:00 min- Shading of the sea-animal
38:00-41:00 min- Trivia Fun, Feedback on drawings
41:00-48:00 min-Creation of background and adding color.


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