Draw Your Own Anime Characters: Portraits (Ages 13-18) (Flex) (8 Weeks)
In this 8-week flex course students create their own cartoon characters! Students draw, ink, and color portraits of their characters in 3 views. For novice cartoon, anime, manga artists.
Ms. Joi
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What's included
0 pre-recorded lessons
8 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentHomework
Weekly homework assignments are where students can express their creativity by creating their own original characters. Homework will be assigned and posted to the classroom page on Wednesdays. Students must submit their homework by the due date to receive helpful feedback from the instructor.Class Experience
In this 8-week flex course students will create portraits of their own cartoon characters! Students are introduced to basic drawing techniques in this course and will practice drawing the face in 3 views, gender bending, aging, inking, and coloring their characters. This course is for novice cartoon, anime, and manga artists. These are students that are completely new to drawing cartoon characters and character features. No prior knowledge is necessary to enroll in this course. This course is open to students using traditional and digital drawing tools. Lessons and course materials are posted daily. Monday lessons are demos and students will follow along with the instructor using any worksheets and printouts posted to the classroom page to learn the drawing technique. Tuesday lessons are practice sessions and students will practice or discuss the drawing techniques demoed on Monday. Homework is posted on Wednesdays and is where students can express their creativity by creating their own character using the drawing technique learned on Monday. Homework must be submitted by the due date to receive helpful feedback from the instructor. Thursday and Friday lessons will be review and reminders for each week. SUPPLIES: If students will be drawing by hand, they'll need... • Paper (8.5 x 11 inches) • Pencil • Eraser • Marker (black and fine-tip) • Color Pencils or Color Markers • Ruler or Straight Edge If students are drawing digitally, they'll need... • Access to a digital drawing program • Any additional tools needed to use the drawing program (e.g. stylus, laptop, computer, tablet, or mobile device) • See the Supply List and External Resources below for recommended free and paid drawing programs WEEKLY SCHEDULE: Week 1: Sketch Your Character (Front View) Week 2: Sketch Your Character (Side View) Week 3: Sketch Your Character (3/4 View) Week 4: Sketch Your Character (Gender Bend) Week 5: Sketch Your Character (Age) Week 6: Sketch Your Character (Facial Expressions) Week 7: Ink Your Character Week 8: Color Your Character IMPORTANT: This class is a Flex Course. This means all lessons are pre-recorded and no live meetings will occur, but this is not fully a self-paced course. Students are able to complete lessons and assignments at times convenient for them. Students are expected to follow the weekly pace set by the instructor and complete lessons and assignments by their due dates. The instructor will post lessons and class materials daily – in Eastern Standard Time – and is available for questions at any time via messaging. CLASS EVALUATIONS & FEEDBACK: Feedback from parents and students are always welcomed and definitely appreciated! My goal is to make this class helpful and accessible to my students, so let me know how I’m doing! Responses about class time, flow, structure, and lessons students do or don’t find helpful will be reviewed to help me improve this and/or future classes. REFUNDS: This class operates under Outschool's standard refund policy for flex classes. This means parents may receive a full refund if they withdraw their child before class starts. After class starts, a prorated refund will be given based on the number of meetings that occurred. Learn more about receiving refunds here: https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/16379-outschool-s-happiness-guarantee-and-refunds Keywords: cartoon, anime, manga, art, drawing
Learning Goals
At the end this course, students will be able to draw cartoon character portraits using basic shapes and steps, basic inking techniques, basic coloring techniques, and references.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Students will use or have access to the following apps, websites, and resources in this course. Use and access of these apps, websites, and resources is voluntary. Parents are advised to review and approve these resources before enrolling their learner in the course.
SKETCHBOOK: This app is available for desktop and mobile devices. This app is recommended only for students drawing digitally. However, students are not required to use this app and may use any other app they prefer in class. No account, login, or sign in is necessary to use the app. This app does connect to the company's web services as needed or requested. During such times data including personal identifying information, device information, and more may be collected to provide certain services (e.g. contacting support via the contact form, downloading brushes, saving app preferences, saving in-progress artwork, and more). Parents are asked to review the app's privacy policy and consent to the management and use of their child's data as pertains to the services provided. Learn more about Sketchbook's Privacy Policy and Children's Privacy Policy here: https://www.sketchbook.com/privacy
IBIS PAINT: This app is available for mobile devices. This app is recommended only for students drawing digitally. However, students are not required to use this app and may use any other app they prefer in class. No account, login, or sign in is necessary to use the app. This app does connect to the company's web services as needed or requested. During such times data including personal identifying information, device information, and more may be collected to provide certain services (e.g. contacting support via the contact form, downloading brushes, saving app preferences, saving in-progress artwork, and more). Parents are asked to review the app's privacy policy and consent to the management and use of their child's data as pertains to the services provided. Learn more about ibis Paint's Privacy Policy and Consent to Handling Personal Information here: https://ibispaint.com/privacy.jsp?lang=en
PROCREATE: This app is available for iPhone and iPad devices. This app is recommended only for students drawing digitally. However, students are not required to use this app and may use any other app they prefer in class. The app must be purchased to use. No account, login, or sign in is necessary to use the app. This app does not connect to the company's web services at any time. Learn more about Procreate's App Privacy Policy here: https://procreate.art/app/privacy-policy
ADOBE COLOR: Students are asked to use Adobe Color to complete their Week 8 assignment. However, students are not required to use this website and may use any other website or resource they prefer in class. No account, login, or sign in is necessary to use the site. Parents may review the website's privacy policy and consent to the management and use of their child's data as pertains to the services provided. Learn more about Adobe Color's Privacy Policy here: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policy.html.
GOOGLE FORMS: Students are asked to use Google Forms at the end of the course to submit course evaluations. A link to the Google Form will be provided. Responding to course evaluations is voluntary. Responses given are seen only by the instructor and reviewed to improve this and/or future courses. Course evaluations do not collect personal identifying information from or about students, parents, and families.
REFERENCES: To assist in the completion of course exercises and assignments, students are encouraged to find useful references for character features (e.g. eyes, noses, mouths, hairstyles, clothing, poses, etc.) as needed. Some G-rated references will be provided in class.
Supply List
Students are welcome to use the following apps, or any others they prefer, in class: SketchBook • Available for desktop and mobile devices • Price: (Desktop) $19.99 USD or (Mobile) Free • No online account, login, or sign in necessary • Website: https://www.sketchbook.com/apps Ibis Paint • Available for mobile devices. • Price: (Ibis Paint) $9.99 USD or (Ibis Paint X) Free • No online account, login, or sign in necessary • Website: https://ibispaint.com/product.jsp Procreate • Available for iPad and iPhone devices • Price: (iPad) $5.99 USD or (iPhone) $4.99 USD • No online account, login, or sign in necessary • Website: (iPad) https://procreate.art/ipad or (iPhone) https://procreate.art/pocket
External Resources
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Teacher expertise and credentials
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NOTE: Thanks for your patience! Classes are gradually being added and updated to the Self-Paced format. Portraits and Explore!, my beginner courses, are available for both preteens and teens.
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Hi everyone! I’m Joi Overby. I graduated university with Summa Cum Laude honors with my BS in Media Arts and Technology. Since then I've worked in the graphic design industry designing thrilling logos and publications for businesses, and drawing specially-made illustrations for individuals and families.
Drawing is my passion and I especially love drawing cartoons and anime! This passion has inspired my classes here on Outschool that teach young artists the basics of creating their own cartoon and anime characters and worlds. By name, my class series is called Draw Your Own Anime Characters and it’s set up to guide artists at virtually any level of their art journey. Each class is open to students drawing by hand or digitally, and is loaded with practice assignments that help the drawing techniques become familiar, if not, second nature to students. I encourage you to check out the class series and give your future artist the opportunity to hone their unique art style and skill.
SERIES LINE UP:
Draw Your Own Anime Characters: Portraits
This class is self-paced and open to novice artists or students with little to no knowledge of drawing cartoons, anime, and manga characters. Students are introduced to basic drawing techniques as they draw portraits of their own anime characters.
Draw Your Own Anime Characters: Anatomy [WIP]
This class is self-paced and open to beginner artists or students that know how to draw character facial features and hair. Students build upon basic drawing techniques as they draw character anatomy.
Draw Your Own Anime Characters Community [On Hiatus]
This social group is open to students of any art level. Students are welcome to share their cartoon, anime, and manga inspired artwork and inspire their peers as they share drawing techniques, feedback, and tips with each other.
Keywords: cartoon, anime, manga, kawaii, chibi, drawing, artReviews
Self-Paced Class
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Ages: 13-18
