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Drawing 101-Building Drawing Skills From the Ground Up

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Ages 14-18

Self-Paced Course

In this 14 week course, students will start at the basics of drawing and build up to drawing harder and harder subject matter ending with a final project of their choice

Ashley Shupe

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58 pre-recorded lessons

14 weeks of teacher support

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What's included

58 pre-recorded lessons

14 weeks

of teacher support

1 year access

to the content

Homework

1-2 hours per week. Homework/Exercises are 5 minute practice sketches and drawings.

Assignments

Assignments/Practice are 15-30 sketches that help students practice and apply the principles learned in class before starting on a larger project.

Projects

Projects are larger pieces. Students are expected to spend at least an hour on each project. Care should be taken to perfect projects so that they are the very best a student has to offer.

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12

Beginner Level

This class provides students with the basic drawing tools needed to provide a good foundation for their artwork. Students will learn everything from perspective to creating visual textures, culminating in a drawing project that showcases their growth. Each week students will watch videos on the specified topic. Each video contains a demonstration of the technique. Classwork consists of exercises (5 minutes), Practice (15-30 minutes) and Projects (1-2 hours).Students will be able to contact me in between lessons for help on their projects.

Learning Goals

Perspective Drawing Skills

Shading Skills

Syllabus

58 Lessons

over 14 Weeks

Lesson 1:

Understanding Perspective

 This lesson will teach students what perspective is and it's importance as the basic building block of drawing.

Lesson 2:

One Point Perspective

 How to utilize one point perspective in drawings to achieve a three dimensional space.

Lesson 3:

Homework and Projects

 Exercises:
-Practicing Lines and Circles

Practice:
-9 One Point Cubes on the same page
-Railroad Tracks

Projects:
-Bird's eye city view
-1 Point Perspective Room

Lesson 4:

2 Point Perspective

 How to utilize two point perspective to create 3d drawings in a 2 dimensional space.

Other Details

Learning Needs

This class contains short instructive videos designed to be easy to follow and short in order to keep attention. There is little to no reading as each video will be spoken word combined with demos.

Pre-Requisites

Students should have the desire to improve their drawing skills as well as the ability to listen and accept constructive critique.

Supply List

-Graphite Pencils in 2B, 4B, 6B
-Kneaded Eraser
-Plastic Polymer Eraser
-Paper Tortillions
-Sketchbook or Other Suitable Drawing Paper
-Ruler

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Ashley Shupe

Joined October, 2020

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Teacher expertise and credentials

Idaho Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts

I have a 4 year degree in Art Education from BYU-Idaho. I have a number of years of expierience teaching art in the public school system and currently work as a professional artist.