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Drawing Fundamentals (Ace, Certified Instructor)

Drawing for aspiring artists! In this ongoing class, learners will create a new drawing each week focusing on different drawing fundamentals introduced by certified, experience instructor and artist.
Amy Pollman-Hoehner, Art and Drawing-M.Ed, MFA
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(353)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
1-2 hours per week. Learners will have time to begin their artwork in class and can finish after class. It is recommended that they practice the technique discussed in their sketchbook for skill building.
Assessment
This class is self assessed, unless otherwise arranged.

Class Experience

US Grade 6 - 9
Intermediate - Advanced Level
**Please note** It’s important to  consider the levels of drawing classes offered to find a drawing level appropriate for your learner: 

Intro to Drawing (little or no experience with drawing) https://outschool.com/classes/art-with-ms-amy-intro-to-drawing-the-potential-of-the-pencil-uIRhyp8Y?usid=7WJIn5dw&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

Draw like An Artist (some experience with drawing) https://outschool.com/classes/art-with-ms-amy-drawing-101-l0MH5izR?usid=7WJIn5dw&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

Drawing Fundamentals 
(some drawing experience required) https://outschool.com/classes/drawing-fundamentals-art-with-ms-amy-vxHhYUJb?sectionUid=f214e504-7878-4bc3-830e-c11aa38e2c58&showDetails=true

Advanced Drawing- (drawing experience required) https://outschool.com/classes/advanced-drawing-certified-art-educator-and-artist-JD4l5p1E?usid=7WJIn5dw&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link


 In this ongoing course, learners explore a different drawing technique each week. Certified educator and artist, Amy Pollman will introduce a new concept via a short demo and examples from artists and art history and students will spend the remainder of class experimenting with the new techniques. We will cover a variety of drawing topics: value, texture, line, negative/positive space, perspective, rendering, composition, portraits, landscapes, animals, optical illusion, symmetry, scale, and art fundamentals are just to name a few. Students will have an opportunity to receive feedback from their peers and instructor about their work. They will also be provided the opportunity to give feedback to others. Learners are encouraged to post their work in the Classroom, as it will operate an an online rolling gallery exhibition. 

The topic for the following week will be announced a week prior to each class as well as a prompt to consider. Learners can subscribe weekly or drop-in at their convenience. This is an beginning/ intermediate level course and experience and comfortability with basic drawing terms and skills is recommended.

The schedule is as follows with a few exceptions as needed: 

Week 1: drawing vocabulary and materials 

Week 2: Lines, contour, blind contour, line weight

Week 3: cross contour- matrix world

Week 4: Value and texture
 
Week 6: Negative and Positive space
 
Week 6: Composition, scale and value structure
 
Week 7: Candy

Week 8: interior Exterior
 
Week 8: Portraits and hair
 
Week 9: Human Body- Gesture
 
Week 10: Body in space
 
Week 11: Quadrant landscape
 
Week 12: Cats
 
Week 13: Architecture
 
Week 14: Mythical Sea Creatures
 
Week 15: Incredible Vehicles
 
Week 17: Illusion textures
 
Week 18: 2 pt perspective city scapes
 
Week 19: Quadrant drawings
 
Week 20: hands
 
Week 21: feet
 
Week 22: using black paper with white pencil
 
 
Week 23: symbolic still life
 
Week 24: stylized illustration
 
Week 25: Reflective surfaces
 
Week 26: creating expression
 
Week 27: botanical illstration

Week 28: scientific illustration
 
Week 29: Invisible worlds
 
Week 30: Graphic Art Designing logo
 
Week 31: Stone Letters
 
Week 33: Emphasizing the white of the paper
 
Week 34:  Flying creatures
 
Week 35: dogs
 
Week 36: horses
 
Week 37: birds
 
Week 39: People animal hybrids
 
Week 40: 2D Design
 
Week 41: Conceptual Drawing
 
Week 44: Shadows and highlights

Week 45: natural forms as illusions of distance in landscape
 
Week 46: Comic book art - narrative
 
Week 47: Exploring abstraction
 
Week 48: Exploring expression
 
Week 49: Exploring surrealism
 
Week 50: Overlap and intersection
 
Week 51: Seascapes and drawing water
 
Week 52: Optical illusion drawings
Learning Goals
-Students will learn a new weekly drawing technique
-Students will improve their drawing skills
-Students will improve their vocabulary of art
-Students will learn how to speak about art 
-Students will work with a professional artist and educator
learning goal

Other Details

Supply List
Spiral bound notebook with good quality drawing paper 

Option 1: Artist's Choice Sketch Pad,75 Sheets, Pack of 2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G4GRUBU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_LQ78FbV5ZZW47 

Option 2: https://www.amazon.com/Canson-Heavyweight-Texture-Sizing-Sheets/dp/B002NQ2K16/ref=sr_1_21?dchild=1&keywords=drawing%2Bpads&qid=1609800917&sr=8-21&th=1

 
Pencil set, 
white plastic eraser
optional but recommended- kneaded eraser (comes with set below)

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Sketch-Drawing-Pencil-Set/dp/B078J6ZRRG/ref=sxin_10_pb?cv_ct_cx=pencil+set&dchild=1&keywords=pencil+set&pd_rd_i=B078J6ZRRG&pd_rd_r=f4ffb0aa-0e58-44ec-9d89-72d3d4c402b2&pd_rd_w=GzKxl&pd_rd_wg=rq14f&pf_rd_p=ffb450f7-bfad

Retractable erasers- pencil erasers

 https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-ZE21BP3K6-Eraser-Pencil-Style-Assorted/dp/B001HA77OO/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=pencil+eraser&qid=1609801175&s=office-products&sr=1-5

colored pencils or markers
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
The instructor will provide all additional materials
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353reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Ohio Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Master's Degree in Education from University of Toledo
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from University of Syracuse
Amy Pollman is an internationally traveled Artist and Educator. She received her Master’s in Art Education from the University of Toledo with accreditation to teach K-12 in Art (2018) from the Ohio Department of Education, her MFA from Syracuse University in 2003, and her BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design in 1999. As a passionate educator of the Arts, Ms. Pollman advocates for cross-curricular integration, global citizenry, and development of personal voice in the classroom. Her methodology can be defined as a collaboration between student and teaching artist. You can find out more about Amy Pollman at www.amypollman.com. You can also find an Instagram portfolio of all the work we do in my classes @intheartroom_withmsamy

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$17

weekly
1x per week
55 min

Completed by 92 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
5-8 learners per class

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