What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
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
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
Teacher expertise and credentials
Ohio Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
2 Degrees
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
Reviews
Live Group Class
$17
weekly1x per week
55 min
Completed by 92 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
5-8 learners per class