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Drawing Monsters, Aliens and Other Fantastic Beasts! a 8-12 Ongoing Art Class.

In this ongoing class we will learn drawing techniques and have fun drawing monsters.
Gillett Company
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What's included

1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

This ongoing drawing class will cover different methods and techniques each week. We will talk about the different tools used in drawng and the different line weights and strokes used in drawing. This class will explore shading, shape, light source, different shading methods and most of all, creativity! Each week we will draw a new creature, adding features from our own creative brains. I will coach the learners on different approaches to each week's monster or beast or alien. We will look at how to bend the reality of anatomy to create some really uniquely odd beings. Each week is an independent lesson so students will be able to jump in at any point.

Sept 12 Week 1  - Draw Slimer from Ghostbusters 
Sept 19 Week 2  - Draw an Alien
Sept 26 Week 3  - Draw a Slime Monster
Oct 3 Week 4- Draw a Dragon
Oct 10 Week 5 - Draw a Zombie
Oct 17 Week 6 - Draw a Gargoyle
Oct 24 Week 7 - Draw a Unicorn
Oct 31 Week 8 - Troll
Nov 7 Week 9 - Cthulu
Nov 14 Week 10 - Talos
Nov 21 - Siren Head
Nov 28- Creature from the Black Lagoon
Dec 12 - Cyclops
Dec 19 - Frankenstein
Dec 26 - Loch Ness Monster
Jan 2 - Werewolf
Jan 9 - Chamberlin (Dark Crystal)
Jan 16 -  Alien (from the movie Alien)
Jan 23 - Bridge Troll
Jan 30 - Vampire

This class will be taught by demonstration and follow along. I will be addressing the learners' drawings and giving pointers and encouragement. The students will be able to ask questions, following step by step. 

Any skill level can drop in at any time. The more they practice and join the more skills they will learn and they will become confident in their artistic abilities.
Learning Goals
Students will learn basic to advanced sketching skills. Including perspective, shading, line weight, stroke techniques, proportions, and foreshortening. Students will learn how to use the arm to draw, how to set up a drawing, and the tools of drawing. Students will also be learning to cultivate new ideas and bring them from the mind to the page. They will learn that mistakes are opportunities for creativity.
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Supply List
Students will need to be ready with paper, pencil, and eraser. They can use printer paper or a sketch notebook. A number 2 school pencil is fine or they can bring a drawing set of pencils. A white, red, or gummy eraser will work.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Science from Pittsburg State
Sheri
We teach anything art, creativity, and design. From beginning Sketching to advance techniques. Art is learning how to see and use a basic skill toolbox. Once you learn these things anyone can add your style and become an artist or designer. Design and art are everywhere around us, graphic design, architecture, product design, fashion design and so much more. It is fun and exciting. A great adventure to explore your creative side!

Our drawing classes focus on confidence build and skill development. We work with the students to help them feel good about whatever level of drawing/creating they are at. Good just comes with time and practice. Confidence and enjoyment are the key components to creating fun, and sometimes great art. All of our classes are stand-alone lessons that any student from any level is welcome to join. Our goal isn't to build fantastic drawings everytime, but to practice hand-eye coordination and a positive mindset while drawing.

We offer classes from Nicholas Gillett an amazing professional Graphic Designer of 15 years and all around artist. He has worked independently and in-house at major design firms. He has designed everything in the print world from logos to posters. He is a brilliant creative mind and makes amazing art out of found objects. He adds a fun quirky energetic approach to learning art. 

Sheri Gillett  has been an Industrial designer for 35 plus years. You may have used a product I designed! I have won 5 major design awards and have over 55 patents. I have a BA in Design and an MS in CTE Education. She taught Industrial Design, Art, Architecture, and Graphic Design at the high school and college levels.  I love hands-on learning and project-based learning. If a student is engaged, motivated, and excited they can make great things! she loves to collect odd things and create something amazing out of them.

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$16

weekly
1x per week
50 min

Completed by 13 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
3-12 learners per class

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