Drawing with Colored Pencils: Black & White Fur Project (FLEX class)
Practice drawing white fur and black fur, create a beautiful finished project, and practice colored pencil techniques in this four-week course! #Creative
Kristy Mankin
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What's included
Homework
1-2 hours per week. Students may wish to use extra time to complete their drawings. Flex classes are particularly suitable for the medium of colored pencil because although some learners work very quickly, others (like myself!) prefer to work at a slower pace.Assessment
Students are invited to post images of their work to receive feedback and suggestions from the teacher. Photos may be posted in the classroom to receive video feedback, or sent through messenger for written feedback.Class Experience
**This class is available to be scheduled at your request! Message with your preferred start date. Flex class lessons are recorded and may be completed on the day(s) of your choosing. *********************************** Students will put their colored pencil drawing skills to use, to create a beautiful project that includes black fur, white fur, and maybe even a little symbolic meaning! We'll practice techniques specific to creating realistic black fur and white fur, practice idea generation and infusing our work with symbolism, discuss strategies for setting up an effective composition, and create an image with shading, texture, and a background. **Artist-grade colored pencils (such as Prismacolors) are required for this course. Lessons are presented through video demonstrations, for students to follow as they draw. Flex classes allow learners to pause periodically in order to complete each part of the exercise, if needed. For our final drawing, learners may follow the teacher's example, or may apply techniques learned in class and create their own design. Some lessons are divided into several shorter videos, to help students organize their class time. Opportunities for further practice will be provided each week, along with guided activities and discussion questions that allow students to share tips, tricks, techniques, and to connect with one another as classmates. Examples of extension activities include "scavenger hunts" for images that illustrate each lesson's objective, drawing challenges issued to fellow artists, and the opportunity to offer kind and helpful feedback to classmates. At the end of lesson 4, students will have a completed animal portrait drawing to share with friends or family! Weekly topics: 1. Techniques specific to white fur and black fur practice drawings 2. Designing and arranging a composition: subject & symbolism, thumbnail sketches, and image transfer 3. Blocking in shadows and laying the "ground" 4. Filling in color, adding highlights, final steps to preserve the work Students should post photos of their drawings in the class chat, or to send the images privately through messenger, to receive feedback from the teacher. Please post, so that I can give you helpful feedback, as well as affirmation for all the things you're doing really well! Students who are new to colored pencil drawing are highly encouraged to begin with the course, "Drawing with Prismacolor Pencils (for Beginners)." https://outschool.com/classes/drawing-with-prismacolor-pencils-flex-class-Ekg1oFIc#us3u0MdGLD
Learning Goals
We will practice using artist-quality colored pencils to blend, shade, and create realistic textures and forms, specifically focusing on the properties of black and white objects. Students will learn how to arrange an aesthetically pleasing composition, (optionally) infuse their work with symbolism, and build the layers of their drawing to create richer and more nuanced artworks.
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Supply List
1. High-quality colored pencils, set of 24 or more-- ----Artist-grade colored pencil sets such as Prismacolor or Faber-Castell can be purchased from Amazon, Blick, School Specialty, or other art supply companies. High-quality pencils are required for this course. ---- Here is the brand that I recommend: https://www.dickblick.com/items/prismacolor-premier-colored-pencils-set-of-24-/ ----Crayola, RoseArt, and other brands of lower quality cannot create the techniques we will practice. 2. Drawing paper, white or tinted (I recommend tinted paper from Canson or Strathmore) ---- Here is one of the brands I prefer: https://www.dickblick.com/products/strathmore-artagain-pads/ 3. Pencil sharpener 4. Eraser 5. Chalk, chalk pastel, OR graphite for image transfer**(if the learner chooses to use the image transfer technique) ****Suggested additional/optional supplies: 6. Colorless blending pencil 7. Workable Fixatif (fixing spray) ---- Krylon or Grumbacher are recommended brands; fixatif will prevent a waxy film from forming once the drawing is finished; aerosol hair spray will do in a pinch!
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined September, 2019
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Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Teaching Certificates
California Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Texas Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from University of Nebraska at Kearney
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Texas Christian University
I've taught drawing classes for many years in school, as well as creating many original artworks of my own. The techniques we'll practice in this course are designed to lay a great foundational that developing artists can use to bring richness and depth to their colored pencil drawings!Reviews
Live Group Class
$40
for 4 weeks4 weeks
Completed by 31 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
