Drawing with Q-Tips and Quarters, Whimsical Mouse

In this One time course students will use various coins for tracing, q-tips for blending, and markers for painting a cute yet basic mouse and flower.

Mrs. Boyd

9 total reviews for this teacher

3 reviews for this class

Completed by 4 learners

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35 minutes

per class

Meets once

7-12

year olds

2-6

learners per class

per learner

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Live video chat, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

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Description

Class Experience

Drawing and blending techniques will be modeled and taught.  “Painting with markers” technique will be modeled and taught.  The overall image created is a whimsical cartoon mouse hanging onto a flower.  My main teaching style is step by step guided drawing with verbal and visual instruction.  The student will see 2 screens: one video of me giving instruction, and one video of my hands drawing.  Student input and ideas will be welcomed during instruction.  The only required skill students need...

This class is taught in English.

Students will learn to trace coins for accurate and precise circles and curves in their drawings.  Students will learn to use a q-tip to create soft smooth blending with a pencil.

I am a Licensed K - 12 Visual Arts Teacher.   I have been in public education & working in the visual arts field for over 18 years.

No homework.

6” x 9” (or larger) piece of watercolor paper

Regular Pencil (NOT a mechanical pencil) & Eraser

Coins, 1 of each (quarter, dime, nickel, and penny)

1 Q-tip

Non-Permanent Markers (preferably Crayola brand). Basic pack of 8 or 10.

Small paint brush.  Cup of water. 
Paper towel.

Informal Visual Assessment:  Students will get a chance to share and discuss his or her artwork at the end of the lesson.

35 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Teacher

Mrs. Boyd

🇺🇸

Lives in the United States

Art Teacher

9 total reviews

10 completed classes

About Me

Hello! My name is Jacy (jay-see) Boyd.  I am a high school art teacher at an alternative school in Southern Indiana, but I have many years experience teaching art at all age levels, and with various art media.  My focus in teaching art (and...