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Drawing Your Own Dungeons and Dragons Characters and Fantasy Art (Level 2)
Completed by 12 learners
Ages 13-18
Live Group Class
Live video meetings
1x per week
2-10 learners per class
55 min
What’s included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
***Note: This is the Level II version of my original DnD Art Class which takes place on Wednesdays at 7 pm. This Level II version simply goes at a faster pace and adds more detail to our drawings. If you're child is a beginner artist, they may do better in the Level I version. Send me a message if you have questions. In this fun and interactive DnD-themed drawing class, I’ll teach a variety of drawing techniques unique to creating fantasy characters and creatures but also some fundamentals that are useful for any type of drawing. Each week I’ll be creating a new character or creature and new techniques, so students can drop in any week. I’ll be mostly working in pencil and ink, but sometimes I’ll add color with markers or watercolor. If students have the digital app Procreate, then we can use that too. I will always take student's suggestions in what I draw. Students can always add color to any of their creations in their own time. I start class off with a brief round of introductions. Then I do a live demo of the character or creature we'll be drawing, stopping intermittently to offer constructive feedback if students desire and to answer questions. I always keep it positive and instill confidence in student's abilities. (That's how I best learned!) I'll take student input on what I'm drawing. For example, As the class progresses, we will progress to more advanced tips and techniques and students will be able to improvise if they want to create their own unique creations. Of if they choose, they can continue to follow along and make the same thing I make. The techniques I share will also help students level up their skills no matter what they're drawing (3D shapes, inking techniques, shadow, composition, light, etc). Students can join in any week! Every week, we draw a new Dungeons and Dragons creature! Examples of things we've drawn include orc barbarian, tiefling rogue, tiamat, kraken, death slaad, guard drake, tarrasque, etc.
Learning Goals
Students will learn a variety of tips and techniques for drawing in general and for drawing DnD and fantasy-themed characters and creatures.
Other Details
Supply List
Students need paper, pencil, and a black ink pen or marker.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
3 teachers have teaching certificates
Massachusetts Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
Washington Teaching Certificate in Special Education
North Carolina Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
2 teachers have a Graduate degree
Master’s Degree from University of Massachusetts
Master’s Degree in Education from Teachers College at Columbia University
8 teachers have a Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor’s Degree in History from Westfield State College
Bachelor’s Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Rochester Institute of Technology
Bachelor’s Degree in Art and Design from Rowan University
Bachelor’s Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from San Francisco State University
Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Literature from The University of New Mexico
Bachelor’s Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from California State University, Fresno
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine/Studio Arts from UW-Whitewater
Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Language from North Carolina State University
Bachelor’s Degree from North Carolina State University
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📓 DERRICK HEISEY, Writer and Teacher: Since 2015, Derrick has taught every grade level from Kindergarten to 12th. He is a licensed Special Education teacher with a degree in English Creative Writing from the University of New Mexico and a minor in Philosophy. He's published short stories and poetry, and produces a podcast where he reads his original fiction. According to him, mastering the written word is one of the most empowering journeys a person can pursue, and nothing brings him as much joy as sharing that passion with students. Everyone has something important to say; they just need to find the right words, and Derrick can’t wait to help his students discover their voices. When he isn’t teaching, you can find him in his garden inspecting tomatoes, scribbling in a notebook, or reading a book with his dachshund Charlie Marlow curled up on his lap.
📖 MICHELLE BOWEN, Literacy and Storytelling Specialist: Michelle is a passionate and dedicated teacher who has made her home in teaching middle and high school ELA and literature courses. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of San Diego and her Master’s in Liberal Studies: Ethics, Science, and Culture from Arizona State University. With a knack for teaching argumentation and close reading, she helps her students develop their analytical skills while fostering a love for literature. Her teaching philosophy is best summed up by quote from On Writing by Stephen King: “Just remember that Dumbo didn’t need the feather; the magic was in him.” She believes every student has the ability to grow into a confident reader, writer, and thinker-they just need the right support to realize it. When she’s not in the classroom, Michelle can usually be found at a film festival discussing the finer points of horror and sci-fi films or hiking the California coast.
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💥 KEVIN CATALAN, PROFESSIONAL COMIC BOOK ARTIST: Kevin Anthony Catalan is a freelance Comic Cartoonist with two published comic books, Space Knights and Tales of Space Knights, and is featured as a cover artist and guest artist for various other comics. Kevin was taught how to draw at a very young age by his father, an animator that worked at Disney and Warner Brothers, and was introduced to comics at age 9, instantly falling in love with the medium. Kevin graduated with a B.A. from San Francisco State University, majoring in Studio Arts with a focus on oil painting, and took various comic book classes. While in the University, Kevin tutored his fellow classmates in various subjects including Astronomy, Painting, and Comics Making. Kevin self published his epic action-packed comic book “Space Knights” a month after his college graduation in 2020, which has now been picked up by an independent Publisher. With all of this success as a comic book artist, teaching has been the most gratifying thing that has come out of his art career. Teaching is about growth on both sides. Kevin’s approach is to start a dialogue with his students, being able to ask questions and let them form their own way of tackling problems. There are no solid rules to art making, but they are lots of guides. So Kevin will help his students find their own individuality by showing them his methods but encouraging them to find their own unique interests and style. Outside of drawing comics, Kevin loves to play video games, watch movies, use his telescope to stargaze and exercise.
🎬 MAGGIE WEHLER, PROFESSIONAL ANIMATOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: Maggie Wehler is a freelance animator and illustrator who has worked on a multitude of indie video games and indie animation projects! As she loved video games and cartoons as a child, she began drawing digitally in middle school and hasn’t stopped since! Taking that passion, she took online classes through the Academy of Art University in highschool and then pursued a degree in Film & Animation at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where she also completed a minor in Game Design. After college, Maggie attended the Disney College Program and worked at the Walt Disney World Parks in Florida while attending seminar classes with Disney artists and designers! She also makes freelance animated videos for the Youtube channel Psych2Go, which has over 11 million subscribers! Maggie firmly believes that everyone deserves to have a space to create, all art forms are valid, and any art fundamentals can be learned through drawing characters you love to draw! Other than drawing, Maggie enjoys playing video games like Splatoon and Monster Hunter, along with watching movies, anime and reading graphic novels.
🗯️ MIKE JASORKA, PROFESSIONAL CARTOONIST AND COMIC ARTIST: Mike Jasorka grew up in a small rural town in New Jersey and graduated in 2007 from Rowan University with a studio art degree in illustration before making a move to his dream city of Los Angeles. There, he spent his time juggling his joy for self-publishing and creating his own comic books, providing storyboards for the advertising/film/music industry and teaching sequential art (comics) at Venice Arts - a non-profit multi-media arts organization. At Venice Arts, Mike has taught over 500 youth how to write and draw comics by applying the methods and foundations he uses in creating his own comics as well as the opportunities he has had professionally. Mike's teaching philosophy revolves around approaching creativity with a patience to grow - as every project brings new growth through challenge and requires great patience in order to passionately complete them. Most of Mike's time today is spent creating his next comic works, hanging out with his fiancée and friends, writing songs on the guitar and playing drums when he can.
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