What's included
Homework
1 hour per week. Students are encouraged to work on their drawings at least one hour per week.Class Experience
Welcome to the Flex Course -Unlocking Creativity: Let's Learn the Basics of Drawing Face Portraits. Students will be introduced to the secrets to drawing human faces and face proportions quickly and easily. This course is for beginners and no prior drawing experience is required. In this class we embrace creativity, kindness and diversity. We expect respect and maturity in our fun and process based class environment. Under the right conditions, all children can become more creative thinkers, expressive artist and problem solvers. Drawing is one of the ways to unlock their creativity! On this Flex Course students will learn how to draw faces and facial features step by step by following pre-recorded sessions. The pre-recorded sessions include lectures and drawing demonstrations that teacher will post each week. Teacher will share with students the masterpiece paintings of artists such as Rembrandt, Picasso, Frida Kahlo and others. Students will work on their own pace and each week they will submit their homework to teacher for the individual feedback. They are also encouraged to post their work on the classroom page and share with other students if they are comfortable with. Teacher will encourage discussion by posting questions and interesting facts about the paintings, artists and process of drawing. Posted weekly videos have approximate length of 30min and sometimes a little bit longer. Students should spend at least one hour working on their homework per week. Week 1- Drawing Eyes Week 2- Drawing Lips and Nose; Week 3- Drawing Hair Week 4-Drawing Face Shapes and Learning the Basics of Face Proportions; Week 5-Creating Shadows and Highlights; Week 6-Introduction to Colors and Mix Media- adding flavor to pencil drawings.
Learning Goals
Students will learn the basics of drawing faces and facial features step by step.
Other Details
Supply List
Drawing Pencils- My suggestion for the best results is 2B, 3B and 6B Eraser Sharpener Ruler Drawing Paper Optional: Watercolor Pencils, Colored pencils and/or Markers
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
3 teachers have a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Art and Design from Northwestern University
Master's Degree in Education from Purdue University
Master's Degree in Theatre Arts from University of Connecticut
1 teacher has a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from DePaul University
I am a character illustrator and costume designer with the MFA from Northwestern University, I've taught various art and design related classes for 7 years and I have worked with all different age learners. Besides my professional expertise my inspiration for creating this course is coming from my love of drawing and character creation.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$100
for 6 weeks6 weeks
Completed by 36 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 10-15