Full Introduction to Animal Drawing FLEX
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This course is a thorough introduction to animal drawing that would be both fun and useful for all who love animals and drawing. This course is a very detailed step by step guidance through all the main aspects of drawing, such as composition, perspective, proportions, shading, understanding color, hatching techniques, layering and more! We will create eight awesome art projects using different approaches and new techniques in each one of them. We will have a chance to draw a wide variety...
8 lessons//8 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Drawing famous anime/cartoon animalsWe will find out how artists create animal characters for anime/cartoons and what different types of animal characters artists choose from.We will be learning about proportions and understanding expressions. We will draw Jiji the Cat from Kiki's Delivery Service, Pikachu, Kong-Fu Panda and even create our own original designWeek 2Lesson 2Drawing famous anime/cartoon animals, Part 2We will work further on mastering proportions and creating anime/cartoon animal characters. We will draw Bugs Bunny, Thumper, White Rabbit and our own original design.Week 3Lesson 3Introduction to realistic drawingWe will practice realistic drawing techniques. This week is an introduction to drawing textured we will be drawing animal body parts (a fox's eye, an elephant's eye, eagle's fang, snake's scales)Week 4Lesson 4Realistic animal portraitWe will keep mastering textures and create an animal portrait in coloured pencils, we will be drawing a koala. We will also talk about drawing abstract backgrounds.Week 5Lesson 5Introduction to stylized illustrationWe will be learning about patterns and doodling. We will be exploring ways to add a personal touch to the drawing. We will create a portrait of a flamingo.Week 6Lesson 6Stylized illustrations of whalesWe will be further exploring a theme of artistic expression and ways to create a stylized illustration. We will draw 3 pictures of whales using different approaches. We will be playing with our art supplies (pen. coloured pencils)Week 7Lesson 7Introduction to art journalingWe will be mastering sketching. We will learn the concepts of composition in art, we will also be practicing lettering. We will complete a page of an art journal about owls.Week 8Lesson 8Art journaling and creative drawingThis wee is about learning ways to boost the skill level in art, practicing speed drawing, and the importance of understanding animal anatomy. We will draw elephants.
This class is taught in English.
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Hello! My name is Karina, I am a professional educator, artist and linguist. At this point, I have over 12 years of experience teaching students of all ages, both in-person and on-line. I'm also proud to be one of the top art teachers on Outschool...
Flex Class
$11
weekly or $85 for 8 weeks8 weeks
Completed by 55 learners
No live video meetings
Ages 8-13