Portrait 101 - Drawing a Human Face in Anime and Realistic Drawing
In this course artists will learn two awesome art styles (anime and realistic drawing). Students will explore portrait drawing from facial features to three full portraits (front view, 3/4 and profile)
Karina Kozina
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What's included
7 pre-recorded lessons
7 weeks
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This course is a thorough introduction to portrait drawing in both realistic and anime drawing styles that would be both fun and useful for all who love drawing and who'd be interested in understanding how to draw human faces. This course is a very detailed step by step guidance through all the main aspects of realistic drawing, such as composition, shading, hatching techniques, layering and more! It is also a chance for students to explore the basics of anime drawing. This course will give students a chance to understand the difference between the two drawing styles (anime and realistic) and cultivate their own unique drawing style. We will create seven awesome art projects using different approaches and new techniques in each one of them. We will be using the most accessible supplies (graphite pencils, a black pen and a black marker) to create our projects. I will be uploading a video with a full length drawing process at the beginning of each week, so that the students can follow along and draw together with me. Drawing process will be divided into a few steps with detailed information on what we are doing and why. Students will have one week to finish each piece and send it to the teacher through private messaging or upload it to the classroom. Students will receive a personalized constructive feedback on their work each week, as well as support and encouragement when needed during the drawing process.
Syllabus
7 Lessons
over 7 WeeksLesson 1:
Drawing eyes - anime and realistic
We will learn about the difference between line and tone. Introduction to shape and shading. Lesson 2:
Drawing noses - anime and realistic
We will be using eraser as a tool. We will talk about angles in drawing. Lesson 3:
Drawing mouths - anime and realistic
We will be further mastering shading. Introduction to drawing expressions. Lesson 4:
Drawing hair - anime and realistic
Introduction to textures. We will be exploring the hair styles (short and long hair). Other Details
Supply List
A sketchbook (preferred size - A3) or a large-size sketchbook drawing, thicker paper will work better (100 lb and higher) A set of drawing graphite pencils A black pen A black marker An eraser
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics from Nanjing Pedagogical University
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 with over 7000 learners taking my classes since July 2020.
I was born in Ukraine in a family of teachers and I always wanted to become a teacher myself, gratefully my dream came true! I started as a private language tutor in Russia back in 2011, and since then I have been traveling around the world and teaching language classes. I'm a TESOL certified instructor with a BA degree in Linguistics. For five years I worked as a full-time English and Russian language instructor for language schools in China and Japan and it was an amazing journey of discovering new languages, meeting amazing people and learning how to approach students with different sets of skills and backgrounds.
After living and working in Asia for over five years I came to Canada, where I continue to teach private and group classes, both in-person and on-line.
Other than studying linguistics, I received multiple certifications from School of Fine Arts in Moscow and have been working as a professional artist since 2015. My artwork has been exhibited and sold all around the globe. In the past few years, I managed to successfully combine my passion for visual arts with my love for working with children to create unique, fun and educational art courses. I specialize in Realistic Drawing, Creative Drawing, Anime Drawing and Watercolour painting.
The most important thing for me as a teacher is to make my students feel supported and valued. Each child has an awesome potential and discovering it together with my students is the greatest gift for me as a teacher.
I’m looking forward to sharing my knowledge and experience with my students.
Thank you!
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Ages: 10-15
