Full Introduction to Drawing Anime Studio Ghibli Style - Self-Paced
What's included
15 pre-recorded lessons
15 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentClass Experience
Beginner Level
In this Flexible Schedule course students will have a chance to learn all the basic drawing techniques while recreating their favorite Ghibli characters and scenes at their own pace. Each week students will have a one or two projects to work on and new drawing techniques to explore. We will be covering basics on understanding anatomy and proportions while drawing faces and posture, working on creating a balanced composition, developing a character, combining references, shading, speed drawing and much more. The course is created to be fun, engaging, but also useful. 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. I will only be doing a line drawing in the video, but I will be also giving useful tips and options for coloring (which will be optional). 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. I will also promote student communication with each other by posting an interactive activity for the students to work on together each week, which will include trivia questions about their favourite Ghibli animation and characters. Students will also be able to discuss and compliment each other’s weekly projects in our virtual classroom. Here's a full list of the themes covered in this course: Week 1 Cat Bus from "My Neighbor Totoro". We will learn how to draw animal body parts, such as fur, paws, claws, whiskers and teeth. We will focus on creating a drawing from the basic shapes. Week 2 Baron the Cat + draw Jiji the Cat Week 3 Chihiro and No Face from "Spirited Away". We will talk about face proportions, posture and creating a scene. + Introduction to portrait drawing and character design. Week 4 Haku Dragon from "Spirited Away". We will learn about different formats in drawing and will further discuss drawing animals (especially the magical ones) Week 5 Kiki from "Kiki's Delivery Service". We will learn about drawing faces at different angles and talk about shading. *** This project includes optional watercolour painting part*** Week 6 Princess Mononoke. We will learn about negative space, creating an interesting background and drawing a face in a profile angle. Week 7 Castle from "Howl's Moving Castle". We will learn about the focal point in a detailed drawing and practice drawing different textures (wood, metal, cloth, chimney smoke) + Week 8 Main characters from "Howl's Moving Castle" Week 9 Calcifer from "Howl's Moving Castle" We will practice speed drawing, touch base on food illustration and learn to draw fire. Week 10 Tea party from "Spirited Away" Week 11 Scarecrow scene from "Howl's Moving Castle", learning about composition Week 12 Sosuke and Kimiko from "Ponyo" We will learn how to combine different references and practice drawing faces and various sea creatures. Week 13 Main characters from "Secret World Of Arrietty" Week 14 Drawing dragons "Tales of the Earthsea", combining reference with our own Week 15 Figure drawing, a scene from "When Marnie Was There" No specific experience is required to join the course. Please note that this class is a "flex" class, meaning there are no live meetings and all interactions between the students and the teacher happen on the class page. It's a great option for busy families and international students. The live version of this course can be found here https://outschool.com/classes/dbd2422c-74d2-4733-96f8-9fad0da681ad?sectionUid=c6c1814e-4fc3-4e18-9edb-8b8140b85a21#uszM9xWtVi
Syllabus
15 Lessons
over 15 WeeksLesson 1:
Cat Bus from "My Neighbor Totoro"
We will learn how to draw animal body parts, such as fur, paws, claws, whiskers and teeth. We will focus on creating a drawing from the basic shapes.
Lesson 2:
Baron the Cat + draw Jiji the Cat
We will further explore drawing animal characters. We will touch base on drawing expressions and creating an original character design.
Lesson 3:
Chihiro and No Face from "Spirited Away"
We will talk about face proportions, posture and creating a scene. + Introduction to portrait drawing and character design.
Lesson 4:
Haku Dragon from "Spirited Away"
We will learn about different formats in drawing and will further discuss drawing animals (especially the magical ones)
Other Details
Supply List
Paper/sketchbook Graphite pencils An eraser A black pen/a black marker *** optional set of watercolour paints and a set of three round brushes - small, medium and large, as well as a sheet of watercolour paper (300 g) ***
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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!
See you in the classroom!
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Self-Paced Class
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Ages: 8-13