How to Draw Cats (Camp Session)

Learn shading a drawing techniques to create realistic cat drawings.

412 total reviews for this teacher

36 reviews for this class

Completed by 118 learners

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60 minutes

per class

4x per week

over 1 week

8-12

year olds

4-6

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Description

Class Experience

*Please note the camp sessions of How to Draw Cats are identical to the How to Draw Cats sessions that meet once a week for four weeks.  

Through demonstrations, practice, and feedback, students will learn to sketch and draw cats.  Students may use pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, or pastels.  The use of a sketchbook will be encouraged. This class is suitable for beginning to advanced students.  

Lesson 1:   Sketching cats    

Lesson 2:   Drawing  cats (begin your detailed piece of cat...

  1 file available upon enrollmentAll students need to have the following materials:
- A pdf of reference photos of cats is available when enrolled  
- Cat photos or illustrations you would like to draw 
-Sketchbook (optional)
- white paper
- pencil (HB, assorted, or mechanical)
-kneaded eraser
-pink plastic eraser

If you would like to work in a medium other than graphite (pencil), please be sure you have the items needed for that medium also: 
FOR *PASTELS:
-soft and hard pastels 
-soft vine charcoal
- grey paper for charcoal and pastel or toned grey paper pad
*Please note some pastels are toxic (if inhaled or ingested)

FOR CHARCOAL:
-charcoal pencil
-white pencil (pastel pencil, these often come in the pack with charcoal pencils)
-soft vine charcoal
-pencil sharpener designed for pastel pencils
- grey paper for charcoal and pastel or toned grey paper pad

FOR COLORED PENCIL:
-tracing paper 
-  grey paper for charcoal and pastel or toned grey paper pad 

Please let me know if you have any questions about the needed materials.

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

4 hours per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.

Teacher

Jennifer Rowe, PSWC-DP

Art Instructor

412 total reviews

248 completed classes

About Me

I'm a distinguished pastellist with the Pastel Society of the West Coast.    My pastel portraits have been in local, national, and international group shows at various venues including the National Arts Club in NY and the Butler Institute of...