How to Draw ... EVERYTHING! Portfolio Boot Camp 2

Completed by 10 learners

Ages 9-14

Live Group Class

In this 4-day summer camp, students will learn realistic pencil drawing techniques while making a beautiful work of art.

Elizabeth (BFA, MAE)

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4.8

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(467 reviews)

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Live video meetings

4x per week, 1 week

2-6 learners per class

55 min

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What’s included

4 live meetings

3 hrs 40 mins in-class hours

Homework

1-2 hours per week. Students may need to take extra time working on their grid drawings outside of class time, depending on how fast they work.

Class Experience

Nearly everyone can who can hold a pencil can learn to draw well... with lots of practice and good instruction! If you are willing to try something new and learn to "see" in a new way, your drawing abilities will improve.

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This is a 4-day drawing summer camp for students who are interested in drawing realistically, know how to use a ruler, and may have joined me for a previous drawing class. In this class, students will learn to "see" as an artist, focusing on positive and negative space, details, values, and textures that others may never notice. Some of the exercises in this class are based upon Betty Edward's book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain;" these methods have served me well in teaching others to draw realistically for nearly 20 years. 

Students who join this class will learn techniques for how to accurately draw from illustrations and photos. I will provide a drawing and photo to draw from in class, but students may draw from their own drawing (Day 1) or photo (Day 2-4), but must have it ready and printed at the beginning of class. 

Each class will focus on learning a new drawing technique, each skill building on the previous day's work:
Day 1: Seeing Positive & Negatives Space-- Practicing grid drawing with a line illustration
Day 2: Setting up the grid on a photo; Create a Value Scale; Evaluating values in a photo
Day 3: Grid drawing of value contours in the photo
Day 4: Erase Grid, Make corrections, Shade 3-D Shapes in 4 tones


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Join one of my other realistic drawing classes:

How to Draw ... EVERYTHING! Portfolio Development Boot Camp
https://outschool.com/classes/how-to-draw-everything-portfolio-development-boot-camp-Tnbwp86R

How to Draw.... EVERYTHING! Realistic Drawing Techniques for Beginners (Ongoing)
https://outschool.com/classes/how-to-draw-everything-realistic-drawing-techniques-for-beginners-FKRDhqrb

How to Draw.... EVERYTHING! Intermediate-level Realistic Drawing Techniques
https://outschool.com/classes/how-to-draw-everything-intermediate-level-realistic-drawing-techniques-xkNPhQOD

How to Draw Realistic People - Proportions, Hands, Feet & Other Tricky Features
https://outschool.com/classes/how-to-draw-realistic-people-proportions-hands-feet-and-other-tricky-features-CLYFDg9X

Learning Goals

Students will create a four-tone value scale

Students will practice drawing from a line drawing by identifying positive and negative space, using a grid, and drawing upside down.

Other Details

Supply List

Drawing materials to bring to ALL classes:
Students may draw from their own drawing (Day 1) or photo (Day 2-4), but must have it ready and PRINTED at the beginning of class. 
Paper
Pencil
Eraser
Ruler

Optional: Colored pencil, Chalk pastel, Oil pastel, Charcoal for big work
Illustrations or photos may be provided to draw; students will have the option to provide their own.

Language of Instruction

English (Level: Pre-A1)

External Resources

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

Sources

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, by Betty Edwards

Meet the teacher

Elizabeth (BFA, MAE)

Joined March, 2022

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Teacher expertise and credentials

Virginia Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts

Master’s Degree in Education from Virginia Commonwealth University

I teach classes on a variety of arts-related subjects: 
  * piano, sight-reading, song-writing; 
  * realistic drawing techniques;
  * comic book creations & anime drawing styles;
  * digital arts, Photoshop, graphic design.

Look at the bottom of my profile to find my other classes. 
    → https://outschool.com/teachers/Elizabeth-Essex ←

I hold a Bachelors in Fine Art from Virginia Tech and a Masters in Art Education from Virginia Commonwealth University and am a former public school art teacher. I love teaching drawing, painting, sculpture and Photoshop to learners of all ages. I've been teaching for 20+ years and running my own piano studio for 10+ years. There's a special place in my heart for creative works and the artists that make them, especially fantasy stories and narrative artworks, comics and graphic novels.