How to Draw Kawaii Animals - Level 1
In this self-paced class, learners can build their skills and confidence with a series of quick and simple drawing tutorials
Lydia Holloway
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(160)
What's included
8 pre-recorded lessons
8 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentAssignments
Students will be prompted to share their work with me to receive feedback.Assessment
If desired, students can be assessed to determine if they are ready for more advanced drawing classes.Class Experience
Beginner Level
Ready... Set... Draw! This series of quick and easy drawing tutorials will introduce young artists to illustrating "kawaii" style. Using the art media of their choice, students will receive step-by-step instructions for drawing cats, bears, dragons, axolotls, and more! I'll discuss how to make each drawing look like its intended subject, while also giving learners room to express themselves creatively. Simple shapes and minimal details make this a great beginner drawing class for young students and novices! Enrolled learners will be able to share their work to the classroom, request feedback, and contact me directly with questions or comments. The focus of this class is to build basic drawing skills and confidence, so requesting feedback is optional and projects will not be graded.
Learning Goals
Students will learn to observe and recreate details to create illustrations that are recognizable as their intended subjects.Students will learn to use basic shapes to create detailed and interesting illustrations.
Syllabus
8 Lessons
over 8 WeeksLesson 1:
Kawaii Bear
How to draw a "kawaii" style bear 1 assignment
Lesson 2:
Kawaii Frog
How to draw a "kawaii" style frog 1 assignment
Lesson 3:
Kawaii Cat
How to draw a "kawaii" style cat 1 assignment
5 mins of video lessons
Lesson 4:
Kawaii Axolotl
How to draw a "kawaii" style axolotl 1 assignment
Other Details
Supply List
Students will need the drawing media of their choice. This may be traditional art supplies such as pencils and crayons, or they may choose to use an art app like procreate.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
4.8
160reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Greetings! I'm Lydia Holloway, a professional graphic designer, illustrator, writer, and educator. You can call me "Miss Lydia" and my pronouns are she/her!
I've been crafting, drawing, crocheting, sewing, and basically learning as much as I can about as many things as I can for as long as I can remember. As passionate as I am about creative pursuits, I am even more excited to share what I have learned with others. I have been teaching on OutSchool since 2020, and have taught enrichment activities to K-6th (USA) students since 2011. Prior to that, I was a private tutor, teaching arts and crafts out of my home.
I cover a wide range of subjects and have extremely diverse interests, but I have one simple, fundamental belief behind my myriad pursuits: I want to learn how to make, grow, and produce as many things for myself as I can. And I want to share that knowledge with others!
I was born and raised in Kansas, the daughter of two educators, one teaching junior high science and the other teaching art and elementary English. Although I initially pursued a career in graphic design, the call to teaching was too strong to resist. In 2011, I fell into what would end up being my dream job: assisting with the local after-school program. I remained with the program for a decade, teaching arts, crafts, science, and more to a diverse group of in-person learners.
I believe the greatest gift we can give the next generation is the ability to create, not just in the practical sense, but in the sense of overcoming mental and emotional hurdles that would otherwise stifle us. I teach my students to create freely, for the joy of it, as well as giving them the practical skills they need to accomplish their goals. We are empowered by knowing how to create things for ourselves, and we are enriched by the freedom to create without self-consciousness. Art is neither good nor bad: it simply is, and by creating it, we are allowed to "just be" as well.Reviews
Self-Paced Class
$8
weekly8 pre-recorded lessons
8 weeks of teacher support
Choose your start date
1 year of access to the content
Completed by 6 learners
Ages: 7-12
