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Introduction to Drawing Fundamentals | 3D Geometric Shapes

Completed by 17 learners
Ages 9-14
Live Group Class
Each week, students will learn first how to carefully observe basic geometric shapes, followed by incorporating that shape into creative drawing exercises.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(135 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week
1-6 learners per class
45 min

What's included

1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
Drawing homework is encouraged (20- 30 min) to show beginning of each class for feedback.
Assessment
Self assessment guided by my specific questions about their drawing (homework or in-class exercise). Also feedback from other students will be encouraged.

Class Experience

Many young artists struggle to make their drawings or paintings look more realistic because they don’t understand how to create the illusion of three dimensional forms in space. They attempt realism without knowing the importance of consistent eye level, for example. 

Learning to draw basic 3D shapes will help evolve drawings from flat to more realistic looking, the way we would observe them in life. Everything we view in our world can be simplified into basic 3D shapes. Understanding and practising how to observe and draw them will free young artists to create worlds from their imagination (characters and scenes) that look more real. 

This course will explore a different shape each week. Students will also be drawing a variety of found objects from their home environment, like a coffee mug for example. Academic in content, these drawing exercises will also include story telling and conceptual scenes. 

No prior drawing experience needed. The primary focus will be accurate proportions, eye level and where/how to apply tone. 

Having actual 3D shapes on hand will be essential; these can be purchased geometric shapes or household items like a Rubik’s cube, sugar cube, small box, etc. Students can also make them from paper templates found online, or use modeling clay. 

Use of vanishing points will be introduced, both 1 point and 2 point perspective. We may expand on linear perspective to help understand creating the illusion of 3D drawings.

Each week does not build on knowledge or skills learned from a previous week. Drawing homework is encouraged (20- 30 min) to show beginning of each class for feedback.

The class routine (loosely) follows: 

Classroom Expectations and Introduction - 3-5 min
Discussion and Demonstration  - 10 min
Active drawing and social time for students - 15 min
Show work and discuss - 5 min
Q & A about this week's drawing - 5 min
Suggestions to practise, refine or expand on this week's lesson - 5 min

Repeats after 10 weeks / new exercises will be introduced for students taking it again. 

Week January 5: Cube
Week January 12: Cube extended to cuboid/rectangular prism
Week January 19: Pyramid
Week of January 26: Cone
Week of February 2: Cylinder
Week of February 9: Sphere
Week of February 16: Ellipses and Ovals / expanded to apply to various objects
Week of February 23: Eye Level / expanded to a still life created by learner
Week of March 2: Draw a scene using five simple shapes
Week of March 9: Draw a simple scene in one-point perspective.

Cancellations and refunds

Missed a class? a recording will be available for viewing after the session has been completed. Please allow time to log in early in order to give yourself time to do a technical check. While no refunds will be issued for a missed class, arrangements can be made to transfer student to another section

Learning Goals

The learning goal of this class is not to teach students how to draw, it is for students to learn how to see, like an artist. Before an artist can properly draw anything, they must first learn how to carefully observe and unlearn preconceived ideas of what they’re actually seeing.

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Supply List
Learners must have actual 3D geometric shapes on hand before class. These can be purchased or use household items like a Rubik’s cube, sugar cube, small box, etc. Students can also make them from paper (templates found online) or use modeling clay. 

Other materials: Pencil/sharpener, paper or sketchbook, eraser and straight edge (doesn't have to be a ruler as we're not measuring units).
 1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined July, 2022
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I was honoured to win a nation wide contest to illustrate Dennis Lee's reprint of Alligator Pie. I have illustrated five published children's books in total. I graduated from a Canadian Art College in Visual Communications, then worked as an illustrator for thirty years, doing mostly editorial and advertising commissions. I have done numerous, live drawing presentations for elementary age children at schools and libraries. 

Most recently, I taught Illustration and drawing fundamentals for seven years at a Canadian Art University.

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