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Learn How to Paint a Giraffe

Ages 8-13
Self-Paced Class
Hello everyone. This class allows students to learn how to mix skin tones with just the primary colors (Red, blue, yellow,)! A fun fact about giraffes is that it is the only animal that has all skin tone colors in one they are a skin!
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1 week of teacher support
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What's included

1 pre-recorded lesson
1 week
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1 year access
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Mastery Evaluation
1-2 hours per week. I can provide color Mixing worksheets as well as templates and guides in order for students to learn how to mix and create other colors such as their arsenal, color wheels, as well as color gradient sheets.
Certificate of Completion
When Student finishes their giraffe painting, we will be able to send them a certificate showing that they learned how to make skin tone colors.

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 6
Beginner Level
In this class, students will learn how to mix skin tones of all shades by using only the primary colors. The primary colors include red, blue, yellow, With the inclusion of black and white acrylic paint. With this color mixing technique, we will utilize these colors to create a giraffe painting. As I teach, it’ll be a tutorial style, where I show students how to draw the giraffe, How to mix the colors on a pallet or paper plates, as well as where to place those colors and how to mix and blend to create a realistic giraffe painting. As I am teaching, I will encourage and give advice to students who ask for help as well as add tips and tricks while we are all painting together so that way they can see how we’re painting it how we’re mixing it as well as why it is important to learn how to mix your colors. During class students are allowed to use the chat To ask for questions.

Learning Goals

Knowing the importance of mixing colors in order to create a customizable color option for their paintings.
Being able to place and render paint colors in a way that blends and creates a realistic painting.

Syllabus

1 Lesson
over 1 Week
Lesson 1:
Painting the giraffe
 For this lesson, we will learn step-by-step how to draw and paint the giraffe as well as learn how to add a background 
1 assignment

Other Details

Learning Needs
This is a class that is easy for anybody to learn perfect for beginners and intermediate learners in painting. People with learning disabilities are more than able to accomplish these tasks.
Parental Guidance
Content is something that is very easy for anyone at any age between Between 13 to high school age. Have taught this in my high school, painting classes with ease as well as younger children such as preschool age. This is a great wave for students to learn how to paint something as well as mixed color and to feel confident about their progress and their artistic ability.
Pre-Requisites
This class is completely beginner, friendly! Here I will teach you how to do everything step-by-step from mixing colors how to take care of of your materials how to draw everything and how to be able to put it all together into one painting
Supply List
Acrylic paints such as red red, yellow, blue, white, And black.
Paint brushes
Canvas, canvas, board, sketchbook, or Paper
Water cup
Paper towels
Paper plate or paint palette
Pencil/eraser🎨
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
https://youtu.be/g3kjBmuEkCk?si=1yeNeooCh1vBYuUo https://www.artbarblog.com/mixing-skin-tones-using-primary-colors/

Meet the teacher

Joined November, 2024
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Associate's Degree in Art and Design from College of the canyons
I am an art educator who has an associates degree and fine arts, studio, art, history, and illustration. I also minored in early childhood education, which allowed me to be able to learn how to teach a classroom and how to For students. I have been teaching for five years and continue to teach paint parties and other fun events for those who are thriving and wanting to learn more about the arts.

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