Learn to Draw with Mr. Paul
In this fun and interactive 5-week video art class designed for elementary age students, young artists will be inspired to unleash their creativity and learn new drawing techniques with each new video lesson.
What's included
5 pre-recorded lessons
5 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentClass Experience
US Grade 1 - 4
Beginner Level
Welcome to “Learn to Draw with Mr. Paul,” a self-paced video art class designed for the imaginative and curious minds of elementary students! Over the course of five weeks, students will embark on a creative journey through five engaging video lessons, each unlocking new skills and techniques in the art of drawing. Mr. Paul will guide young artists through a variety of projects designed to nurture creativity and enhance drawing skills. Our lessons include: 1. Let's Draw Video Game Landscapes 2. Let's Draw Selfie Portraits 3. Let's Draw Comic Strips 4. Let's Go On An Outdoor Art Adventure 5. Let's Learn About Value Students will follow along with Mr. Paul as he introduces the concept of each lesson, sharing examples from art history for inspiration, and then demonstrating the project. Each video is roughly 10 minutes. Then students will be invited to try the concept out for themselves. There will be no live meeting for this class. Students can participate on their own schedule, and pause the videos as much as needed to learn at their own pace. Students are encouraged to share their artwork and join in discussions on the class page. Mr. Paul will provide feedback to everyone who shares their work. Materials: Pencil Paper Ruler Colored pencils, crayons, or markers
Learning Goals
Students will learn fundamentals of drawing, including perspective, portraiture, visual storytelling, drawing from nature, and realistic shading techniques.
Syllabus
5 Lessons
over 5 WeeksLesson 1:
1. Let’s Draw Video Game Landscapes
Learn about drawing video game landscapes with Mr. Paul! This 9 minute video will introduce the basic principles of perspective drawing in a kid-friendly way. Viewers will learn art words like foreground, middleground, background, vanishing point, and horizon line. We will make a simple drawing in one-point perspective, and then create our own video game landscape using everything we've learned! During this video, we will also look at works by Vincent VanGogh, Salvador Dali, M.C. Escher, and Geo Lesson 2:
2. Let’s Draw Selfie Portraits
Learn about drawing self-portraits with Mr. Paul! This 10 minute video will introduce the basic principles of drawing a human face in a kid-friendly way. Viewers will learn art words like self-portrait, symmetrical, and line of symmetry. We will practice drawing guidelines for the eyes, nose, and mouth in different positions. Then we will draw our own self-portrait. Viewers will learn how to do a graphite transfer so they can make multiple copies of the same drawing and color them in different s Lesson 3:
3. Let’s Draw Comic Strips
Learn about drawing comic strips with Mr. Paul! This 10 minute video will introduce the basic principles of drawing a human face in a kid-friendly way. Viewers will learn comic art words like panel, beginning, middle, end, and punchline. We will start by designing our character(s) and thinking about their personality traits. Then we will develop our stories, sketch out our comic strip panels in pencil, and then add color! During this video, we will also look at works by Maxfield Parrish, Faith R Lesson 4:
4. Let’s Go On An Outdoor Art Adventure
Go on an outdoor art adventure with Mr. Paul! This 8 minute video will introduce the basic principles of sketching from nature in a kid-friendly way. We will learn about using our sketchbooks to quickly capture the interesting things we see in the world around us. Mr. Paul demonstrates how to break things down into simple shapes so that you can draw anything - even if it looks complicated at first! During this video, we will also look at works by Leonardo Da Vinci, Paul Cezanne, Frida Kahlo, Edw Other Details
Supply List
Pencil Paper Ruler Colored pencils, crayons, or markers
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined April, 2024
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Columbus College of Art and Design
I have a BFA in Illustration from Columbus College of Art and Design, and have been working as a professional artists for twenty years. I've created illustrated cover art for over 400 novels and my paintings and have been shown in galleries around the world. I have taught extensively during that time, working with students of all ages in group and one-on-one settings, covering a range of subjects including drawing, painting, digital design, and more. Reviews
Self-Paced Class
$5
weekly or $25 for all content5 pre-recorded lessons
5 weeks of teacher support
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