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Majestic Manatees: A Drawing Class Using Perspective and Style

This one time drawing experience will guide learners through a step by step process of instruction resulting in some friendly manatees. Through a simple, age appropriate approach, learners will be able to draw with accuracy and confidence
Eleanor C.
Average rating:
4.7
Number of reviews:
(262)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Recommended for curious Beginning to intermediate artists, Majestic Manatees is class concealing a number of drawing tools. Learners can explore applications of shape and depth with this one time drawing experience centered around all things manatee. This method is instructional, and learners will be encouraged to participate at a variety of check ins along the way. This open format encourages low - stakes participation for learners who may be shy about asking for help or sharing their work. This is a class for younger artists, but we will be looking at manatees from different perspectives, as we practice more advanced methods of conveying size and length. This is figure drawing, with a cuter, more cartoon - like edge that this age group can appreciate and emulate with ease. The manatee has many wonderful folds and curves that will surprise and delight beginning-intermediate students with some background in fine motor skill centered art. The very clear, step by step technique presented in this class will allow participants an opportunity to apply it to other subjects and figures in art projects to come. We are making manatees in class today, as we discover and build on depth refinement for life. This approach to drawing will also encourage learners to apply these methods to other creatures, fostering a deeper curiosity and passion for learning.

Learning Goals

Students will learn how to draw a cartoonish manatee from a variety of perspectives, while learning how to convey distance and depth. This is a drawing class for beginning-intermediate artists with some basic, previous experience in drawing. Through these cheerful figure drawings, students will learn some refined approaches essential to any strong technique foundation.
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Supply List
Paper, and any drawing utensils of your choice ! I will be demonstrating with a black pen, as I find that it shows up best on camera. Please feel free to contact me with any questions about supplies prior to class!
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined May, 2020
4.7
262reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
New York Teaching Certificate
New York Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Hello, Art enthusiasts! I am a multi-disciplinary artist working in New York City. As a teaching artist, I have been working in Public school in-school residency programs for the past nineteen years(!)...most recently with a concentration in Visual Arts. Many of these partnerships involved very direct coordination with students’ academic teachers, so that the Art projects enriched comprehension. I prioritize  recyclable materials, and their environmental importance. I have extensions experience with literacy, and STEM-based residencies, in particular. 

Over the past few years I have worked with every age, from early childhood to high school. I have seen first hand, how the affects of arts education through residency partnerships transform and enhance students’ lives.  I am often very inspired by the creativity and commitment young students bring to these projects. In addition to Visual Art, I teach music composition, ‘Cello, and Guitar.

I am an alumna of the Juilliard School and the Teaching Artist Project. My supporting teacher experience at the Rudolph Steiner School in Manhattan combines Waldorf ideology with these other skills. I am on the NYC DOE substitute teacher roster. This mixture of public and private practice has prepared me to serve students from a wide range of backgrounds.

 I try to incorporate physical balance into art making, often a skill that is considered “inactive”. Over the past two years my mindful Art workshops have been requested by public schools and administrative teams across NYC. I have worked extensively with groups and individuals on the spectrum, and as a Visual Art Consultant for students dealing with trauma.

I am a 2020 Legacy Arts Project recipient, and recently received the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable Teaching Artist Grant.

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$11

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Meets once
40 min
Completed by 7 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-10
3-12 learners per class

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