What's included
8 live meetings
8 in-class hoursHomework
Available upon requestGrading
As requested.Class Experience
**Please bring to every class paper, a pencil, and an eraser Learn to Draw realism: Explore the basics, of how to use line, shape, shading and proportion to create a wonderful realistic drawing. We will draw objects such as an apple, a coffee mug, flowers and animals. For semester-term students, we will discuss students' interests and priorities for drawing projects. ***Students are to be self-directed: Topics are to be determined together by the teacher and student. I like to pick topics relating to students' own individual interests. I will offer a variety of topic suggestions, see the list below! ***Please Note: If you are interested in this class and do not see a day or time listed that works for you, please contact me to schedule a class time that works best for your schedule. Topics are to be determined together by the teacher and student. See the list below for topic offerings. ***Different flowers we can draw: Tulips Lotus flowers Daisy Roses Poppies Iris Bird of paradise Daffodils ***Different animals we can draw: Cat Dog Penguin Giraffe Turtle Grasshopper Lady Bug Tucan Bird Parrot Frog Horse Fire Dragons Ice Dragons New Year Dragons ***Different landscapes we can draw: African Landscapes City Landscapes Country Landscapes Ocean Landscapes ***Still Lifes we can draw: An Apple A Pear A Banana A Coffee Mug A Bowl An Egg A Bowl of Fruit *** We can also draw cartoon characters: Peanuts Snoopy Denis the Menace Yoda Shreck Homer Simpson Fred Flinstone Micky Mouse Donald Duck Bugs Bunny ***If there is something you'd love to draw and you don't see it here, we can draw it! Just ask me.
Learning Goals
Students will develop drawing skills at their own level.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
I will be using google slides to share images for our drawing projects. Google slides is an Outschool-approved third-party tool. You will not need to register for an account.
Supply List
Please bring paper, a pencil and an eraser to every class. Colour pencils are good too!
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from The San Francisco Art Institute
My name is Lynda Diamond. I teach art to children, teens and adults. My painting and drawing classes focus on an exploration of line, colour and content drawing objects such as flowers or fruit to abstract geometric shapes. My Art History classes explore the different ways art has evolved and influenced our lives.
I hold a BFA in painting from The San Francisco Art Institute. I attended The San Francisco Art Institute as a scholarship student. I have been teaching children, teens and adults painting and drawing for thirteen years. As an independent teacher. I offer a variety of class options. These options are one-day classes, ongoing and eight-week courses. I often teach art privately. I have taught college-level painting classes at Nova Scotia Community College.
I have taught online ESL and drawing to learners in China.
My art classes are always light-hearted in spirit.
I believe that learning to paint and draw is great fun! My art students always want to return to more classes because my classes are so enjoyable.
I am now teaching Art History classes too! I am uniquely qualified to teach Art History as the techniques I use in my own art-making come from great artists from the past.
Here's an interesting note about me. I wanted to study with a great painter that lives in Norway. One day I flew to Norway. Luckily, I watched this master painter paint and learned so much from him. I will always be grateful for this experience and for the skills I learned.
Arts educator,
Lynda Diamond
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Live Private Class
$95
weekly or $760 for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
60 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-18