Welcome to Mrs. D's Art Room, where it is always a good day when you are learning something new!

In this ongoing class, young artists will use step-by-step instructions to draw awesome brilliant birds on the land, in the air, and on the tree branches with pencil shading, acrylic paints, and watercolor techniques.

While learning the bird drawings, we will be focusing on 
1. How to draw different birds' unique body shapes,
2. How to draw and Color curved beaks 
3. Techniques to color feathers
4. How to draw small eyes with different facial angles

While learning to paint bird drawings, we will be different mediums and focusing on 
1. Color mixing techniques
2. Color-blending techniques
3 Uniqueness of different mediums like watercolors, acrylics, gel pens, colored pencils, and many more,
4. Paintbrush basics like how to hold them and use pressure while coloring
In some projects, they will also study and learn the shading details of the bird's eyes, feathers, body, feet, and tail.

We are going to draw and paint a suitable background for most of our bird artworks which includes studying and understanding the proportion of the bird compared to the background

The month of February ~ Birds in Winter

Week of 04/01-04/08~ Birds in blossom
Week of 04/08-04/15~ Birds in blossom
Week of 04/15-04/22~ Birds in blossom
Week of 04/22-04/30~ Birds in blossom

Week of 05/01-04/07~Birds in Summer~ Geese family with babies 
Week of 05/07-04/14~Birds in Summer~ Flamingoes
Week of 05/14-04/21~Birds in Summer~ Northern cardinal on a tree
Week of 05/21-04/28~Birds in Summer~ Ducks

Week of 06/01-06/08~Cute and small birds
Week of 06/08-06/15~ Cute and small birds
Week of 06/15-06/22~ Cute and small birds
Week of 06/22-06/29~ Cute and small birds

Week of 06/29-07/31~Rare birds
The month of September ~ Birds around the water
The month of October ~ Birds with Fancy feathers 
The month of November ~ Birds in the Hawks and Eagles 
The month of December ~ Adventures birds in the winter

Explanation of how the class will work:

For the first 5 min: Introduction of myself and the young artists

Next 10 to 15 min: Drawing using basic shapes with easy-to-follow instructions. While drawing, I will share some fun facts about the bird of the day.

Next 40-45 min: Coloring the bird using lots of techniques, textures, and sometimes basic shading following the anatomy of the body.

Last 5 min: We will use the last 5 min to finish our project as much as possible. This is the time for any questions or maybe about the next class project and my understanding of what they have learned that day.

I will use a dual-screen so that kids can see me drawing with them throughout the whole class.

The young artist will be encouraged to make their artwork unique and complete their art independently if they are not finished in class. I pace our course based on the student’s abilities, so we will go slower or faster depending on how they are doing. I will extend the class for a couple of minutes whenever possible if the learner is a little behind.

Please note that since this is an ongoing course, students can enroll or withdraw at any time. In each meeting, young artists will create ONE drawing.  Please make sure to check the scheduled times below to see which week each drawing will be taught and the materials needed for each drawing, (found in the supply list). 

No experience is needed for this class; learners will follow the directions I give. If this class interests your learner please sign up for the class. I am excited to meet your learner!

Hope to see your young artist in my classes soon!