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Vision Board Self-Portrait Art Class (Self-Paced)

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Ages 12-18

Self-Paced Course

In the Vision Board Self-Portrait art class students will DREAM BIG for the new year! First they’ll reflect on the previous year then plan for the new year with creativity and purpose. They’ll write, draw, and create a mixed media collage.

Valerie Milo BFA MEd Art Ed

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10 pre-recorded lessons

6 weeks of teacher support

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What's included

10 pre-recorded lessons

6 weeks

of teacher support

1 year access

to the content

Projects

2-4 hours per week. I’ll provide you with a visual guide to help you plan your Vision Board, but feel free to change it up however you’d like! I also provide you with a step-by-step PDF. I provide videos with insights on how Vision Boards work and then I guide you step-by-step through the process. You can do the entire vision board in one day or break it up into several days. You have up to 1 week to complete the course and receive feedback. Do what works best for you! Students can ask questions and send me pictures of their work as they progress through the course and I will give them feedback.

Assessment

They can write to me about their work, ask questions, and send pictures of their progress and I will give them feedback throughout the week.

Class Experience

US Grade 7 - 12

Beginner - Advanced Level

Welcome to VISION BOARD SELF-PORTRAIT ART CLASS. In this SELF-PACED class we’re going to create a mixed media collage with drawing, painting, writing, and gluing words and images. The purpose of a Vision Board is to plan out and visualize very specifically what we want to happen in the coming year or months. In this Vision Board there’s a twist! We’ll be including a simple self-portrait to really personalize our vision for the new year.

I’ll provide you with a visual guide to help you plan your Vision Board, but feel free to change it up however you’d like! I also provide you with a step-by-step PDF. 

You’ll see videos with insights on how Vision Boards work. Then I guide you step-by-step through the process. You can do the entire vision board in one day or break it up into several days or weeks. You have up to 6 weeks to complete the course and receive feedback. Do what works best for you!

Learning Goals

Students will learn how walking in nature helps clear their minds of stress and negativity, and inspire creative ideas.

Students will learn and practice goal-setting for the coming year in several categories: family, friends, learning, home, travel, health, career, financial, creativity, spirituality, the senses, intention

Syllabus

10 Lessons

over 6 Weeks

Lesson 1:

INTRO, SUPPLIES, SETUP

 An INTRODUCTION to Vision Boards and how they work, I go over SUPPLIES & SETUP

Lesson 2:

DEEP DIVE INTO VISION BOARDS

 A DEEP DIVE into Vision Boards and how they work

Lesson 3:

QUEST

 Go on a QUEST and begin planning your Vision Board

1 assignment

Lesson 4:

SELF-PORTRAIT

 Draw and paint a self-portrait

1 assignment

Other Details

Learning Needs

I gladly work with students with learning differences. Please reach out to me so we can discuss your child's needs so I can accommodate them.

Parental Guidance

Students will need to use scissors to create the collage. One of the categories in the guide includes spirituality but this is entirely up to the student’s interpretation and I will not discuss religion or spirituality. The guide is only meant to inspire students but they can certainly change it up however they’d like. Students may also have to search for images online or in magazines to include in their Vision Board.

Pre-Requisites

For middle school and high school students who like to draw, paint, and collage with intermediate to advanced visual art skills.

Supply List

-The Visual Guide (provided)
-A simple straight forward photo of yourself from about the waist up
-Scissors
-Printed images or magazine clippings of your goals for the future
-(Optional) Pattern papers, newspapers, or any interesting papers you’d like to include
-About a 14x16 inch (36x40cm) watercolor or mixed media paper (Canson, Strathmore, Stonehenge, Fabriano are all good brands)
-Mod Podge glue (I prefer Matt finish) or Elmer’s glue mixed with a little water
-A cheap flat craft brush to apply the Mod Podge
-A piece of cardboard as a gluing base
-Watercolors (Winsor & Newton makes nice compact travel set)
(you could also use acrylic or gouache paint if you’d like)
-Watercolor brushes, a few rounds are good (Princeton, Windsor & Newton, Royal Langnickel are a good brands)
-A glass or two of water
-Paper towels
-Watercolor pencils/colored pencils/pens/fine-tip markers
-Pencil
-Eraser
-A long envelope
-A sheet of notebook paper
-A small envelope (a tea bag packet would work great!) or you can make one

1 file available upon enrollment

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Sources

I will provide a Visual Guide to help students plan out their Vision Board Self-Portrait. I also include a PDF with Step-By-Step instructions that go along with the video. These are only meant to be guides. Students can change it up however they'd like!

Meet the teacher

Valerie Milo BFA MEd Art Ed

Joined November, 2022

5.0

2reviews

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Teacher expertise and credentials

Texas Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts

2 Degrees

Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from University of Houston

Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from University of Houston

I am a professional visual artist (a painter) and art educator. I am certified to teach Art to Secondary Students in Texas, and I have taught AP 2D Art & Design and AP Art History to High School students. I have about 10 years experience teaching Art to secondary students.

I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts in Painting, a Minor in Art History (I love Art History!) and a Master’s Degree in Art Education.

I love to explore in nature and nature is the inspiration for all of my art! I also love to travel because I love to learn. 

My sons have learning differences and music is their artform of choice. I cheer students who have learning differences because I know that means they are usually exceptionally creative! 

I never excelled in traditional school until college, when I really started studying Art in depth. I hope to provide that kind of experience for students where I guide them, but they are truly led by their own imaginations!