Did you know that the poison dart frog has enough poison to kill 20,000 mice? Also, it's only about an inch in size! 

In this laidback, drawing class for teens, learners will learn foundational drawing skills that can be applied to any drawing - from cartoon to realistic. For these classes, we will focus on drawing realistic animals with pencil! Learners are also welcome to try different materials, but I will be using pencil. In every class, students will learn and/or practice applying key steps to the animal drawing of the week. All levels are welcome.

Key steps:
- Shapes
Learners will identify the big overall shape first and then identify and draw the smaller, important shapes. 
- Anatomy
Learners will observe light anatomy to give their drawing more structure and believability.
- Light and Shadow
Learners will pinpoint the light and shadow when time allows.
- Shading/Texture
Learners will use what they learned about light and shadow to shade their animal and give texture depending on each animal when time allows. 

SCHEDULE 
Learners choose animals and choices may change a week before each class.

TUESDAYS at 7:30pm Eastern
Tue, Sep3 - Panda
Tue, Sep 10 - Orca
Tue, Sep 17 - Snake 
Tue, Sep 24 - Tiger
Tue, Oct 1 - Bee

FRIDAYS at 6:40pm Eastern
Fri, Sep 6 - Panda
Fri, Sep 13 - Orca
Fri, Sep 20 - Snake
Fri, Sep 27 - Tiger
Fri, Oct 4 - Bee

FRIDAYS at 7:40pm Eastern
Fri, Sep 6 - Panda
Fri, Sep 13 - Orca
Fri, Sep 20 - Snake
Fri, Sep 27 - Tiger
Fri, Oct 4 - Bee


Art doesn't need to be a mystery, and my goal on Outschool is to give learners the tools to be able to figure out how to draw what they want independently. This class will be laidback and will have plenty of time for curious questions! Individualized, constructive critiques and praise will be given throughout the class.