In this multi-day summer drawing camp, students will learn to sketch realistic facial features of humans (eyes, nose, ears, mouth), a realistic human portrait, and full body portraits of humans. This class will meet for one hour twenty minutes each day, for five days over the period of one week.

What will students learn?

Day 1: Human Facial Features (Eyes and Eyebrows)

1. Students will learn techniques to draw different shaped eyes and eyebrows.
2. Students will learn techniques to draw realistic eyebrows and eyelashes.
3. Students will learn techniques to shade, blend, and detail realistic eyes.

Day 2: Human Facial Features (Noses, Ears, and Mouths)

What will students learn?

1. Students will learn techniques to shade human noses and ears with pencil.
2. Students will learn techniques to draw realistic shading for human skin.
3. Students will learn techniques to draw realistic highlights on human noses and ears.
4. Students will learn techniques to draw realistic lips with pencil shading and texture.

Day 3: Human Portrait (Face)

What will students learn?

1. Students will learn techniques to draw a proportionate human face.
2. Students will learn techniques to draw realistic texture of human hair.
3. Students will learn to combine previously learned techniques to create a realistic drawing of a human face.

Day 4: Full Body Human Gesture Drawing Studies 

What will students learn?

1. Students will learn techniques to draw proportionate human gesture drawings by sketching quick, full body portraits.
2. Students will use a wooden mannequin to practice drawing several full body poses.
3. Students will learn techniques to draw loose sketches of human figures and practice drawing several, quick sketches of human figures.

Day 5: Full Body Human Drawing 

What will students learn?

1. Students will learn techniques to detail a realistic full body human drawing.
2. Students will learn techniques to shade legs, arms, etc.
3. Students will learn to combine previously learned techniques to create a realistic, full body drawing of a human.


I will demonstrate each step for students and have students complete that step along with me.  My classroom is a calm, fun, and creative environment where discussion between teacher and students is encouraged.  I ask students questions throughout the lesson to check for student understanding.  Students who enroll in this class should have an interest in learning to draw proportionate human facial features realistically and proportionate full body human drawings.