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This class is an immersive experience for young artists who would like to learn to draw realistic people using a number of different techniques and materials. All of the materials needed will be listed below in the materials section. Each week, we will meet and prepare for specific artwork and subject matter and will then spend numerous class periods to thoroughly complete the work to satisfaction. Students will be taught to develop strong observational skills to better improve detail work. No prior experience is required, both beginners and advanced drawers will be challenged on an individual basis. I am an excited teacher that works to teach students within a growth mindset and challenge them to see amazing results. My classroom environment is fun and encouraging and allows for a lot of opportunity to bond with other students. I am flexible to each student and their comfort zones; students are encouraged to show their work during class in order to get helpful feedback. However, if they are uncomfortable with this, I will work with them to show it after class or to send photos of progress through the Outschool messaging. 

Please note that joining at any time is absolutely fine and welcomed as I often work to fill new students in on previous material and much of the early material is reviewed as we work on new techniques.
Class schedule

Week 1- Learning and practicing rule-of-thumb facial dimensions with a regular pencil.
week 2- First Drawing project with pencil. Discussion on changing way of thinking. Students and I will be working from the same reference photo and will work together to draw an accurate representation. 
Week 3- Line drawing is completed. Shading with pencil begins on half of the face. Other half is completed with colored pencil.
Week 4- Finish Project 1. Second Drawing Project. Students will find their own reference photos of person of choice and will be required to download the app "Grid#" on a phone available. Students will complete their grid and begin the line drawing if time.
Week 5- Work on line drawing.
Week 6- Finish line drawing if not completed. Thorough charcoal shading with guidance and feedback. 
Week 7- Third Project. New approach to charcoal!! Photo options will be provided. For a challenge, photos will revolve around elderly people to improve detail work. 
Week 8- Continue working on project.
Week 9- finish project. 
Week 10-Demonstration and practice of pen shading techniques. Students will need to create a gradient for each process. Fourth project. Ball-point pen only. Optional, numerous colors. Photo options will be provided and will revolve around drawing babies. This will help develop skills with drawing proportions as babies do not have the same proportions as adults and can be difficult to draw.
Week 11-Continue to work on line drawing and shade with pen with technique of choice.
Week 12- Finish Drawing.
Week 13- Figure drawing/gesture drawing with pencil.
Week 14-Begin full body drawing! Images provided.
Week 15-Work on and finish drawing.
Week 16- Last day of class! Finish full body drawing.