GOAL 
Learning foundational drawing techniques to help artists draw independently!

NOTE
To see if this class is the right fit for you, please consider enrolling in my ongoing Drawing Techniques class before signing up for this longer multi-day course. Ongoing classes require no commitments. Simply enroll for one class and stop the subscription afterwards. Please let me know if you have any questions. 
Ages 9-11
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ABOUT
This 8 week long class is geared more towards beginners, but intermediate and advanced artists are welcome. There is one 55 minute class a week for 8 weeks. The first 20 minutes are set aside for greetings and learning techniques. The last 35 minutes are set aside for completing a related project. Learners are encouraged to practice what they learned at home, and are welcome to share in the classroom or privately through the messaging system on Outschool. Specific techniques, schedules, and projects are listed below.

MATERIALS
Needed: paper, pencil, kneaded eraser, vinyl or rubber eraser, pen eraser, sharpener
Optional: pencil kit (4B-4H or similar), smudging stumps

SCHEDULE

55 minute class once a week for 8 weeks.
20 minutes for learning a technique; 35 minutes on a related project.

Day 1: Observing and Drawing Shapes
Objective: Learning how to draw 3D shapes and how to observe and draw organic shapes; Finishing with drawing a simple still life (no shading)

Day 2: Values (Tones)
Objective: Learning about tones by drawing a tonal strip and gradation strip; Finishing with drawing and shading flowers or a simple colorful object

Day 3: Light and Shadow/Vocabulary
Objective: Learning how to identify and place light and shadow on shapes; Finishing with drawing fruit and shading accordingly. 

Day 4: Marks and Textures
Objective: Learning some how to use different marks to draw different textures; Finishing with drawing a tree and cloud

Day 5: Combining Days 1-4
Objective 5: Using shapes, tones, light and shadow, and textures to draw a campfire 

Day 6: Perspective and Depth
Objective: Learning one point perspective: Finishing with drawing a landscape

Day 7: Part 1, Composition/Starting and Creating a Drawing
Objective: Learning different compositional layouts: Finishing with starting a drawing of your own.

Week 8: Part 2, Composition/ Finishing a Drawing
Day 8: Working together to finish your own artwork with shading and details.

Art is a bit of a mystery, and I want to give learners the tools to be able to figure out how to draw whatever they want. I am looking forward to seeing you in my class!