This class is designed to support a student’s exploration of their creativity while also teaching them the basics of art.  This will be done by switching between two classroom subjects: the basics of art and the students’ chosen topic.  These topics can be anything art related and examples of what has been requested by students thus far includes: caricatures, foxes, portraits, 3D letters and making a vtuber model (3D anime character used by youtubers).  I want to enable the learners to grow as artists and encourage them to love what they’re doing.

An example the schedule and lesson topics can be found below.  That being said, please be aware that this schedule is flexible.  If the students want to spend an extra week on a topic then we will do just that.  That being said, each week will function as a stand alone class so that new students can jump in at any time.  I will choose one or more of the lesson goals listed in each week--this choice of selection allows me to match the student's art abilities.  No background knowledge is required for this class.

Week 1:
- 1st art element: Line
- Lesson Goals: Contour Line Drawing, Upside Down drawing, Grid Drawing

Week 2: Student Chosen Topic

Week 3:
- 2nd art element: Shape
- Lesson Goals: Breaking down what you see into shapes, still life drawing, drawing pets

Week 4: Student Chosen Topic

Week 5:
- 3rd art element: Space
- Lesson Goals: Composition, Law of Thirds, The Golden Rule, Negative/Positive Space

Week 6:
- 3rd art element part 2: Space
- Lesson Goals: Perspective, Drawing in 1 or 2 point Perspective

Week 6: Student Chosen Topics

Week 7: Student Chosen Topics

Week 8:
- 4th art element: Value (Shading)
- Lesson Goals: Gradients, shading 3D shapes, shading in a coloring page of their choice

Week 9: Student Chosen Topics

Week 9:
- 5th art element: Form
- Lesson Goals: Gesture Drawings, how to break down/visualize objects as 3D shapes, drawing people and animals

Week 10: Student Chosen Topics

Week 11:
- 6th art element: Color Mixing
- Lesson Goals: color wheel, color theory, & science behind color

Week 12:
- 6th art element: Color Schemes
- Lesson Goals: color theory, color schemes, art history, & psychology behind color

Week 13:
- 6th art element: Color
- Lesson Goals: Just having fun with color

Week 14: Student Chosen Class

Week 15:
- 7th art element: Texture
- Lesson Goals: mixed media or ink drawing, stippling, cross hatching

Week 16: Student Chosen Topics