Nearly everyone can learn to draw well... with lots of practice and good instruction! If you are willing to try something new and learn to "see" in a new way, your drawing abilities will improve.

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This is a drawing class for students who are interested in expanding their realistic drawing skills while experimenting with a variety of media. I strongly recommend that all students (even older students) begin with "How to Draw.... EVERYTHING! Realistic Drawing Techniques for Beginners" before joining this teen class.
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In this class, students will explore a variety of media as they continue to learn to "see" as an artist, focusing on positive and negative space, details, values, and textures that others may never notice. Our drawing exercises will be built upon the drawing exercises from Betty Edward's book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain;" these methods have served me well in teaching others to draw realistically for nearly 20 years. We will draw from reference photos, drawings, and from life. 

Each class will focus on learning a different drawing technique. This list of techniques will rotate back around again with a different subject matter each time, so you can continue to take the class and review techniques with a unique drawing at the conclusion of every class.

I will nearly always be teaching these techniques using pencil; however, 
students will be encouraged to experiment with a variety of dry media such as charcoal, oil pastel, chalk pastel, digital drawing apps (Procreate, Krita, ibisPaint, Sketchbook, etc.)

Throughout the class, students will be encouraged to share their artwork with me so that I can help them improve and better tailor my instruction to the class. At the end of class, I save time for students who want to share their personal artwork made outside of class time.

Schedule of Topics
Week of 10/28: Landscapes (From a photo-- Bring your choice of media!)
Week of 11/4: Shading simple 3-D objects from life (Bring a cylinder and a sphere to class! Bonus: Bring other geometric forms)
Week of 11/11: Grid drawing with Shadow Shapes (Teacher OR students provide Photo)
Week of 11/18: Profile & 3/4-View Portraits (Using a diagram. Bonus challenge-- try black and white charcoal or pencil on grey or mid-tone colored paper!)
Week of 11/25: Drawing beginning with Negative Space & Contours (Teacher provides image)
Week of 12/2: Shading simple 3-D objects from life (Bring a rectangular prism & a ruler to class! 2 point Perspective)
Week of 12/9: Upside down drawing
Week of 12/16: Gesture drawing (Human figures in action!)
Week of 12/23: Still Life (Arrange & draw a real object in YOUR house!)
Week of 12/30: Value: Shadow-shape drawing (Print and/or trace before class!)
Week of 1/6:  Front-facing Portraits (Using a diagram. Bonus challenge-- try black and white charcoal or pencil on grey or mid-tone colored 
Week of 1/13: Contour drawing (Blind contour, Modified!)
Week of 1/20: Positive & Negative Space drawing from life
Week of 1/27: Human proportions (How big are those feet anyway?)
Week of 2/3: Sketching animals using Shapes (Class chooses animal/creature!)
Week of 3/10: Shading simple 3-D objects from life (Bring a rectangular prism & a ruler to class! 1-point Perspective)
Week of 3/17: Eraser Still Life drawing (Color your whole page with pencil, then erase out the highlights. Bring THINGS to draw!)
Week of 3/24: Grid line drawing (Bring a *real* ruler!)
Week of 4/3: Value: Shadow-shape drawing (Print and/or trace before class!)
** This topic list will repeat. **

#creative

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Drawing materials to bring to ALL classes:
Paper
Drawing Pencils
Eraser / Kneaded Eraser
Ruler
A variety of media to explore: charcoal, oil pastels, chalk pastels, or digital art apps.
Students may be asked to provide objects to draw. For an extra challenge, find transparent glass & reflective objects! (Check the calendar above ↑↑↑. We will discuss in class!)
Illustrations or photos may be provided to draw; students will have the option to provide their own.

Although not required, students will be encouraged to experiment with a variety of dry media such as charcoal, oil pastel, chalk pastel, digital drawing apps (Procreate, Krita, ibisPaint, Sketchbook, etc.)

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Full-curriculum and assessments or evaluation is available for homeschool students! The work is equivalent to a high school Drawing 1 class. Join as a fun after-school activity or as preparation for entering an art school. Grading and critical feedback will be provided privately through Outschool student messages. The class may be repeated for continued credit (Drawing II, etc.); I will provide leveled-up assignment variations in class.