In-person lessons are fun and engaging, and couldn’t be easier to setup. Drawings tend to be 2 at a time so that kids can see the progression and differences between how the simple line differences create a whole new image. We cover topics that kids love and aim to give them an immediate feeling of success.
What you need
- White printer paper
- Thick black markers or other drawing tool
- That’s it!
What we’ll draw
LOL!
Faces & expressions
Simple emoji style drawings, showing how to brings emotions to life using simple lines. For example:
- Happy / Laughing
- Sad / Crying
- Disappointed / Angry
- Suprised / Frightened
Ninja!
Bodies & movement
Using little ninjas we explore where things connect on the body and how to show basic movements. For example:
- How heads, bodies, arms and legs attach
- Facing out, facing sideways
- Jumping, running, kicking
Need for speed!
Vehicles & transport
Staring with a circle, how many vehicles can you draw? How to make cars and rockets look fast. For example:
- Circle submarine and helicopters
- Rocket and race car – with fire!
- Jet airplane
- Construction vehicles
Awww & grrr!
Animals & creatures
Cute or scary? We’ll look at ways to make simple animals both fuzzy and cute, and ferocious and scary. For example:
- Simple dog, cat, cow, monkey faces
- T-rex, lion, shark
- Simple four legged animals – unicorn, horse
- Monsters and aliens
Tricky stuff!
Hard to draw everyday objects
Here we learn to draw the things we see around us, but can sometimes be hard to reproduce on paper.
- Soccer and basketball
- Bicycle
- Flowers in pot
- House and trampoline
World explorer!
Landscapes & backgrounds
We need a place for all our drawings to live and there are many exciting environments around the world. Let’s learn to draw:
- Sky, sun, clouds, grass and trees
- Hills and mountains
- Oceans and islands
- Forests and deserts
- Waterfalls and rivers
Lights, camera, action!
Simple characters from TV and moves
Lets try to draw some of the kid’s favorite cartoon super heroes and villains. For example:
- Batman/Batgirl, Spiderman/Wonder woman, Superman/Supergirl
- Princesses
- Pokémon
Celebrate good times!
Holidays and seasons
Holidays can be fun for everyone. Let’s draw the things we see during different times of the year. For example:
- Snowman, sledding
- Pumpkins, witches, zombies
- Fireworks, candles
- Santa, leprechaun
Is it real?!
Simple 3D and shading
Bringing drawings to live with basic 3D perspective and shadows and shading tecnhiques. For example:
- Hot chocolate cup
- Apple
- Treasure chest