Drawing and Painting for Kids and Beginner Adults: Birds!
What you'll learn
- Students will be able to create a finished Tropical Bird artwork of their own design!
- Students will gain a basic understanding of using in-expensive materials to create a meaningful artwork
- Students will learn basic techniques of water-color painting and pencil drawing
- Students will feel more confident in experimenting with their own original artworks
- Students will have a basic understanding of shape, form, texture and Depth/Space
Requirements
- Students should be able to hold and easily maneuver basic art tools such as a brush, pencil and eraser
- Crayola Watercolor Set (8 or 16 colors) with brush, mixing tray, water-cup and paper-towel
- Basic Writing or Drawing Pencil
- A few sheets of white, thick, 9x12 paper, such as watercolor paper, super heavy-weight drawing paper, bristol board, tag board or cardstock (can substitute 9x12 paper with 8.5 x 11 cardstock, Do Not Use Copy Paper, it is too thin for this project)
- A sharpie marker, or similar small point black marker
- A Black Crayon or Black Colored Pencil
Description
Learn how to draw and paint a tropical bird from start to finish! Use a variety of tools and mediums, including pencil and watercolor paints to create a beautiful finished artwork. In this course we will learn about the elements of texture, form, value, and color. Take the course with your art students, or your children, or take it on your own as a starting point to get back into your own art making! The steps are very guided by professional elementary art instructor, Isaac Lundgren. Even students at the most beginner level should be able to follow along comfortably, with results consistent with their age and experience.
Who this course is for:
- Kids ages 10 and older (younger students can also take the course, but may have trouble with a few of the more challenging concepts)
- Adults who haven't picked up a paintbrush in 10+ years!
- Adults who have ZERO artistic talent, but love art and want to start somewhere!
- Adults who want to take art lessons with their kids, but also want to have an engaging experience themselves
- Anyone who feels like they missed out on a positive art-experience growing up!
- Adults looking for CHEAP summer art classes for their kids!
Instructor
![Isaac Lundgren](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.8 Instructor Rating
- 295 Reviews
- 2,073 Students
- 2 Courses
Summa Cum Laude graduate in Art Education from Arizona State University, Isaac began teaching visual art full-time for the local public school district. Isaac has also worked as a stage, screen, and voice-actor, as well as choir director and music composer for stage, indi-film and video games. Isaac has a passion for art, music and technology and over the years has been drawn to the classic adventure game style from companies such as Sierra, Lucas Arts, and Westwood studios, and has spent many years working on projects that combine art, music and voice. Isaac has been labeled as a quality teacher with a "soothing voice" and "entertaining teaching style".