The Art of Drawing: An Introductory Course - Online

This introductory drawing course balances fun, creative activities with technique-building exercises to captivate children while developing drawing confidence and skill. Learning to draw plays a big role in our cognitive development. It can help kids learn to write and think creatively, develop hand-eye coordination, hone analytic skills, process emotions and conceptualize ideas. This course is designed to explore basic fundamentals of drawing and serve as the first stepping stone in the journey to drawing excellence. Each child’s art submission will be curated into an online exhibition for all the parents to enjoy at the end of the week.

Skills Taught:

• Pencil Technique
• 2D shapes
• Value scale
• Shading
• Creating 3D shapes and contour lines,
• Identifying positive and negative spaces,
• Textures
• Still life

Notes

• Prerequisites: None
• Materials Needed: Computer or Laptop with camera, audio and video enabled. Safari or Chrome browser. A pencil, paper. Headset strongly recommended.