Lesson 1: Drawing Fundamentals
o Know 5 different ways to vary line
o Practice observational skills
o Practice line drawing skills
o Know how to draw simple forms (cylinders, boxes, spheres)
o Learn how to shade objects
o Practice basic drawing skills through an object study

Lesson 2: Watercolor & Colored Pencil Techniques
Learn eight watercolor techniques
o Wash (wet-on-wet): Variegated, graded, flat
o Wash (wet-on-dry): Variegated, graded, flat
o Paint lifting
o Cauliflower painting
o Salt sprinkling
o Glazing
o Splattering
Learn six colored pencil techniques
o Hatching
o Cross-hatching
o Blending
o Scumbling
o Sgraffito
o Solvent
o Create a reference with each technique

Lesson 3: Basic Color Theory & Palette Set-up
o Review & become familiar with our paint colors and their CIN’s
o Learn to read a color wheel
o Learn important color vocabulary, such as hue, chroma, value, gamut, primary,
secondary, tertiary, warm, and cool
o Paint with a color family

Lesson 4: Creating Textures
o  Review five ways of line variation, the parts of a shadow, how to create values
o Learn how to create accurate textures
o Create six flat texture squares
o Create three texture cubes

Lesson 5: Fruits and Vegetables
o Practice simplifying fruits and vegetables into simple forms
o Practice mixing and matching accurate color
o Draw several illustrations of fruits and vegetables

Lesson 6: Variations on the Egg
o Practice simplifying eggs into simple forms
o Practice mixing and matching accurate color, focusing on contrast
o Draw various textures of eggs
o Draw several illustrations of eggs

Lesson 7: Breads and Grains
o Practice simplifying breads into simple forms
o Practice mixing and matching accurate color, focusing on subtle variation and value
o Draw various textures of bread
o Draw several illustrations of bread or grains

Lesson 8: Dishes & Utensils
o Practice simplifying dishware and utensils into simple forms
o Practice mixing and matching accurate color, focusing on subtle variation and value
o Learn to draw glass and metal textures
o Learn to draw patterns
o Draw several illustrations of dishware and utensils

Lesson 9: Drinks, Soups, & Sauces
o Practice simplifying tricky organic elements into simple forms
o Practice mixing and matching accurate color, focusing on subtle variation
o Practice drawing various textures
o Focus on creating both “soft” and “hard” edges for clarity of subject matter
o Draw several illustrations of liquid and semi-liquid food items

Lesson 10: Meats and Other Proteins
o Practice simplifying tricky organic elements into simple forms
o Practice mixing and matching accurate color, focusing on subtle variation
o Practice drawing various textures
o Learn to create “juicy” and “glossy” appearances on proteins from what we have learned
about drawing glass and metal
o Practice simplifying patterns

Lesson 11: Desserts
o Practice simplifying desserts into simple forms
o Practice mixing and matching accurate color, focusing on achieving bright colors
o Practice drawing various textures

Lesson 12 & 13: The Final Plate
o Finish our final project!

I am delighted to be able to offer classes that emphasize fine art techniques through the lens of observational drawing. Observational art is a method of learning to draw with three principles in mind: understanding of the subject, building looking skills, and practice of artistic technique. Through this method and practice, learners can draw anything. Completion of my courses will result in a learner who is engaged with art and understands basic art technique. Even students who are not aspiring artists have much to gain from drawing, including improvement of hand-eye coordination and hand dexterity skills.

Along with my bachelor’s degree in art history and studio art from a premier liberal arts institution in Ohio, I also have been teaching since 2016. My online teaching career began on Outschool in 2017. I have taught homeschoolers, unschoolers, and undergraduate students of all ages. My background in art history means that my classes are created with an understanding of historical precedence- I’m teaching what I know works! Many of my classes include examples of important artworks from masters for students to examine and learn skills from. In addition, my many years of teaching art have helped me curate concise and logical drawing curriculum that young artists can easily pick up and apply to their work. Every art class I teach hopes to provide learners with all the knowledge and support they need to grow as an artist.

Homework Offered
Young artists may need to complete work outside of class. It is their choice whether they would like to complete every illustration, but I highly recommend it. Young artists may choose to share their work for critique with me or not. 

Additionally, they will be asked to come up with an assignment proposal for out last two lessons regarding the final project. They may choose to illustrate a four-course meal or four recipes in a short recipe/cookbook. Learners will need to inform me which final project they will be doing and the foods/recipes they will be illustrating. This shouldn't take long and the assignment proposal will be due verbally in class or as a written message sent to me through the conversations tab. The proposal will be due in our 11th lesson. Every participant must complete an assignment proposal. 
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
To remove the stress of what is sometimes a very daunting course of study, your learners will not have tests, quizzes, or formal grades in the class. Instead, I utilize positive verbal critiques to provide feedback and encourage improvement. However, if grades are requested I will provide them via rubrics that will suggest a grade. Learners progress will be gauged by the completion of their assignments, execution of techniques, contributions in critique sessions, and their class presence (being on-time, listening when I am speaking, and how they communicate with peers). 
Grades Offered
To remove the stress of what is sometimes a very daunting course of study, your learners will not have tests, quizzes, or formal grades in the class. Instead, I utilize positive verbal critiques to provide feedback and encourage improvement. However, if grades are requested I will provide them via rubrics that will suggest a grade. Learners progress will be gauged by the completion of their assignments, execution of techniques, contributions in critique sessions, and their class presence (being on-time, listening when I am speaking, and how they communicate with peers).