Art Fundamentals for Kids (4-7) (Live Online)

They are curious and self-confident, open to new ideas, and certain about what they like. They are what many adult artists dream to be.We find it very important for young artists to know that Fine Art is not about just following step-by-step instructions. We teach them to create something brand new, using the endless resource of their imagination. All they need is encouragement and advice, which we are always happy to provide.Each lesson covers an important art concept, needed for fluent representational drawing and painting. It is combined with a short intro to a cultural phenomenon: a style, and epoch, or a single artist. Students get to create their original artworks from scratch within the guidelines of the topic. Each topic can be adjusted to a variety of skill levels.We start a lesson with a short lecture and demonstration (live in studios, pre-recorded for online lessons). Teachers provide advice, help, correct the digital image of a student's work, explain what works in particular cases and what does not, and why.This class is ongoing, students can join anytime. Important concepts like drawing humans and animals, nature, and architecture are repeated every 1-2 months, each time associated with a new topic and art material. Topic rotation is 2-3 years. Art materials we master: acrylics, watercolor, pastels, pencil, markers, clay.Your child is ready for an in-person instructional class when:feels comfortable when she's left in a new place with a new person, without a parentis ready to follow teacher's directionswhile drawing at home, draws recognizable figures and objects (not abstract shapes), and colors within the outlinesMaterials we provide for in-studio classes:Paint:set of acrylic paint (at least these colors - black, white. red. blue. yellow, green. brown, orange, purple). Recommended brand - Basics by Liquitexwatercolor paint, preferably in dry pans form. Recommended brand - Artist’s Loft by MichaelsSet of soft pastels. Recommended brand - Artist’s Loft by MichaelsDrawing Medium:regular HB pencileraseroptional: set of graphite pencils of different softness (2H, H, B, 2B, 4B etc)colored pencils. Recommended brand - Prismacoloroptional: markers. Recommended brand - Copicsliners or sharpie pensTools:brushes - flat and round (pointy). Use separate brushes for acrylic and watercolor paint.wooden clay sculpting toolspaper plates for mixing paintwater bucket or cupscissorsglue stickClay:Air-dry clay - white. Recommended brand - CrayolaOven baked clay - white. Recommended brand - SculpeyModeling clay - multiple colors. Recommended brand - ClaytoonSurfaces:painting boards or mixed media paper, 8’’x10'’ or bigger - good for acrylic paint, coloring pencils, markers and graphite pencils.canvases, 8’’x10’’ or bigger - for acrylic paint onlywatercolor paper, 8’’x10’’ or bigger - for watercolor paintsketchbook or loose sketch paper (printing paper is ok) - any sizeconstruction paper (multiple colors), 11’’x14’’ or bigger