Sketching for Kids (Ages 8-12) (Live Online)

Dive into the comic world with our (Traditional or Digital) Sketching class!Designed for kids who want to draw characters from their favourite games, movies and books. Taught by professional game design artist Ali Naqvi, this class will focus on teaching drawing fundamentals to students 8-12 years old. Students will learn to draw realistic and comic figures from scratch, create vehicles and locations, and tell stories through comic panelling.Students will need either sketchbooks or Digital Tablets, the instruction will be provided for both digital and traditional media.Topics covered:Perspective1 point perspective2 point perspective +3 point perspectiveThumbnailsCreating smaller sketches to prioritize areas of interestLights and valuesGradients vs sudden value changes and how these changes are interpretedProper shading techniquesSeparation of positive and negative spaceSimple Still Life with fruits and vegetablesStylized anatomyStylized facial featuresStylized self portraitAnimeHow to draw anime eyesRealistic AnatomyTorsoArmsLegsneckHands and FeetRealistic facial proportionsHow to draw different parts of the faceEyes, nose, earsSketching Renaissance era statuesCreating from imaginationHow to use simple shapes to create more complicated formsHow to make shapes, straight lines and curvesDrawing carsDrawing planesSketching mammalsSketching reptilesIdentifying characteristics such as eyes, scales and facial proportionsDrawing birdsHybrid animalsImaginary animalsSpotlightsMarvelDCDisneyManga