Art Fundamentals for Grades K-2
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 to know that Art is not about just following step-by-step instructions. We teach kids 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.
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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. 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. Art materials we master: acrylics, watercolor, pastels, pencil, markers, clay.​
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Our curriculum covers all major art concepts, such as drawing humans, animals, portraits, landscapes; working with watercolor, acrylics, pastels, pencils, and clay. Some of our instructional videos can be found on our youtube channel , available for public use. However, we believe that comprehensive artistic development is impossible without teacher's custom guidance and feedback.
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Sample galleries of students' works (click on the links to see the pictures):
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Fan Art (Painting a favorite character, learning to draw figures and faces alike)
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Painting Birds (understanding birds' anatomy and proportions).
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Painting Flowers (learning to obtain the desired color by mixing, representing a variety of shapes)
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Sculpting a face (understanding facial anatomy, sculpting a favorite character)
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Sample Instructional Video
FALL-WINTER 2024 CURRICULUM (Around the World)
Painting a beach with a palm tree (Introduction to painting. Acrylics)
Sculpting a Chinese Dragon (Introduction to sculpting. Self-drying clay)
Mexican Circular Designs (Mastering symmetry. Paper)
Painting Fall leaves (Mastering watercolor blends, watercolor on watercolor paper)
Portrait of an animal (Intro to animal facial anatomy. Regular pencils/paper or pastel pencils on toned paper)
Silhouettes of African animals in the Sunset (learning about animal anatomy, acrylics)​
Self-portrait in the Halloween costume. Intro to figure anatomy (2-day project). (Acrylic on cardboard).
Designing a Personal Crest of Armor (Design project. Watercolor, white crayons).
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Designing and sculpting a coin (self-drying clay, paint)
Medieval comic art (intro to visual storytelling).
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Human facial features (paper, pencil).
Portrait of a Favorite Character (face).
Portrait of a Favorite Character (body).