Foundations, ages 13 and up, animals and nature
Animals from Life
Construction, measurement and fur and feather texture, from a sitting cat to the rest of the owl.
- Level
- Intermediate to advanced
- Lessons
- 9 in 4 units
- Time
- 6 hours of lessons
- Pace
- About five weeks
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The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Construct animals from masses, measure in head lengths, catch errors early, and render fur and feathers that follow the form.
How you’ll see the progress
An animals check at the end: a timed construction from a reference, measured in head lengths.
Skills
- Form
- Proportion and measurement
- Texture
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A Cat, Sitting -
A Rabbit, Sitting -
A Songbird on a Twig -
The Rest of the Owl - A Page at the Zoo or Park
4 units, 9 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 1 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 4 watch and draw
- 3 checkpoint
- 1 draw from life
- 1 project
- Free
Unit 1
Masses and measuring
Animals built from a few masses and measured with the head.
- 01 A Cat, Sitting Watch and draw, 45 min Watch and draw 45 min
- 02 A Rabbit, Sitting Watch and draw, 45 min Watch and draw 45 min
- 03 Checkpoint: Masses and measuring Checkpoint, 15 min Checkpoint 15 min
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Unit 2
Birds
Egg and circle, feathers in groups, and birds on the move.
- 01 A Songbird on a Twig Watch and draw, 45 min Watch and draw 45 min
- 02 The Rest of the Owl Watch and draw, 75 min Watch and draw 75 min
- 03 Checkpoint: Birds Checkpoint, 15 min Checkpoint 15 min
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Unit 3
Hoofed, finned and scaled
A horse, a fish and a lizard: joints, planes and wrapping scales.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 4
From life
Moving animals from video, sleeping pets, and a page of studies.
- 01 Your Pet from Life Draw from life, 30 min Draw from life 30 min
- 02 A Page at the Zoo or Park Project, 60 min Project 60 min
- 03 Animals Check Checkpoint, 30 min Checkpoint 30 min
When you finish
A certificate for the fridge
Finish every lesson and Lapis makes a certificate to print or download, with the nickname, the course, the date and a drawing from it. Children get one too.
Lapis certificate
Animals from Life
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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