Young Artists, ages 8 to 12, characters
Cartoon People
Whole people: proportions in heads, poses on a line of action, hands, feet and clothes.
- Level
- Easy to intermediate
- Lessons
- 6 in 4 units
- Time
- 1.5 hours of lessons
- Pace
- About four weeks
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The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Whole people: proportions measured in heads, poses built on a line of action, simple hands and feet, clothes that fold.
How you’ll see the progress
A person at the start and again at the end.
Skills
- Characters
- Poses and movement
- Proportion
Pictures you’ll make
- A Character Line-Up Project
4 units, 6 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 1 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 2 then and now
- 2 checkpoint
- 1 concept
- 1 project
- Free
Unit 1
Build a body
A stick figure grows a chest and hips, measured in heads.
- 01 Then: A Person Then and now, 10 min Then and now 10 min
- 02 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 10 min Checkpoint 10 min
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Unit 2
Poses
The line of action first, then the body, and a head over the standing foot.
- 01 Balance Concept, 4 min Concept 4 min
- 02 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 10 min Checkpoint 10 min
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Unit 3
Hands and feet
Mittens, thumbs and wedges: hands and feet made simple.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 4
Clothes and characters
Folds that gather at the joints, and a line-up of characters.
- 01 A Character Line-Up Project, 40 min Project 40 min
- 02 Now: A Person Then and now, 10 min Then and now 10 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
Cartoon People
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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