Young Artists, ages 8 to 12, characters
Faces and Feelings
Faces from the front and turned, feelings made with eyebrows, eyes and mouths.
- Level
- Easy
- Lessons
- 7 in 4 units
- Time
- 1.5 hours of lessons
- Pace
- About three weeks
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The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Faces from the front and turned, expressions made with eyebrows, eyes and mouths, and the hair and details that give a character personality.
How you’ll see the progress
A face at the start and again at the end.
Skills
- Characters
- Proportion
Pictures you’ll make
- One Character, Six Feelings Project
4 units, 7 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 draw from life
- 1 project
- Free
Unit 1
The face map
A ball with a cross: eyes halfway down.
- 01 Then: A Face Then and now, 10 min Then and now 10 min
- 02 Where Do the Eyes Go? Concept, 4 min Concept 4 min
- 03 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 10 min Checkpoint 10 min
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Unit 2
Feelings
Eyebrows, eyes and mouths do the talking.
- 01 Mirror Faces Draw from life, 15 min Draw from life 15 min
- 02 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 10 min Checkpoint 10 min
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Unit 3
Turning the head
The cross curves round the ball as the head turns, tips up or looks down.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 4
Personality
Hair, glasses, freckles and hats make a character someone.
- 01 One Character, Six Feelings Project, 40 min Project 40 min
- 02 Now: A Face 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
Faces and Feelings
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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