Little Artists, ages 5 to 7, colour, looking and artists
Look and Draw
Look closely at real things and draw what you see, glancing back often.
- Level
- Easy
- Lessons
- 15 in 4 units
- Time
- 2 hours of lessons
- Pace
- About three weeks
Already drawing with Lapis? Open the course in the app
The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Look closely at real things and draw what you see, glancing back often; draw the same thing again and find more to draw.
How you’ll see the progress
Your hand at the start and again at the end, and a toy drawn twice a week apart.
Skills
- Looking closely
- Lines
- Shapes
Pictures you’ll make
- Draw It Again Project
4 units, 15 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 1 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 7 draw from life
- 3 checkpoint
- 2 then and now
- 1 drill
- 1 concept
- 1 project
- Free
Unit 1
Looking games
Look, draw a little, look again: games that train your eyes.
- 01 Then: My Hand Then and now, 5 min Then and now 5 min
- 02 Memory Peek Drill, 3 min Drill 3 min
- 03 Hidden Shapes Concept, 3 min Concept 3 min
- 04 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 5 min Checkpoint 5 min
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Unit 2
At home
Your hand, your shoe, a toy and some fruit, drawn by looking.
- 01 My Hand Draw from life, 10 min Draw from life 10 min
- 02 My Shoe Draw from life, 12 min Draw from life 12 min
- 03 A Toy Friend Draw from life, 12 min Draw from life 12 min
- 04 Fruit on a Plate Draw from life, 12 min Draw from life 12 min
- 05 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 5 min Checkpoint 5 min
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Unit 3
Outside
A leaf, a flower and something tiny drawn big.
- 01 A Leaf and Its Veins Draw from life, 10 min Draw from life 10 min
- 02 A Flower in a Cup Draw from life, 12 min Draw from life 12 min
- 03 Tiny Things Big Draw from life, 12 min Draw from life 12 min
- 04 Show What You Learned Checkpoint, 5 min Checkpoint 5 min
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Unit 4
Again
The same toy a week later, to see how much more you notice.
- 01 Draw It Again Project, 20 min Project 20 min
- 02 Now: My Hand Then and now, 5 min Then and now 5 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
Look and Draw
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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