Young Artists, ages 8 to 12, worlds and stories
Picture-Book Scenes
Compose a whole picture: layers, a clear hero, a path for the eye, mood from light and colour.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Lessons
- 5 in 4 units
- Time
- 2 hours of lessons
- Pace
- About four weeks
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Coming soon. The lessons in this course are still being made; the ones listed below are ready now.
The goal
What you’ll be able to draw
Compose a whole picture: foreground, middle and background, a clear main character, a path for the eye, and mood from light and colour.
How you’ll see the progress
A scene at the start and again at the end.
Skills
- Planning a picture
- Stories and comics
- Colour
Pictures you’ll make
- A Page from a Story Project
- Book Cover Project
4 units, 5 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 1 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 2 then and now
- 2 project
- 1 checkpoint
- Free
Unit 1
Plan it
Tiny plans first, a clear hero, and three layers.
- 01 Then: A Scene 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
Lead the eye
Paths that lead to the hero, and space that sets a feeling.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 3
Mood
Night, rain and the seasons: light and colour that set a mood.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 4
Your page
A page from a story, and a book cover.
- 01 A Page from a Story Project, 40 min Project 40 min
- 02 Book Cover Project, 40 min Project 40 min
- 03 Now: A Scene 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
Picture-Book Scenes
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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