Young Artists, ages 8 to 12, real life, colour and artists
Wild Animals
Realistic animals built from shapes, measured in head lengths, with fur, feathers and scales.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Lessons
- 4 in 4 units
- Time
- 1 hour 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
More realistic animals built from shapes, measured in head lengths, with fur, feather and scale textures that follow the form.
How you’ll see the progress
A wild animal at the start and again at the end.
Skills
- 3D forms
- Proportion
- Texture and pattern
Pictures you’ll make
- My Animal Poster Project
4 units, 4 lessons
The syllabus
Unit 1 is free for everyone, so you can see how it feels first.
- 2 then and now
- 1 checkpoint
- 1 project
- Free
Unit 1
Hunters
Lions, wolves and tigers: masses, head lengths and markings that wrap.
- 01 Then: A Wild Animal 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
Giants
Elephants, horses and bears: heavy masses and joints in surprising places.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 3
Birds, fish and reptiles
Feathers like roof tiles, smooth sharks and scales that follow a curl.
Lessons for this unit are on their way.
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Unit 4
Texture and life
A texture sampler, timed animal poses and a poster of your own.
- 01 My Animal Poster Project, 40 min Project 40 min
- 02 Now: A Wild Animal 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
Wild Animals
finished by
your nickname
and the date you finish
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