Drawing & Painting for Children: Line, Color, and Composition

Drawing & Painting for Children: Line, Color, and Composition

Drawing & Painting for Children: Line, Color, and Composition

This class covers foundational drawing and painting skills for children: pencil and charcoal techniques, pen-and-ink shading, gesture and contour drawing, one‑point perspective, portraiture, tonal (black & white) painting, color mixing, and various painting styles. Projects include plein‑air practice, still lifes, portraits, and copying master works to build technique and composition understanding across 16 lessons.

Drawing & Painting for Children: Line, Color, and Composition

Paid once.

Level
Mixed Level
Ages
7–11
Duration
60 min
Classes
2 / Week
Weeks
8

Class Experience

This class covers foundational drawing and painting skills for children: pencil and charcoal techniques, pen-and-ink shading, gesture and contour drawing, one‑point perspective, portraiture, tonal (black & white) painting, color mixing, and various painting styles. Projects include plein‑air practice, still lifes, portraits, and copying master works to build technique and composition understanding across 16 lessons.

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify and use qualities of drawing and painting materials

  • Demonstrate basic drawing techniques shading, contour, gesture, and perspective

  • Mix colors and set up a palette for painting

  • Apply composition principles across drawing and painting projects

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Meet your Instructor

Joined August, 2026

5.0

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12+

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1,000+

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An arts educator with undergraduate and graduate study and experience founding an arts organization, this instructor focuses on foundational visual skills for children. Lessons cover line, color, composition, and simple painting techniques delivered through hands-on projects that…

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