The Drawing Course for Children
Objectives and Details
Objectives and Details
Early exposure to art has been proven to promote brain
activity; it encourages creativity, inventiveness, and expression of ideas and
images. Art making builds self-esteem and confidence, a confidence which is
transferred to other educational areas. Art education also helps children
understand other subjects: It has been proven that if you draw what you are
learning about – and vice versa -, you will learn it much faster and retain the
information much longer.
- Improving
perceptual and analytical abilities,
- Enhancing
critical thinking and problem solving,
- Filling
a creative void that children sometimes experience,
- Offering the children a way to both express
themselves and relax, through letting go of the fear of making mistakes and
gaining knowledge of changing things as they go along.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Part I (16 hours total)
8 sessions/ 2 hours once
a week
In
Part I, students
will become familiar with the basic elements of shape; how these elements are
placed in the environment; and learn how to draw – confidently -
from references (life and photos). By
the end of Part 1, students will work on a project to
apply what they have practiced.
Part I Main Objectives
- Develop the children’s drawing ability and
enrich their visual observation of the world
Improve the children’s perception of their
environment, and their awareness of the detailed surroundings.
- Give the children the freedom to appreciate
the fact that in drawing – and life – you may set out for one result and
actually end up with an entirely different one.
- Release the children’s creativity; get more
feeling into their drawings, incorporate more variety in the elaboration
of lines and colors.
- Help children incorporate real objects into
their drawing world.
Part II (16 hours total)
8 sessions/ 2 hours once
a week
In
Part II, students
will practice more advanced techniques, get introduced to working with new
mediums, and discuss ideas and values related to “art making”. By the end of
Part II, students will be given a new project to apply what they have
practiced throughout Parts I & II.
Part II Main Objectives
-
Understand the importance of composition
-
Design; introducing basic elements and
principles of design
-
Figure Drawing; with emphasis on anatomical
construction, true proportions, and expressive actions of people
-
Portraiture; making portraits more realistic
and balanced through capturing faces or likeness on a piece of paper
-
Landscape and Environment; on how to deal
with indoor environments and outdoor scenes, and to consider every scene and
element suitable for a drawing project
Additional Information
- Recommended number of students in the class
is 8 and can go up to 10 maximum
- Classroom requirements: a space to
accommodate 8 to 10 students, sufficient lighting
and a projector or a wall mounted screen.
- All subject materials like exercises,
printouts, and objects for still life drawing, etc. is to be provided by Drawing in Cairo, whereas,
all drawing/painting materials such as pencils, rubbers, paper, markers, paint,
etc. is to be provided by the student.
For any questions please call 01222 353 518
