With all our extra time, we've been creating with the Beyond the Stick Figure Complete Drawing Course PLUS 3 Bonus Courses from Beyond the Stick Figure Art School.
This online program gives your entire family life-time access to 180 step-by-step lessons in:
This online program gives your entire family life-time access to 180 step-by-step lessons in:
- Drawing
- Pen and ink drawing
- Watercolours
- Acrylic paints
- And Bonus lessons in 3D Design with clay
Each lesson is a short video, designed to be used by anyone - ages 5 to 95. Sally Stansfield, the homeschool mom and artist that created the program, will walk you through the lessons and show you exactly what to do. I love that a well-trained artist is the one teaching these skills to my children. Her English accent is absolutely delightful!
All you need to get started is access to the internet and a few basic (but quality) art supplies. Sally details exactly what you need. We started with the best color markers we have ever owned! We learned quickly that quality supplies make a HUGE difference in our art, and these Prismacolor markers were worth the investment.
The program really does walk you through step-by-step. The program is designed for students to use independently, no planning on mom's part!
The students must move sequentially through each lesson and complete it before moving to the next lesson. The website is easy to navigate, and the program picks up exactly where you leave off. We did have some technical issues, but I was completely impressed by Sally's quick response to get us going again. I wish we could have explored other sections of the program without completing the entire drawing section first. I think it would be a helpful modification to allow students to pick what section they want to start with. My testers loved learning to draw, I can't wait to join them in the watercolor lessons.
The early drawing lessons focused on helping my artists see and draw the basic shapes. Lessons frequently include worksheets to download. Typically, my testers were using basic watercolor or drawing paper divided into 4ths. They loved getting the practice drawing, and I saw right away the benefits to this type of incremental approach...it's like learning basic phonics in the process of learning to read. They were creating basic shapes in the process to learn to draw. An "aha" moment.
My girls love getting to do anything on the computer and it's even better when they can do it together. We spent our review time in the drawing lessons, but can't wait to move into the pen and pencil, acrylic, watercolor and 3D lessons! Sally is a very encouraging teacher and she breaks down the intimidating aspect of making art into easily mastered steps.
With the short lessons, this is an easy way to incorporate some art instruction into your day. My testers liked to do several lessons at a time. Here's a few creations they have been working on.
Overall, we really enjoyed this program. It's an easy way to get everyone creating art!
All you need to get started is access to the internet and a few basic (but quality) art supplies. Sally details exactly what you need. We started with the best color markers we have ever owned! We learned quickly that quality supplies make a HUGE difference in our art, and these Prismacolor markers were worth the investment.
The program really does walk you through step-by-step. The program is designed for students to use independently, no planning on mom's part!
The students must move sequentially through each lesson and complete it before moving to the next lesson. The website is easy to navigate, and the program picks up exactly where you leave off. We did have some technical issues, but I was completely impressed by Sally's quick response to get us going again. I wish we could have explored other sections of the program without completing the entire drawing section first. I think it would be a helpful modification to allow students to pick what section they want to start with. My testers loved learning to draw, I can't wait to join them in the watercolor lessons.
The early drawing lessons focused on helping my artists see and draw the basic shapes. Lessons frequently include worksheets to download. Typically, my testers were using basic watercolor or drawing paper divided into 4ths. They loved getting the practice drawing, and I saw right away the benefits to this type of incremental approach...it's like learning basic phonics in the process of learning to read. They were creating basic shapes in the process to learn to draw. An "aha" moment.
My girls love getting to do anything on the computer and it's even better when they can do it together. We spent our review time in the drawing lessons, but can't wait to move into the pen and pencil, acrylic, watercolor and 3D lessons! Sally is a very encouraging teacher and she breaks down the intimidating aspect of making art into easily mastered steps.
With the short lessons, this is an easy way to incorporate some art instruction into your day. My testers liked to do several lessons at a time. Here's a few creations they have been working on.
Overall, we really enjoyed this program. It's an easy way to get everyone creating art!
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