Art Lessons Design for children aged 7-11
Working Project
08/2023 - Present
Teaching objective
Ages 7-11 are a prime time for children to learn about artists, drawing techniques and personal style. Our program is dedicated to fostering creativity by integrating professional skills, stories of artists from the East and West, global and Chinese art history, and national culture, which are skillfully integrated into interesting artworks to inspire creativity and deepen artistic and cultural understanding.
The curriculum aims to help children consolidate the fundamentals of art, including basic skills such as careful observation, line drawing, and rich coloring, as well as the study of a variety of drawing mediums such as acrylics, watercolor, colored pencils, Chinese painting, and collage. Children will be enthused and curious about diverse art mediums while enhancing their abilities and gaining a sense of fulfillment as they continue to learn and grow.
In the classroom, we will also introduce the instruction of transforming wasted objects, for example, using used paper cups, straws, toothbrushes, old clothes and other media to enrich the texture and meaning of the creation in the production of works. Children will be encouraged to break the boundaries of graphic arts, and at the same time develop a sense of environmental protection and resource conservation.
In addition to basic skills training and art appreciation, we also focus on developing creative thinking and associative creation skills, stimulating creativity and artistic expression, and guiding children to discover their own unique artistic style and create unique artworks.
Course Outline
Realistic Out of Nature:
Through observing objects and scenes, we draw corresponding shapes, textures and colors to develop children's observation and hand-eye coordination.
Explore in Culture:
Learn about traditional cultural stories and allusions, incorporate different regional art styles, learn and apply culture-specific brushstrokes and colors, and gain a deeper understanding of traditional cultural stories and apply them to their creations.
Three-dimensional art:
Learn the basic elements and principles of three-dimensionality, create 3D paintings and 3D installations, and develop your child's three-dimensional thinking and problem-solving skills.
Bold Creation:
Encourage your child to think outside the box, such as using ink and other water-soluble paints, to create innovative and unique works of art.
Diverse Styles:
Combines knowledge of Eastern and Western art history and genres with the ability to create new artwork through mixed media to foster creative diversity.
Diffusion and Convergence:
Exercise the ability to make associations with simple words or themes, and combine previously learned techniques and themes to create comprehensive and unique works of art.
Selected Lesson Sample:
Terracotta Army Clay Sculpture
Artifect references: Terracotta Army
Terracotta Warrior Clay Sculpture, by studying the appearance and historical stories of China's Terracotta Warriors, creating unique Terracotta Warriors through clay sculpting to better understand the cultural background
Material using: newplast clay, sculpture tools
Selected Lesson Sample:
Reallife Flower Sketching
Artist references: Da Vinci.
Learn to observe flower shapes, characteristics and colors, practice sketching and line drawing skills, and develop children's confidence in drawing.
Material using: Pencils, erasers, watercolors, brushes, A4 watercolor paper, shabu shabu, newspaper, fine liner
Selected Lesson sample:
Han Dynasty Tile Prints
By studying the shapes of traditional Chinese mythical creatures, creating simple collage rubbing templates, and using paint and rice paper to rub the shapes of these creatures, thereby enhancing understanding of the culture while learning the technique
Material Using: Rice paper, paints, cardboard, scissors, soft fabric, spray bottle
Selected Lesson sample:
Nine-coloured deer
Learning the shapes and colors of Dunhuang frescoes, grasping the shapes of deer and auspicious cloud patterns, and enhancing children's understanding of the Dunhuang style in China.
Material Using: Pencil eraser, scissors glue stick, black cardstock, paint stick, white paper, markers, fineliner
Selected Lesson Sample:
3D butterfly
Artist reference: Stefan Pabst.
Draw 3D standing three-dimensional butterflies on paper through understanding the principles of stereoscopic imaging, basic object projection and perspective
Material Using: White drawing paper, colored pencils, oil pastels, white acrylic and small brushes, pencil eraser scissors glue stick, fine liner
