Course Descriptions
Art: Fall 2018
Registration Is Open For Fall And Winter/Spring Semesters
Thursdays YMCA
Architecture, Design and Perspective Drawing 101
4th-8th Grade
Thursdays 12:45-2:00
9 Weeks: September 6, 13, 20 October 4, 11, 16, 25 November 1, 8
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $190 Full: Sorry there are no seats available in this class.
Please email infoc3classes@gmail.com to be placed on the wait list for this class.
Learn the basics of drawing buildings, sketching scenes and subjects in perspective, and how to use simple elements of design. Students create imaginary cityscapes (ie: Star Wars, Harry Potter type fantastical places!) and other inventive scenes using perspective. Students also use foreshortening perspective to draw a superhero leaping from earth to space, and form shape is used to create mind teasing images. A bit of Greek and Renaissance architectural history is taught as well.
Supplies: drawing pad, ruler, triangle, drawing pencil, eraser, fine tip felt pen
Instructor: Vicki Frasier
4th-8th Grade
Thursdays 12:45-2:00
9 Weeks: September 6, 13, 20 October 4, 11, 16, 25 November 1, 8
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $190 Full: Sorry there are no seats available in this class.
Please email infoc3classes@gmail.com to be placed on the wait list for this class.
Learn the basics of drawing buildings, sketching scenes and subjects in perspective, and how to use simple elements of design. Students create imaginary cityscapes (ie: Star Wars, Harry Potter type fantastical places!) and other inventive scenes using perspective. Students also use foreshortening perspective to draw a superhero leaping from earth to space, and form shape is used to create mind teasing images. A bit of Greek and Renaissance architectural history is taught as well.
Supplies: drawing pad, ruler, triangle, drawing pencil, eraser, fine tip felt pen
Instructor: Vicki Frasier
Course Descriptions
Art: Winter/Spring 2019
Tuesdays Jewish Community Center
Art & History: Knights, Castles, and Dragons
1st-2nd Grade
Tuesdays 9:00-9:55
8 Weeks: February 19, 26 March 5, 26 April 2, 9, 16, 30 (No Class March 12 and 19)
Location: Jewish Community Center of MV
Tuition: $180
Art meets history in this fun journey back to the Middle Ages. Discover how castles were built, and then design your own. Learn about the Codes of Knighthood while making heraldry flags with felt. Plan your own stained glass design and create a faux stained glass. Find out about the monks who painted Illuminated manuscripts and then grind plants for the paint to create your own. Explore the folklore of dragons and make one out of Sculpey. Literature, art images, and re-enacting add to the fun of studying the Middle Ages.
Outside Classwork:
Instructor: Vicki Frazier
1st-2nd Grade
Tuesdays 9:00-9:55
8 Weeks: February 19, 26 March 5, 26 April 2, 9, 16, 30 (No Class March 12 and 19)
Location: Jewish Community Center of MV
Tuition: $180
Art meets history in this fun journey back to the Middle Ages. Discover how castles were built, and then design your own. Learn about the Codes of Knighthood while making heraldry flags with felt. Plan your own stained glass design and create a faux stained glass. Find out about the monks who painted Illuminated manuscripts and then grind plants for the paint to create your own. Explore the folklore of dragons and make one out of Sculpey. Literature, art images, and re-enacting add to the fun of studying the Middle Ages.
Outside Classwork:
Instructor: Vicki Frazier
Thursdays Mission Viejo
Drawing and Sculpting: The Art of Animation
4th-8th Grade
Thursdays 12:45-2:00
9 Weeks: February 21, 28 March 7, 28 April 4, 11, 18, 25 May 2 (No Class March 14 and 21)
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $210
Learn to think and draw like an animator in this fun exploratory class. Students learn how to design and draw an animated character, how to design background paintings, how to paint an animation cell and more. Simple flip books are created as well as clay sculptures for drawing models. Students also learn basic storyboarding and have a 'story meeting' session to create a group cartoon. Vintage Disney is the primary inspiration for the class, but we look at modern animation as well.
Supplies: drawing pad, pencil, ruler, fine felt tip pen. Other supplies like clay, tracing paper, and acetate are included in the class fee.
Outside Classwork: Details coming soon.
Instructor: Vicki Frazier
4th-8th Grade
Thursdays 12:45-2:00
9 Weeks: February 21, 28 March 7, 28 April 4, 11, 18, 25 May 2 (No Class March 14 and 21)
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $210
Learn to think and draw like an animator in this fun exploratory class. Students learn how to design and draw an animated character, how to design background paintings, how to paint an animation cell and more. Simple flip books are created as well as clay sculptures for drawing models. Students also learn basic storyboarding and have a 'story meeting' session to create a group cartoon. Vintage Disney is the primary inspiration for the class, but we look at modern animation as well.
Supplies: drawing pad, pencil, ruler, fine felt tip pen. Other supplies like clay, tracing paper, and acetate are included in the class fee.
Outside Classwork: Details coming soon.
Instructor: Vicki Frazier
Thursdays Jewish Community Center
Fantastic Beasts and How To Draw Them
1st - 3rd Grade
Thursdays 11:15-12:15
9 Weeks: February 21, 28 March 7, 28 April 4, 11, 18 (No Class March 14 and 21)
Location: Jewish Community Center of Mission Viejo
Tuition $160
Learn to draw dragons, unicorns, dinosaurs and more in this imaginative drawing class. Students learn basic drawing skills while creating fantastic creatures and even some unexpected ones from Star Wars and Disney. Beasts are illustrated with elements of pattern and bold color. The final class day we create our own fantastic beast using newly learned skills.
Supplies: drawing pad, pencil, eraser and fine tip felt pen.
Outside Classwork: Details coming soon
Instructor: Vicki Frazier
1st - 3rd Grade
Thursdays 11:15-12:15
9 Weeks: February 21, 28 March 7, 28 April 4, 11, 18 (No Class March 14 and 21)
Location: Jewish Community Center of Mission Viejo
Tuition $160
Learn to draw dragons, unicorns, dinosaurs and more in this imaginative drawing class. Students learn basic drawing skills while creating fantastic creatures and even some unexpected ones from Star Wars and Disney. Beasts are illustrated with elements of pattern and bold color. The final class day we create our own fantastic beast using newly learned skills.
Supplies: drawing pad, pencil, eraser and fine tip felt pen.
Outside Classwork: Details coming soon
Instructor: Vicki Frazier