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Drawing and illustration for children and adults (online or in person)

Hello!
My name is Ira and I am a professional illustrator and comic artist. I have more than 8 years of experience in illustration and more than 3 years of experience teaching drawing and illustration in person and online.

This course will serve both adults who want to study drawing and improve their skills in composition, aerial perspective and anatomy, as well as children who want to have a good time creating interesting illustrations that can tell a story.

I believe that the best approach to learning is personalized for each student. We can adapt the study program depending on your preferences and what you want to achieve at the end of the course.

The duration of the course is optional:
- can be a personalized program of x classes to achieve a particular skill
- or they can be regular classes where I will introduce you one by one to the fundamentals of drawing or/and illustration

I hope to share my knowledge with you and help you better understand the world of drawing!

Extra information

Depending on your preferences, classes can be done using traditional materials (only pencils and drawing paper will be needed at first) or in digital programs (such as Procreate).

Location

Online via webcam

General info

Age:
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
The class is taught in:Spanish, English, Russian, Ukrainian

About Me

- I believe that each person learns at their own pace and that each one will need a slightly different programme in order to develop their potential.
- For me it is important to first understand the goals of the student and then give them the right tools to work towards them.
- I believe that not all classes should be exclusively academic. Sometimes we need to understand something using more alternative exercises so we stop being afraid of making mistakes on the paper.
- For children: in order for them to become fond of drawing I think it is important not only to give them the basic knowledge and structure, but also the opportunity to find their own way of representing things.

Education

Odessa National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Ukraine (Graphic Arts), 2014-2018, XYZ School, Concept Art Course (character and environment development for video games and animation), Saint Petersburg, 2020-2021

Experience / Qualifications

- I taught drawing and watercolours (offline group classes) for two years in Odessa, Ukraine, also gave private lessons in academic drawing.
- Led two groups of students at Projector design school (Odessa, Ukraine), Illustration course.
- Recorded three lessons on digital illustration with the online school Lectoroom, St. Petersburg.

I specialise in:
- digital illustration,
- character creation,
- background design,
- comics,
- children's book

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