[GROUP COURSE] Brush, Chalk & Charcoal: Foundations in Drawing
Your group can work through this beginner-level video drawing course together! I lead you through key drawing exercises with watercolor, chalk & charcoal. This course teaches the basic techniques of brush drawing, grows the student's visual perception, and helps them gain proper muscle memory used in all drawing.
* * This group course license is for students from multiple households going through the material together. This allows co-ops and informal (non-legal-entity) educational groups to use this material together. See more details below.
This course is the prerequisite to Brush, Chalk & Charcoal: Framing Your World, the intermediate-level course that follows. Visit bestowingthebrush.com to find out more.
Students will learn:
- The foundational mindset for all drawing
- To to perceive shapes and lines better
- Proper mechanical skills & techniques, and
- How to use different drawing tools
This 33 video course includes:
- 5 Welcome & Getting Started videos
- 11 Brush Drawing Lessons
- 7 Brush Drawing Quick Skill Videos, which highlight a quick brush drawing skill up-close
- 5 Chalk & Charcoal Lessons
- 5 Drawing Concept videos that will help the student see better and make new brain pathways for better perception and observation across all types of drawing and visual art.
- PDF package containing: a scope & sequence, course syllabus, cover page, and extra drawing prompts!
Sample Full-Length Brush Drawing Lesson:
Sample Full-Length Chalk Drawing Lesson:
Sample "Quick Skill" Brush Drawing Lesson:
Sample Full-Length Charcoal Lesson:
Course Supply List (with clickable links):
Course SuppliesCheck out what parents and teachers have said about my courses:
“My son and I are LOVING your course. He has some difficulty with spatial awareness, which can make handwork of all types frustrating for him. This is enjoyable for him while also developing more strength in his hands.
He’s also much happier to paint something from nature now, and we’re only a few lessons in. The simple techniques definitely build confidence :)
It’s also renewing my love for painting, which I haven’t done for about twenty years. Thank you for making your videos so easy to fit into a school day. It allows us to enjoy more of the variety the Charlotte Mason Methods aim for.”
— Laura
“I just have to say I was looking for art courses for myself and children, and kept feeling disappointed with what we were finding and paying for. A friend mentioned your courses and we are choosing you. I was looking through a lot of your social media highlights last night and I just felt at home. Just saying thank you for doing what you’re doing for children and homeschool families.”
— Kristin
“I've just begun teaching my niece and nephew, both of whom have Autism and ADHD. My niece is 9 and very much a perfectionist. She has been very staunch about hating to paint so I wasn't sure how brush drawing lessons would go. We've been using your program, and from the second lesson on she has been incredibly proud of her work and signs it every day. Thank you so much for your program! It is so gentle and helpful for my neuro-divergent students.”
— Emily
** Group Course License FAQ:
Who can use this “Group Course” license?
Any informal group such as a co-op or other small group learning community that is not an official non-profit or business-organized education group. The only requirement is that two or more families worth of students are gathering in one place for learning, and the instruction is not done for profit or under a legally organized entity.
How many families can use a single “Group Course” license?
There really isn’t a limit on how many families can be involved. All I ask is that this license be used for informal groups that actively meet together for learning. This license is not meant to be a “group buy” where several families go in on it with the intention of using it separately in each’s schooling. Separate families must purchase single copies of the course.
All members within said group are able to duplicate and use the videos and PDFs outside of formal meet-ups to aid in comprehension. However, the primary teaching of the course under this license should happen in a group setting.
Can schools and conferences use this “Group Course” license?
Schools, businesses, organized non-profits, and conferences are not covered by the scope of this license. If you are one of these and want to use the course, I will talk with you individually to determine the best and most cost-effective way to license the course for your needs. Contact me at bestowingthebrush@gmail.com for more information.
GROUP COURSE: 33 high-quality videos that will teach your group the basics of brush drawing, drawing with short media, and the art of seeing!