In 2020, I created a six week course on playful ways to draw faces, which I sent out over email. I had participants in Hawaii, on the continental US, and all the way in Germany!
You can follow along in any order you want! These lessons are free for personal/ homeschool/ classroom use. In return, I would love to see some photos of what and your students create! Email me at info@katerighter.com
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Starting Point: Art Camp Week 1
Welcome to the first day of “Making faces” Art Camp! Your goal this week is to simply find your starting point. Look for a photograph, drawing,…
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Facial Features: Art Camp Week 2
You’ve made it to the second day of Art Camp! Today we’re going to look at all the different parts of our faces. Try drawing…
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Putting it All Together: Art Camp Week 3
Take a Break Hi! Before we start, can I ask you something?Are you as tired as I am? Has this last week seemed like it…
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It’s okay to not be okay: Art Camp Week 4
Today I’m going to talk about something difficult. Shame. (Video transcript below) It’s totally normal to feel embarrassed or frustrated by your art. To feel…
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All TogetHAIR Now: Art Camp Week 5
Get it? All together? Toget… Hair? Now? Okay, maybe I should stick to making art instead of jokes. 😜 Aloha my Awesome Artists! How’s it going…
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Expressing Emotions: Art Camp Week 6
Emotions! We all have them. Now let’s learn how to draw them! Happy, sad, angry, scared, surprised, bored, confused, silly Look in the mirror or…
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Diverse Portrait Artists — part 1 — Black and African Artists
I’ve become interested in how contemporary (modern-day) artists portray people of different ethnicities, races, and cultural backgrounds, especially when they come from that background or identity…
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Diverse Portrait Artists — part 2 — Photography
Also in this series: Part 1: Black and African Artists Part 3: Hawaiian/Kanaka Maoli Artists For the second part of my series, I want to focus…
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Diverse Portrait Artists — part 3 — Kanaka Maoli/Hawaiian Artists
Also in this series: Part 1 Part 2 I was recently able to experience the “Artists of Hawaii Now” exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art,…