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Art Pacs: what level to get for untrained artists?


Rhondabee
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4th gr and 7th gr ds's like to draw, but they haven't really had any real training. (We tried the Thomas Kinkade LifePac, and didn't get very far.)

 

I was looking at the 5th grade level. Would this be an okay level for a beginning student without being "too young" for my older son (who'll be 8th grade next year)? I did like that it seemed to have both drawing and painting. (I also liked that it seemed easy-to-do for mom!)

 

Thanks!

Rhonda

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We are doing Artpac 5 & 6 this year.

 

Artpac 5:

Coloring (Lessons 1-7)

Drawing (Lessons 8-14)

Painting and Paint Mixing (Lessons 15-20)

Lettering (Lessons 21-28)

Grid Work (Lessons 29-36)

 

Artpac 6:

Shading & Shadow (Lessons 1-6)

Drawing Faces (Lessons 7-11)

Lettering (Lessons 12-16)

Grid Drawing (Lessons 17-22)

Scherenschnitte-Cutting designs from paper (Lessons 23-25)

Drawing Animals (Lessons 26-30)

Perspective Drawing (Lessons 31-36)

 

You get 6 to 8 pages of instruction for the whole year. Each lesson has about a paragraph of instruction to the child. The artsheets and grid paper are provided. Each year builds upon itself as it teaches the different aspects of art.

 

I haven't seen Artpac 7 or 8, so I can't say that you couldn't start at grade level. However, if you wanted to start below grade level, then I would probably go with Artpac 6. Artpac 5 has a younger feel to it. Just my opinion though...

 

HTH!

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