WELCOME TO ASIAN ARTS SCHOOL
亚洲美术学校教学大纲
AAS CLASS GOALS AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
From August 31, 2023 through May 19th, 2024 (total of 33 classes+1 free exhibition)
To master 2D visual art skills and some professional techniques.
Students draw human and animal cartoon figures. Later in the year, students study the effects of light and shadow.
Web sources:
Cartooning 1 by Jack Feeley
Manga for the Beginner by Christopher Hart
Making Faces, Drawing expressions for comics and cartoons
Simplified Anatomy for the Comic Book Artist by Christopher Hart
Draw Real Animals by Lee Hammond
素描入门, 刘金城著
儿童国画入门, 梁军著
*The GREEN dates below the titles are the class time, Because we are located in San Francisco, this is why we use Pacific time.
Level 2 - STUDENTS FROM LAST YEAR’S L1 OR EQUIVALENT - 100% STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTION, (Focus on proportion and speed)
Thursday, 5:30-6:30pm, Saturday, 10:00-11:00am, 6:00-7:00pm; Sunday, 11:00-12:00am.
Goal:
Reference book:
Levels 3&4 - Intermediate 3D SHADING: STUDENTS FROM LAST YEAR’S Levels 2-4 OR EQUIVALENT - 50% STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTION
(Focus on shading - Introduction to perspective)
Thursday 6:30-7:30pm, Friday 4:30-5:30pm; Saturday, 2:00-3:00pm; Saturday 5:00-6:00. Sunday 5:00-6:00;
Goal:
Reference book:
To learn basic 2D drawing skills.
Students draw animals, cars, buildings and people using basic shapes. Cartoons are included.
Drawing Instruction Book - Step by Step for Children - Level 1A - by Lin Wei
Web sources:
Cartoon Cool by Christopher Hart
Discover Manga Drawing by Mario Galea
1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Animals by Steve Barr
1-2-3 Draw Cartoon People by Steve Barr
1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Cars, Trucks, and Other Vehicles by Freddie Levin
儿童学画基本技巧, 刘金城 吕趁华著
儿童美术资料图库，程立雪 刘可编绘
To learn the 3D techniques of perspective, and light and shadow.
Students practice still life, landscape, human and animal anatomy and proportions. They also practice perspective by drawing landscapes and architecture in cartoon and realistic styles.
Web sources:
Faces & Features by Fritz Wills
Simplified Anatomy for the Comic Book Artist by Christopher Hart
素描入门续集, 刘金城 刘茗著
Drawing 3-D, a Step-by-step Guide to Perspective Drawing by Doug Dubosque
Draw 50 Buildings and Other Structures by Lee J. Ames
Drawing People by Gene Frank
School address: 2101 Taraval Street
San Francisco, CA 94116
Huiyu Huang
Jessica Pham
Frank Ouyang
Valerie Lin
Taylor Wong
Michael Sun
Advanced - Landscape, Still-life, Human Form, Independent Creative Projects: ADVANCED STUDENTS, STUDENTS FROM LAST YEAR’S Levels 3&4 or EQUIVALENT - INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION (Introduction to anatomy and complex details - Focus on finishing work and on independent responsibility)
Friday, 5:30-7:30pm; Friday, 7:30-9:30pm; Saturday, 11:00am-1:00pm; Saturday, 3:00-5:00pm; Sunday, 3:00-5:00pm.
Goal:
Reference book:
To refine the 3D techniques of perspective, and light and shadow in drawing and painting
Students practice still-life, landscape, human and animal anatomy. They also practice perspective by drawing landscapes (including architecture) in cartoon and realistic styles and in Chinese painting.
Web sources:
Faces & Features by Fritz Wills
Simplified Anatomy for the Comic Book Artist by Christopher Hart
素描入门续集, 刘金城 刘茗著
Drawing 3-D, a Step-by-step Guide to Perspective Drawing by Doug Dubosque
Draw 50 Buildings and Other Structures by Lee J. Ames
Drawing People by Gene Frank
Our 2023-2024 Academic Year consists of 33 online classes from August 31, 2023 to May 19, 2024. We also offer a free art exhibition on May 25 or 26, 2024. (We are closed from 11/23/23 to 11/26/23 for Thanksgiving, from 12/21/23 to 1/1/24 for Winter Holidays, from 2/8/24 to 2/11/24 for Lunar New Year, and from 4/11/24 to 4/14/24 for Spring Break).
- Students may register for online or in-person class,
- Students may register by mail. Support Phone: (415) 297-3072
- If a class has less than 4 registrations, it will be canceled, We will then ask the students to transfer to an open class of the same level.
- If most of the students in a class are in a level different from the designated level of the class, we will change our schedule
to align our official class level with the level of most of the students.
- English will be the principal language of instruction.
Mailing address: 80 Springfield Drive
San Francisco, CA 94132
Level 1 - TRUE BEGINNERS: LEARNING BASIC PROPORTIONS AND CARTOON
DRAWING - 100% STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTION
Thursday 4:30-5:30pm, Saturday, 1:00-2:00pm, Sunday, 10:00-11:00am.
Goal:
Reference book:
Phone: (415) 297-3072
Email: [email protected]
Painting Cate by Lin Wei | Painting Louise by Lin Wei | Painting Cate by Lin Wei | Drawing Water Drops with Lin Wei | Drawing Peaches with Lin Wei | Drawing Clouds, Trees and Rocks with Lin Wei
ART CLASSES 2020-2021
From August 27, 2019 to May 17, 2020
SUMMER ONLINE ART CLASSES 2020
From June 1 to August 9, 2020
ART CLASSES 2019-2020
From August 27, 2019 to May 17, 2020
ART AND MANDARIN SPRING DAY CAMP 2019
From March 25 to March 29, 2019
What we learn in Spring Camp / Registration Form
ART AND MANDARIN SUMMER DAY CAMP 2019
From June 10 to August 2 2019
What we learn in Summer Camp / Registration Form
SUMMER WEEKEND AND AFTERNOON ART CLASSES 2019
From June 4 to August 4, 2019
What we learn in the Summer Art Class / Registration Form
The 2023 - 2024 Art Academic Year In-person and Online Classes
Online Classes
Agnes Qiu
In-Person Classes
$330 - 33 1-hour weekly classes for school year - Package offered through August 15 (Early-BirdDiscount)
$396 - 33 1-hour weekly classes for school year < Package offered after August 15
Mailing Address:
Lin Wei
Asian Arts School
80 Springfield Drive
San Francisco, CA 94132
$528 - 33 1-hour weekly classes for school year - Package offered through August 15 (Early-Bird Discount)
$594 - 33 1-hour weekly classes per school year < Package offered after August 15
$528 - 33 2-hour weekly classes per school year - Package offered through August 15 (Early Bird Discount)
$594 - 33 2-hour weekly classes for school year < Package offered after August 15
$660 - 33 2-hour classes for school year - Package offered through August 15 (Early-Bird Discount)
$726 - 33 2-hour weekly classes per school year < Package offered after August 15
Art Classes Schedule
If you do not know at what level to register your student, make your best guess. If your child needs to be at another level,
we can reassign students after the first class.
Online Registration for the Academic Year will open on June 31, 2022
Online Registration for the Academic Year will open on June 31, 2022
