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Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 10+
Speaks English
Teaching since 2014
Bachelor's in Fine Arts
- Student Favorite
- 1 Repeated Students
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*My scheduling availability isn't always accurate, as many students have their lessons with me every other week. My schedule is different from week to week, so it's best to at least pick a time with me and if it doesn't work, we'll make sure we schedule a lesson time that's convenient for both of us. If you need to schedule a lesson for a time sooner than what the TakeLessons calendar allows, you can always let me know and we'll most likely work something out for you.
I can teach drawing at any level. My goal is for the student to improve and work towards their desired achievements -- whether it's just to get better at drawing, work towards making a masterpiece, or putting together a portfolio to get into their desired art school.
I specialize in digital drawing or illustration. Students would get the most out of classes with me if they work in digital media. Students often use Krita, Photoshop, Firealpaca, Paint Tool Sai or Clip Studio Paint on laptop/desktop with a tablet such as a Wacom. They otherwise often use Procreate on the iPad. If working with pencil on paper, students may take phone pics and message/email them to me during class for feedback, or hold up their drawings to the webcam for me to take screenshots if the webcam quality is high enough.
I've been drawing since I was 4, and have graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor's in Fine Arts.
Instructor details
Location:
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
12 PM-2:30 PM
Tuesday
11 AM-1 PM
Wednesday
12 PM-2:30 PM
3 PM-4 PM
Thursday
12 PM-4 PM
Friday
12 PM-2:30 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
60 minutes
$120
About Emily S.
4.9
(75)
I specialize in drawing/illustration, digital painting, and 2D hand-drawn frame-by-frame digital animation, mostly in the context of video games (with 2D graphics). Many of my drawing/animation students have been interested in drawing/animating human figures and animals, including furry/anthro characters. I've helped students complete tiny looping animations, creating memes as well as short films. Each student can work on whatever they're interested during my classes, whether they want to draw their favorite cartoon character from reference or animate their own original character to their favorite animation meme.
I've been working professionally as an artist since 2009, making graphics and illustrations for clients and having worked for Disney Research for just over a year. I graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor's in Fine Arts in 2012.
My hope and mission is to successfully distribute my knowledge, skills and experience to anyone who wants to acquire them.
I'm capable of a large range of improvements, from goals as hobbyists to more professional goals. I have successfully helped students get admitted into their desired art schools through portfolio preparation, as well as helped artists get their first gigs as freelancers. I can serve as a mentor for an artist's early years as a contractor.
Lessons are taught through video calls where I always share my screen to clearly show my demonstrations in real time. Students may also share their screens if they are working digitally. If students work on paper or through a tablet like an iPad, they may take phone pics or screenshots and message/email them to me during class, or hold up their work on the webcam if it's high enough quality. For animation classes, students should use a laptop or desktop so that they can share their screens. This is the best way for me to view students' animations in real time.
Thank you for your interest!
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75 Reviews
Matt
Teacher's studio
We have two our our children taking lessons from Emily, and they both love it! We’ve found that Emily is very flexible - she can cover all the way from the most basic concepts to the most advanced. Truly someone they could learn from at all stages. It is also obvious that she would be very helpful in preparing a portfolio for professional work or admissions into a program.
Posted May 18, 2023
Yaya
Online
Emily is an excellent animation tutor. My 10-year old daughter really enjoys working with her. She has a very straight-forward demeanor that drives towards real learning using no nonsense feedback that resonates with our young animator in a naturally motivational way. Emily has been extremely professional and helpful to us as we worked to get the right technical setup for her lessons. She is super detailed with amazing follow-up after every lesson and she always responds to questions. We are so glad that we found Emily on TakeLessons! Our daughter is more enthused than ever about animation and the skills that she has learned after these first five sessions with Emily!
Posted Oct 13, 2021
Rocco
Online
Emily works well with my child who is a beginner. I was very impressed with the animation he created during his first lesson! We're looking forward to more lessons.
Posted Aug 20, 2021
Experience
Freelance Artist
Sep, 2012 - Present-
- create game graphics for clients (character animations, background imagery, objects, user interface designs) - illustration/concept art - digital painting - 2D animations - drawings
Artist Intern
May, 2011 - Aug, 2012Disney Research Pittsburgh
- worked in Maya, rigging, animating, modeling and rendering - worked with motion capture data - created concept art - created miscellaneous 2D art/illustrations - made graphics for video games
Artist
Jun, 2010 - Aug, 2010V-teractive
- created 2D concept art for 3D modelers to model after - created 3D models with 3D Studio Max
Artist
Jun, 2009 - Aug, 2009MegaNudge
- created all graphics for a video game - 2D animated characters - background images - title logo and UI
Education
Bachelor's in Fine Arts
Aug, 2008 - May, 2012Carnegie Mellon University
Awards
Dozzi Scholarship
May, 2010Carnegie Mellon University
Nominated Best Student Animation at AniMazing Spot Film Festival 2012- "Dinnersaurus Rex"
Aug, 2012AniMazing Spot
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
Emily's Gallery
Instructor details
Location:
Teaches Online
Teaching Hours
Monday
12 PM-2:30 PM
Tuesday
11 AM-1 PM
Wednesday
12 PM-2:30 PM
3 PM-4 PM
Thursday
12 PM-4 PM
Friday
12 PM-2:30 PM
Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Pricing
60 minutes
$120
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