Teaching Observational Drawing

1/14/2026

State: OHIO

I enjoyed getting back into drawing with this class! Found lots of good ideas that I can use in the classroom!

9/19/2025

State: CALIFORNIA

Loved this class! I will be using these exercise with my Art I Students.

9/15/2025

State: CALIFORNIA

I had a fantastic time in this course! Rob structured it in a way that made the material and projects accessible and fun for people with all levels of drawing and teaching experience, and I think that anybody would be able to get something meaningful out of the course content.

8/27/2025

State: OHIO

Great Class, will recommend to others.

8/14/2025

State: PENNSYLVANIA

This a great course to develop your observational drawing skills. Creating lesson plans for implementing the drawing techniques made this class very beneficial in my continuing education.

6/25/2025

State: NEVADA

This was a great class. It was challenging and I learned a lot. I have enjoyed each class I have taken from Rob Carey. Love the choices he makes and he is a very supportive instructor.

6/13/2025

State: OHIO

Great class!

4/14/2025

State: OHIO

This course was very helpful in developing new lessons for the drawing courses I teach.

3/19/2025

State: TENNESSEE

This is my second Fresno course I have taken as a first year Art Teacher. I absolutely loved this one. I really felt like I learned through the book and videos that the instructor would post. The assignments were clear and followed the same pattern for each of the 8 chapters, which I really appreciated. There was a mix of reading, drawing, and writing. I feel like everything was beneficial and served a purpose. I would recommend this to anyone looking to further their drawing skills.

1/2/2025

State: ILLINOIS

This course was a great experience. Not only did I take away new skills, lesson ideas and pedagogy, I also grew as an artist myself.

11/19/2024

State: NEW JERSEY

It was a very helpful course.

10/29/2024

State: PENNSYLVANIA

I have taken all of Rob Carey's classes and enjoyed them tremendously.

10/9/2024

State: CALIFORNIA

great course, very useful info that can be used in your art classroom!

10/7/2024

State: MICHIGAN

I would recommend taking the course, Teaching Observational Drawing, because the course is thorough, the instructor is personable, the course is organized, and you will grow as an artist and teacher. This drawing course really packs in a lot of practical information, teaches specific skills, and presents great drawing lessons to try. In the book used with this course, Keys to Drawing, I appreciated the visual examples of skills taught. The balance between the text and supporting illustrations in this book was just right. And the instructor includes many additional drawing videos and readings to support the students taking this course. This course was a great experience. It stretched me as an artist and encouraged me as an art educator.

9/2/2024

State: ILLINOIS

Taking this course was an incredibly enriching experience. Thank you, Rob Carey, for offering this class and revitalizing my artistic life!

8/27/2024

State: CALIFORNIA

This course gave me many new and fresh ideas to incorporate into my art classes as well as to help me advance my own skills. I am already seeing results with my students! I love the material. Great course!

8/25/2024

State: OHIO

This class was very informative and great for my professional development needs! I enjoy the step by step process with all of the drawing projects that also go along with the reading assignments and links/videos to give us a foundation of useful techniques. I have now completed several Fresno Pacific University classes and plan on taking several more! By the way...the star rating above is a little wonky as it doesn't look like I am able to give all five stars. Only four stars are highlighted from my point of view. But I think that it was a five star course!

8/5/2024

State: IDAHO

This course gave me new lessons and concepts to use in teaching drawing. I highly recommend this course if someone needs fresh ideas to incorporate into a drawing class curriculum.

8/1/2024

State: CALIFORNIA

This course was incredible! You learn real skills that you can apply immediately and explain to your students as well!

7/27/2024

State: CALIFORNIA

Great course. Very informative with lots of practical ideas to help grow skills and translate that learning to a classroom.

7/16/2024

State: MISSOURI

6/24/2024

State: NEW JERSEY

6/10/2024

State: NEW JERSEY

Great class! Great way to learn how to teach your students drawing from observation and to improve your own drawing skills.

5/12/2024

State: CALIFORNIA

4/7/2024

State: CALIFORNIA

3/29/2024

State: Armed Forces AE

2/28/2024

State: CALIFORNIA

Loved every moment. Thank you for the opportunity to improve my art and teaching of art in my classroom.

1/27/2024

State: OHIO

I enjoyed the course and it was fun to explore drawing again. The instructor was quick to respond with any questions I had and kept up with the grading.

1/24/2024

State: CALIFORNIA

This was a great course to refresh my own drawing skills as well as how I teach drawing. By the end of this class I was clear on what skills I needed to improve and what I needed to add back into my teaching of basic drawing skills to better serve my students. Take this class!

1/24/2024

State: CALIFORNIA

This course was a wealth of information but never felt daunting. Each module was thoughtfully delivered and very illuminating. It has taught me many ways to approach observational drawing and deliver this information to my students. The inclusion of drawing projects was valuable to my ability to grasp the concepts and translate that into my own teaching.

1/14/2024

State: PENNSYLVANIA

Wealth of useful information and practical lessons to improve your own drawing skills and benefit your students!

11/27/2023

State: PENNSYLVANIA

Great class!!

11/20/2023

State: OHIO

This was a very enjoyable and informative course. The instructor was prompt when grading assignments and always left a comment. I found the timeframe of the course fit well into my and my families' busy schedule.

11/13/2023

State: Armed Forces AE

Great course! Challenging and rewarding.

11/6/2023

State: Armed Forces AE

I learned a great deal in this course

11/1/2023

State: VERMONT

This was one of the best online courses I have taken. The assignments were actually relevant to what I teach and the time requirements were perfect for anybody trying to work full-time and raise a family. I look forward to taking more classes from Fresno Pacific.

9/19/2023

State: OHIO

I enjoyed the course. It was beneficial professional development that helped me create a new drawing course. I highly recommend it to any art educator.

9/7/2023

State: MISSOURI

This class absolutely gave me solid skills that I can apply to my teaching. The assignments were useful and directly related to something I can use in my classroom immediately!

8/27/2023

State: MONTANA

I enjoyed the course very much. I will take many of the techniques and project ideas back to my classroom for my students to learn.

8/14/2023

State: NEW JERSEY

8/9/2023

State: ILLINOIS

8/5/2023

State: WISCONSIN

Great class! Keys to Drawing is a wonderful book to work through as an art educator. I got lots of insight into my own drawing ability and to use in my classroom! The layout of assignments is clear and fun to work through as well as useful for my teaching.

8/3/2023

State: MASSACHUSETTS

Valuable course, instructor gave strong feedback, and I will utilize the text as a classroom resource.

7/26/2023

State: MASSACHUSETTS

7/16/2023

State: NEVADA

As a non-artist, I loved learning art skills that helped me relax and destress after a long day of teaching. I had fun watching my art skills grow and improve. This is a great class for beginners or lifelong artists!

7/14/2023

State: CALIFORNIA

I liked that there was a predictable format to the modules, so I knew what to expect for the workload/pacing. The instructor is very responsive and encouraging.

7/13/2023

State: OREGON

I enjoyed this course, although the focus was much more on learning to hone your own drawing skills than methods to teach it to kids. I would say if you teach high school or just want to get better at drawing yourself, this is a great class. I do wish that the forum was based on sharing lessons instead of your own drawings so we could benefit from each other's ideas for the classroom.

5/28/2023

State: MASSACHUSETTS

Teaching Observational Drawing is a great, hands on class that gives you the tools to teach anyone the basics of observational drawing! Professor Carey is wonderful and gives great feedback!

5/26/2023

State: PENNSYLVANIA

I loved taking this course. I hope that you add more online art classes just like this.

5/18/2023

State: MASSACHUSETTS

5/9/2023

State: OHIO

This was a fantastic class and a frantastic instructor. Thank you!

3/22/2023

State: CALIFORNIA

I enjoy the courses from Rob Carey because they are easy to follow and guide you to provide new and exciting lessons for your classroom as well as improve your own personal artistic skills.

12/11/2022

State: NEW JERSEY

Fantastic course! I learned so much and have applied many of the skills and lesson learned in my middle school art class already!

7/29/2022

State: NEW JERSEY

This is a great course if you love to draw or want to improve skills. The professor provides feedback and is supportive throughout. I would recommend this to art teachers and anyone who wants to improve their drawing skills.

6/14/2022

State: NEW JERSEY

Great course, thank you!

5/24/2022

State: NEW JERSEY

4/28/2022

State: OHIO

I really enjoyed the class. The self paced instruction is ideal for busy teachers and the lessons, instruction, and feedback were very professional.

2/19/2022

State: CALIFORNIA

This was a wonderful course that inspired me to do more sketching and bring more art to my students.

1/6/2022

State: MARYLAND