

One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Elena will be happy to arrange your first Drawing lesson.
Elena
One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Elena will be happy to arrange your first Drawing lesson.
- Price $51
- Answer 6h
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Students27
Number of students Elena has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
Number of students Elena has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

$51/h
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- Drawing
- Art
- Illustration
- Cartooning
- Charcoal Drawing
- Comic strips
Drawing expert (comics, animation, life drawing, graphic design) for drawing classes and feedback
- Drawing
- Art
- Illustration
- Cartooning
- Charcoal Drawing
- Comic strips
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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Elena will be happy to arrange your first Drawing lesson.
About Elena
I am an experienced graphic designer, illustrator and comic book artist who has worked for both big and small companies.
I have studied drawing for more than ten years and explored different types of techniques and methods. I am interested in how, in order to learn to draw well, we first need to deconstruct the way we tend to see reality - i.e. in a schematic way. I have also been a teacher and tutor for more than 3 years.
I have completed the Master Level II in Visual Development at IDEA Academy in Rome, and I have studied comics and animation for 6 years.
This knowledge will help me guide you in the fascinating yet mysterious steps we need to take to learn to draw "naturally". I hope to help you build a solid drawing foundation that can support you in all your future projects.
If you wish to check my work, you can find it here:
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Instagram: @elenas_online_presence
See you soon!
About the lesson
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- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
*NOTE: at the moment only the drawing feedback sessions are available*
The needs of the learners are the starting point of my classes. I discuss with my students the reasons they are learning to draw and on which projects they want to direct their skill. Based on this I direct the student's attention on what exactly to pay attention to (drawing is also an observation skill!), and on how to develop specific skills linked to the fields of design, animation or comics.
FEEDBACK SESSIONS
Practice is essential for drawing, and especially guided practice - these is why I designed these £15/30-minute sessions. You can decide to have feedback sessions live or to receive emails with comments on your drawings.
LIVE FEEDBACK SESSIONS
We will meet on Zoom for 30 minutes. You will need to send me your drawings before the session. During the session we will review your drawings - I will do a paint-over and add notes to help correct anatomy, perspective, movement, expression, etc. I will then recommend specific exercises to improve the issues noted. These exercises will target highly specific skills and will be possibly supported by suggestions of courses, resources, books and references so you can keep the learning self-paced.
You will ideally bring these exercises to the following feedback session to check your improvements.
Feedback sessions are a great way to keep yourself motivated to practice.
EMAIL FEEDBACK SESSIONS
You can decide not to meet on Zoom and to just send me your drawings to review instead. The advantage with this system is that I will be able to send you an in-depth review of your drawings, with lots of notes on how to improve them at your own pace. The feedback will probably be deeper than in the live sessions but I won't be able to explain the corrections on the spot. However, if you have any doubts on my notes, I will always be happy to clarify them with you. This method is most suitable for people who want to improve without the need to commit to Zoom calls.
CLASSES
My classes are normally structured as follows:
- I present the topic, with visual examples, and ask the student to analyse what they see, directing their attention to the important features
- I show the student how to apply the rules discovered. I draw examples with my graphic tablet and I share my screen for the student to see the process
- I give in-class exercises to the student, so they can apply what is learnt
- I ask the student to show me what they did and provide feedback
- I give some homework relevant to the class. No homework is obligatory, but it's good for the student to practise.
I am looking forward to seeing you and helping you improve!
Review
All of our reviews are collected by us and are 100% reliable. They correspond to a real experience had by the students of Elena.
Perfect! Elena is patient and attentive to my development. She's taken the time to understand what I hope to achieve, my current skill and has developed a course bespoke to me.
Her feedback is invaluable, and the lessons are fun and engaging. She takes the time to run through every step and why it's important.
She's made a point of providing flexible space where we could change the course to focus on something else I want to look into. I personally like following what she's planned out, but I appreciate her level of accommodation.
Thoroughly enjoying them!- Elena's response :
Perfect! Very focused instruction with a curriculum to pair with the lessons.
- Elena's response :
Perfect! Loved my first lesson, Elena is just lovely and made me feel so relaxed and I feel like she understood exactly what I wanted to learn and where I wanted to be.
- Elena's response :
Perfect! I'm so glad I got in touch with Elena. She is an amazing teacher who has a passion for art. When I first spoke to Elena about my ideas she was really happy to help. A few days later she had already set up a curriculum and tailored it to my needs. She explains everything so clearly and the ideas which I thought were complicated she breaks them down in a way that's easy to understand. Along with the online classes she also sets homework outlining everything I need to do to complete a particular task which will ultimately help me on my journey. I've really enjoyed the classes with elena and feel that in the short space of time I've already learnt so much from her and feel like I've improved. I'm so excited to carry on with this journey with Elena and can't wait to see where this takes me. Thanks Elena!
- Elena's response :
Perfect! Elena is a understanding and patient teacher who is friendly to speak to and puts alot of effort into both their lessons and their prep - I have enjoyed my lesson with them and look forward to more.
- Elena's response :
Perfect! Elena is clear, structured and goes the extra mile to be prepared. Her instructions and demonstrations are constructive and easy to follow. She provides valuable feedback and suggestions for my art. I learned a lot from her even in the first lesson!
- Elena's response :
Perfect! Elena is very engaging and fun to work with. She knows her craft very well both from a theoretical and practical point of view. I loved our lesson together. It was very much tailor made for my needs and not just a boring or standard art lesson.
- Elena's response :
Perfect! Elena is absolutely amazing! My son is not only enjoying his lessons but also learning so many new techniques which is great to see. I would highly recommend Elena.
- Elena's response :
Perfect! Elena is a very kind teacher and "she is very fun to work with". Her gentle approach and clear plan for the lesson and homework is very helpful for my daughter who can get very anxious. She is really enjoying the lessons!
- Elena's response :
Perfect! Elena is a great teacher who is patient and supportive. I am already improving my skills with her and believe I will progress fast in the future. I am really enjoying my lessons with Elena.
- Elena's response :
Perfect! Elena is such a lovely person and a great teatcher. I am already learning many things and improving my skills. She's patient and supportive, she care about what you want to achieve and she helps you reach it. I am really enjoying my lessons with Elena and I'll definitely recommend her as teatcher.
- Elena's response :
Perfect! My daughter really enjoys her lessons with Elena. She feels she is learning a lot and Elena has a great friendly and encouraging style which makes the lessons very enjoyable and rewarding.
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Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
Elena is a kind, patient and relaxed person to work with. She is a talented and imaginative artist with experience in a number of different medias and styles - I have no doubt that whatever you hope to achieve from a drawing class, Elena will go above and beyond to help you achieve it (and you'll have plenty of fun with her along the way)!
I highly recommend Elena as a tutor. She's an incredibly knowledgeable and experienced professional who really knows how to help her students improve their drawing skills and progress towards their creative goals. She is also a kind and wonderful human being and I'm sure you will be very pleased with your decision to take classes with her!
Elena is a great person to work with and a very patient and motivated mentor. She is so supportive and clear when it comes to sharing her skills!
Elena has been teaching Italian with Edinburgh Italian Classes for the last three years. I always received great feedback from the students who find her really patient, engaging and fun. Seal of excellence.
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Rates
Price
- $51
Pack prices
- 5h: $246
- 10h: $483
online
- $51/h
Details
FEEDBACK SESSIONS: £15 for 30 minute sessions+notes
CLASSES: £25 / hour
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