How to Draw  a Chibi of Serena Malfi in La Cenerentola
Channel: Opera ‘N Art
Date: 2020-04-01

So excited to begin video number 2 in  this series of amazing, free, how-to-draw videos for kids all over the planet!   This second one - which is shown here in full - so it's LONG - can be used by younger AND older kids.  It's much simpler than the first video we posted (and there is more coming tomorrow on that one) It's a step by step using very straightforward guidelines to help you draw something that looks exactly like what you see.

To prepare:  You should definitely watch at least some of this!  It's a Youtube video of #SerenaMalfi as Angelina in Opera di Roma's production of La Cenerentola.  You will LOVE the costumes!  https://youtu.be/-Uq-Ez_Oyak. 

The great thing about a chibi like this is that it can even be used by kids as young as 5 or 6 or 7 if a willing parent or big sister or brother is around to help.  However, help means just that.  It doesn't mean you should draw on someone else's drawing.  If you're the helper, be sure to have your own paper and pencil and be just like me and Zoe.  Work side by side but without criticizing! 

This is  exactly the same  kind of Opera 'N Art drawing that we do with kids as young as 8 or 9 at TimeInKids - www.timeinkids.org - where we use manga as part of the way we learn opera.  We watch opera and then we draw the characters, devise back stories for them, write our own comics and more.  

We hope that for every lesson you enjoy here you'll consider making a small donation to TimeIn's programming at PS197 in Harlem.  You'll find our donate page at timeinkids.org/donate or via text:  717-77 TIMEIN.  TimeIn is a 501c3, so your donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law and they go right towards giving other kids opera and art as part of their normal school day.  As a kid we know once said: I can't even imagine how sad my day would be at school if I didn't have art!  

And now, down to work!

And for those of you who were left hanging by the first video -- tomorrow you'll get to finish the body and then, finally, we'll show you how to ink.  

Stay safe, healthy and by all means have fun! 

Opera + Art = Smart Art