Our courses for kids aged 5 to 12 years are structured for different age groups and stages. Kids learn about artists, art history and art genres while being in a relaxed and nurturing environment. While many of our young students come for fun, some use their Art Est portfolio to enter selective creative high schools.
This is a workshop for students crazy about Manga. Students will have professional step by step instruction as well as ample challenges where they can unleash their creativity. Manga has a wide range of conventions and rules this workshop offers students insight into how to use these to their advantage. What will students take home? Their very own cartooning sketchbook filled with drawings and plenty more pages to continue at home. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs...
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<p>This is a workshop for students crazy about Manga. Students will have professional step by step instruction as well as ample challenges where they can unleash their creativity. Manga has a wide
Learn about the amazing inky paintings of Victor Hugo and others. Practise drawing amazing underwater tentacled creatures and learn how to apply paint to build up your colours to create a bold and dynamic inky painting. What else draw that lives under the sea? That's up to you and your imagination. Image: Kate Mac Art and Illustration What will students make? An inky sea creature on quality watercolour paper to proudly put on the fridge at home! Images used for the course...
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$70Limited
inc GST
Ink Painting | Inky Sea Life | 5-7 years
<p>Learn about the amazing inky paintings of Victor Hugo and others. Practise drawing amazing underwater tentacled creatures and learn how to apply paint to build up your colours to create a bold and
Head down to the magic garden and let's see what we can find! A toadstool house or two, what could be under them, or who could live inside? Students will learn how to design and sculpt their own toadstool house using various techniques then paint with underglazes. What will students take home? A twice fired clay sculpture for you to proudly display. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The work needs to dry...
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<p>Head down to the magic garden and let's see what we can find! A toadstool house or two, what could be under them, or who could live inside? Students will learn how to design and sculpt their own
For kids who love our reptilian friends! Kids will first draw their goanna, gecko, lizard or other reptiles then learn clay hand-building techniques to create their creature. Learn to add scales, frilled necks or other embellishments to give your reptile its unique characteristics. What will students make? A twice fired clay sculpture of your reptile. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The work needs to dry...
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In this class, we will explore the powerful medium of charcoal to create a self-portrait that captures not just your likeness, but your unique expression and personality. Charcoal offers rich tones and textures that allow us to build depth, contrast, and subtle details with both bold strokes and delicate shading. What will students take home? A completed series of works on high quality paper to proudly show off on the fridge at home! School Holiday Information More Information FAQs...
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$70Limited
inc GST
Charcoal Drawing | Self Portraits | 8-12 years
<p>In this class, we will explore the powerful medium of charcoal to create a self-portrait that captures not just your likeness, but your unique expression and personality. Charcoal offers rich tones
Using inspiration from Japanese comic books, students will look at the ‘chibi’ style of drawing, in which the characters have small bodies, and oversized head/eyes/hair. Students will explore character creation, inventing their own style of character using watercolours and black markers to emulate the strong graphic ‘manga comic’ style. The aim of this lesson is to free the student's imagination and give them the skills they need to make art they can be proud of. What will students...
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<p>Using inspiration from Japanese comic books, students will look at the ‘chibi’ style of drawing, in which the characters have small bodies, and oversized head/eyes/hair. Students will explore
This is a workshop for young artists to learn techniques and skills to draw their own super cute cartoon animals. The class will focus on how to draw those puppy dog eyes, the happy duck smile, the jolly cow, the cutest of kittens and much more. The aim of this lesson is to free the student imagination and give them the skills they need to make art they can be proud of. What will students take home? A completed artwork on high quality paper to take home and proudly show off. School...
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$70Limited
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Cartooning | Super Cute Animals | 8-12 years
<p>This is a workshop for young artists to learn techniques and skills to draw their own super cute cartoon animals. The class will focus on how to draw those puppy dog eyes, the happy duck smile, the
Students will create an animal sculpture by combining sketching, wire sculpture and plaster techniques. Students will develop an understanding of animal anatomy and movement while engaging in this fun and creative course. What will students take home? Take home your own sculpture to proudly show off or give away as a present. School Holiday Information More Information FAQs Terms & ConditionsSpecial Offers
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$70Limited
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Mixed Media | Animal Sculptures | 7-9 years
<p>Students will create an animal sculpture by combining sketching, wire sculpture and plaster techniques. Students will develop an understanding of animal anatomy and movement while engaging in this
Time to make a Kooky Kookaburra! Have fun learning basic clay hand-building techniques to create your body, add its head, and learn how to give your animal characteristics to make it very unique! Add some texture and then paint with coloured underglazes. Have fun. Be quirky! What will students take home? A hand sculpted Kookaburra sculpture that will be glaze fired The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The...
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$90Limited
inc GST
Ceramics | Kooky Kookaburras | 7-9 years
<p>Time to make a Kooky Kookaburra! Have fun learning basic clay hand-building techniques to create your body, add its head, and learn how to give your animal characteristics to make it very unique!
Have a great time making a weird-looking slimy snail! Will it be funny or scary? It will definitely be slimy! Let your imagination run wild! Kids will design their slimy snail then learn how to build it using a variety of clay hand-building techniques. What will students take home? A twice fired artwork to proudly display at home. The artworks made in this class will be fired in our kiln so kids will not take their artwork home on the day. The work needs to dry out before bisque...
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