CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Adult Drawing Class
Join a fun and friendly drawing class for art students with all levels of skill and experience. Relax and enjoy the therapeutic nature of making art in a creative inspiring atmosphere over 6 session or come for a casual visit. Learn the fundamentals of drawing which is the foundation of all art making and will give you a better understanding and appreciation for fine art.
Explore the use of materials and techniques with various dry and wet media applications. Learn how to produce different mark-making effects, tone/shading, texture, composition, perspective, volume, line, shape and contour drawing as well as an introduction to colour.
The course is designed for art students to be introduced to studies on the human form/figurative drawing, still life, landscape, architectural drawing, life/urban drawing, portraits/self-portraits and drawing from a photograph.
Students will be encouraged to use a wide range of drawing mediums throughout the sessions including charcoal, graphite, hard & soft pastels, drawing pens and ink which are all included in an art materials start-up kit.
The art kit is available for students to purchase for $35 on the 1st session that covers the full duration of the art classes, unless bring your own materials from a list given to you in class. This includes the various materials listed above.
Adult Sculpture Class
Never sculpted before but always wanted to try? Maybe you want to improve on the skills you already have? This sculpture class is designed for students with all levels of skill and experience. Sculpting is a fun hands-on learning experience where students will learn to understand creating objects in their 3-dimensional form.
The course focuses on a different subject & sculptural medium each week in a series of 6 sessions or come for a casual visit any time. Learn how to produce basic coiling for ceramics, reclining figures with air-dry clay, carving for relief work, construction building, papier mache’, moulding, casting and more!
Improve your skills on a different artistic level with sculpture today. Having a greater understanding of 3 dimensional work will help improve all other art media including drawing and painting.
A $60 upfront cost of materials is required for the course or $20 per casual visit on top of normal class rates.
Adult Acrylic Painting Class
Never painted? No worries! Fun & Easy painting class for art students with all levels of skill and experience. Acrylics are the best way to start out getting that feel for painting. Water-based, quick drying paint that is easy to clean up, just pick up a brush and go for it! Make a mistake, no problems, just paint over the top once dry!
Students are taught a step by step process on how to create a beautiful finished artwork each week to take home and hang straight up on the wall! Over 6 sessions or a casual visit, paint vibrant coloured works from landscapes, to still life, animals, abstract, floral paintings, recreate famous artworks and more!
In the 1st session you will learn the fundamentals of colour theory, brush application techniques, painting on various surfaces and composition. Get a better understanding of art materials and accessories, where or how to frame your own work plus how to build a body of work for future art exhibition entries.
All art materials are provided in this class.
Adult Watercolour Painting Class
Be introduced to the world of watercolour by joining a fun and friendly painting class for art students with all levels of skill and experience. Relax and enjoy the therapeutic nature of making art in a creative inspiring atmosphere over 6 sessions or come for a casual visit.
Learn to start from the basics of watercolour techniques which will gradually develop your painting skills and help gain confidence with using a brush. Increase your knowledge of the medium, learn the rules of watercolour, application and brush techniques, learn the fundamentals of composing the artwork with drawing plus study the uses of colour theory including light and dark tonal values and colour mixing.
The course is designed for art students to be introduced to studies on the human form/figurative painting, still life, landscape, animal and portrait painting.
ALL ART MATERIALS PROVIDED for each class. This includes watercolour pigments, w/c brushes, w/c paper, palette, masking fluid and more. If you prefer to BYO art materials a discount can be arranged for each class and a list will be provided. Seniors discount also available.
Adult Pan Pastel Painting Class
Paint with pastels! Pan Pastels are an exciting new way of using soft pastels without the mess! This class is designed for art students with all levels of skill and experience. Held over a period of 6 sessions or come for a casual visit.
Learn to use specialised sponge applicators to apply Pan Pastels which come in small round stackable pans similar to compressed powdered make-up but in exceptionally vibrant colours. Begin to shade and tone with a simple colour palette then delve into blending beautiful pigments towards the end of the course.
Students will be able to create pastels in the style of oil paintings. No need to wait for paint to dry as Pan Pastels are a dry medium allowing the artist to blend and mix colours at any time during the painting session.
All works will be fixed with spray fixative to prevent smudging at the end of the class. All paper and art materials are provided. Pan Pastel sets can be ordered if required.
*OIL PAINTING CLASSES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST