Visual Arts Classes

Artists, painters, hobbyists, casual creatives, working professionals, teaching artists and art students (adults); let’s get some paint on those brushes to start your Saturdays. Drop by and “drop-in” so you can work on those special projects. Whether you’re looking to explore the artist in you, collaborate with friends, or just want to hone in your craft- this is the place. This is an unguided studio and artists are responsible for their own art materials. The studio does feature easels, Masonite/Gatorboards to stretch your paper if needed, and still life subjects for use during the studio. Solvents are prohibited (Gamsol, odorless mineral spirits permitted).  

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Join our dynamic Watercolor Painting Class for ages 9-17! Perfect for all skill levels, explore color mixing, brushwork, and layering through personalized projects. Prepare for advanced art classes with expert guidance. Unleash your creativity and refine your skills in a supportive environment. $35 supply fee payable to instructor at class.

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Join our engaging and dynamic Watercolor Painting Class, designed for young artists aged 9-17! Suitable for beginners to advanced students, this course is perfect for those who want to elevate their skills and prepare for high school advanced art classes or beyond. Explore the vibrant world of watercolor painting through exciting projects of your choice and master skills like color mixing, brushwork, and layering. Our experienced instructor provides personalized guidance to help you refine your artistic voice and achieve your creative goals. $35 supply fee payable to instructor at class.

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Join our Acrylic Painting Course for ages 8-17! Perfect for all levels, enhance skills and build portfolios for advanced art classes. Learn color mixing, brushwork, and composition through diverse styles. From landscapes to abstracts, unleash creativity and excel in a supportive environment. $40 supply fee due first day of class.

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Unleash your creativity in our Acrylic Painting Course for ages 8-17! Catering to all skill levels, this class aims to enhance techniques and build impressive art portfolios for students seeking to elevate their skills and prepare for advanced art classes in high school and beyond. Learn to master color mixing, brushwork, and composition while experimenting with various styles and subjects. Whether you're passionate about landscapes, still life, or abstract art, this class will inspire and challenge you to reach new heights in creativity.40.00 supply fee due to instructor first day of class.

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Explore Drawing Foundations: master diverse styles from anime to fine art. Learn essential techniques like line, perspective, and shading. Perfect for all levels with customizable projects. Join to hone skills and nurture creativity. $30 supply fee payable to instructor at class.

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Discover Drawing Foundations, a dynamic course designed for students aiming to elevate their skills across diverse drawing styles, from anime to illustration and fine art. Delve into essential techniques such as line, shape, perspective, shading, and composition under expert guidance and through customizable projects. Whether your passion lies in anime characters, detailed illustrations, or traditional fine art, this course provides a structured path to mastering fundamental principles while fostering personal creativity. Join us to hone your abilities and embark on a rewarding journey of artistic expression. $30 supply fee payable to instructor at class.

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Join our Videogame Character Design course! Explore 6 archetypal characters like Protagonist and Mentor, inspired by franchises such as Pokémon, Sonic, and Mario. All levels develop drawing skills through guided instruction on character variants, dynamic poses, and realistic proportions. Embrace creativity with daily galleries, contests, and prizes—bring art materials on day one!

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Protagonist, Antagonist, Love Interest, Mentor, Beast/ Sidekick and Multiplicity are the 6 archetype characters in stories we develop in this Videogame themed character design course. Each class is assigned an archetype and theme/videogame reference for study in design language to concept character art variants. Join in this all-levels art class and let’s embrace creativity and pushing fun art ideas in drafting original characters together. Videogame Characters/ franchise list include: Pokémon Legends, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Brothers/ Smash Bros and so much more. All level artist alike will develop their drawing chops with guided art instructions using hand drawn templates that they create. These templates are: eyes & face variants, body proportions from 2 (Chibis/Funko Pops) to 9 ½ head proportions, dynamic poses, basic anatomy and a wide array of eclectic visual references. We develop original characters drafting unique worlds of realistic proportions and the design language of their respective video game franchise. Truly an artistic exercise for those interested in character design. Unleash your potential and unfold your creative chapter in this Video Game Characters art course. Daily art gallery presentations, drawing art contests, prizes and movies; let’s create and explore the rich character designs together. Art materials must be present first day of instruction.

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"Anime a Day" is an interactive art class for all levels, diving into popular anime like Dragon Ball Z, My Hero Academia, and Pokémon. Develop manga/comic pages and original characters with guided steps. Enhance drawing skills through daily themes, contests, and movies. Bring art materials on day one and unleash your creativity!

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“Anime a day…” is a fun all levels art class open to your creative and drawing interests. Explore the world of Japanese style cartooning and discover a different popular anime title every day/class. Continuing students apply previous character designs to Manga/ Comic page spread exercises and development. We take careful and easy guided steps to creating these anime worlds, as we build and develop templates through daily art notes using themes from a variety of our daily list of pop anime (Dragon Ball Z, My Hero Academia, Naruto, Demon Slayer and Pokémon, just to name a few.) You, the artist will “power up” and gain the knowledge and confidence to “level up” creating your very own “original characters.” Unleash your hidden potential” with an “anime a day!”

Intermediate artist can join in too and come sharpen your drawing chops! Explore and embrace alternative drawing techniques as you venture in a variety of popular Anime styles. You will develop compelling art work with concept, exploration and dynamic poses as you journey through with Gesture, Construction, Anatomy and Technique. You will gain the knowledge to draw correct proportional characters and basic anatomy to have you designing confidently what you envision.
Daily art gallery presentations, drawing art contests, prizes and movies; Art materials must be present first day of instruction. Ever try drawing yourself as an anime character or designing your own manga comic strip? With an “anime a day,” you will have that chance. “Let’s go!”

Short Description
"Anime a Day" invites all levels to explore Japanese-style cartooning with daily themes from popular anime like Dragon Ball Z, My Hero Academia, and Pokémon. Develop manga/comic pages and original characters with guided steps, enhancing drawing skills and creativity. Join us for daily art activities, contests, and movies—bring your art materials and unleash your inner artist!

Long Description
“Anime a day…” is a fun all levels art class open to your creative and drawing interests. Explore the world of Japanese style cartooning and discover a different popular anime title every day/class. Continuing students apply previous character designs to Manga/ Comic page spread exercises and development. We take careful and easy guided steps to creating these anime worlds, as we build and develop templates through daily art notes using themes from a variety of our daily list of pop anime (Dragon Ball Z, My Hero Academia, Naruto, Demon Slayer and Pokémon, just to name a few.) You, the artist will “power up” and gain the knowledge and confidence to “level up” creating your very own “original characters.” Unleash your hidden potential” with an “anime a day!”

Intermediate artist can join in too and come sharpen your drawing chops! Explore and embrace alternative drawing techniques as you venture in a variety of popular Anime styles. You will develop compelling art work with concept, exploration and dynamic poses as you journey through with Gesture, Construction, Anatomy and Technique. You will gain the knowledge to draw correct proportional characters and basic anatomy to have you designing confidently what you envision.
Daily art gallery presentations, drawing art contests, prizes and movies; Art materials must be present first day of instruction. Ever try drawing yourself as an anime character or designing your own manga comic strip? With an “anime a day,” you will have that chance. “Let’s go!”