Object Sketching for Kids

7/1 - 7/5 in San Francisco

Illustration for Kids

7/8 - 7/12 in San Francisco

3D Clay Art

7/15 - 7/21 in San Ramon

3D Paper Cut/Paper Art

7/1 - 7/5 in San Francisco

Competition Guidance

7/8 - 7/12 in San Francisco

Colored Figurative Sculpture

7/29 - 8/2 in San Ramon

Digital Illustrations

6/17 - 6/21 in San Ramon

Painting for Kids

7/29 - 8/2 in San Francisco

Digital Illustrations

7/29 - 8/2 in San Francisco

Kids (5-7) Pencil ,Ink

Pencil is the basis for all other media. Students will learn to know points, lines and sides. Comparing sizes, shapes, and interpret different color values. The main principles of drawing will be introduced in this step-by-step class and practiced in each lesson. Light, middle tone, and shadows will be important elements in this class, and students will be introduced to special perspective.

Kids (5-7) Gouache, Watercolor

We are teaching students to know the color and do color mixing, light, shadows and air perspective, Kids learn to starting out in art tend to use single colors, shades, and dimensions to express the way they see the world. During this class, they open their eyes and minds to recognize the rich mosaic of color combinations and values actually present in everyday objects such as apples, animals, and the sea above...

Kids (5-7) Sculpture

An individual will learn hand built method to approach clay to create functional objects such as serving plates, plastic knife, bowls, lidded jars and some decorative pieces, which they get to keep and use!

Children (8-12) Pencil, Charcoal, Ink

Our lessons are including:

Copy sketch
Drawing from life .
Students will be focus on studying and practicing object structures, perspective, and composition form copy, so they can finish the freedom to draw three-dimensional forms and value scale will be an important topic of each class.

Children (8-12) Gouache, Watercolor, Acrylic

We are teaching students to various brush stroke techniques and air perspective to gain a basic understanding of landscape painting principles. They will learn principles of light, color temperature, values, and color mixing to create three-dimensional still life and fictional paintings.

Children (8-12) Sculpture

Every student will learn basic hand building techniques including coiling, pinching, and small-form sculpture in a step-by-step class and explore the nature of clay and learn. They will create a varied of beautiful vases, cups, pots, animal figures, foods, and much more.

Block Print (7-18)

Block print is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.

The block print is carefully prepared as a relief pattern, which means the areas to show 'white' are cut away with a knife, chisel, or sandpaper leaving the characters or image to show in 'black' at the original surface level. The block was cut along the grain of the wood or board. It is necessary only to ink the block and bring it into firm and even contact with the paper or cloth to achieve an acceptable print.

Teens (13-18) Pencil, Charcoal, Ink

Our lessons are including:

Drawing for still life
Portrait and plaster cast drawing
Students progress to draw still life with a higher degree of complexity by mastering drawing techniques, value and contrast, then students will gain a deeper understanding of light, middle tone, shadow, reflective light, and highlights.

Students will also be introduced to portrait and figure drawing using plaster molds and live models to learn proportion and anatomy.

Teens (13-18) Gouache, Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil Painting

We are teaching students to learn the color theory and master the foundational painting techniques needed to create vibrant three-dimensional paintings. Students will be introduced to portraits and human anatomy, and explore conceptual art techniques which can serve as strong additions to an aspiring artist's college portfolio. Concepts of color, values, contrast, air perspective, and harmony will be studied and refined.

Teens (13-18) Sculpture

Teacher will use various clays and usable combinations using pottery , earthware and porcelain. Students will create more complex, larger and highly individual and small-form sculpture projects by advanced hand building techniques. An individual approach to project decoration.

Adults (18 up) Pencil, Charcoal, Ink

Our lessons are including:

Sketch of human body
Figure drawing
Still life drawing
Students progress to draw still life with a higher degree of complexity by mastering drawing techniques, value and contrast.

Students will get deeper understanding of light, middle tone, shadow, reflective light, and highlights. Teachers will also introduce portrait and figure drawing using plaster molds and live models to learn proportion and anatomy.

Adults (18 up) Gouache, Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil Painting

Color Drawing (k-18)

Most drawing media are either dry (e.g. graphite, charcoal, pastels), or use a fluid solvent or carrier (marker, pen and ink). Watercolor pencils can be used dry like ordinary pencils, then moistened with a wet brush to get various painterly effects.

The basic tools are a drawing board or table, pencil sharpener and eraser, and for ink drawing, blotting paper. Other tools used are circle compass, ruler, and set square. Fixative is used to prevent pencil and crayon marks from smudging. Drafting tape is used to secure paper to drawing surface, and also to mask an area to keep it free of accidental marks, such as sprayed or spattered materials and washes. An easel or slanted table is used to keep the drawing surface in a suitable position, which is generally more horizontal than the position used in painting.

Shading is the technique of varying the tonal values on the paper to represent the shade of the material as well as the placement of the shadows. Careful attention to reflected light, shadows and highlights can result in a very realistic rendition of the image.

Linear perspective is a method of portraying objects on a flat surface so that the dimensions shrink with distance. Each set of parallel, straight edges of any object, whether a building or a table, follows lines that eventually converge at a vanishing point.