8-week overview:

Explore fundamental visual elements through drawing, colour, exploration, and collage.

Enjoy developing more personal artworks using techniques explored with guidance from our experienced artist who will support your creative journey as you experiment with brushwork, brush control, colour, blending and layering to create dramatic effects — depth and movement.

We promise a fun programme as you move from exploration to personal expression, confidence, and amazing creativity.

• Week 1 – Playful Lines — The perfect icebreaker into drawing
• Week 2 – Pattern and Flow — Building upon line drawing from Week 1
• Week 3 – Colour Play — Exploring colour, mood, and expression
• Week 4 – Collage and Story — Create visual stories through collage. We may incorporate shapes created in the previous week
• Week 5 – Texture Experiments — Exploring texture and surface in painting
• Week 6 – Personal Symbols — Creating artwork inspired by personal ideas and symbols
• Week 7 – Small Creative Project — Developing a larger artwork using favourite techniques learned from previous weeks
• Week 8 – Final Creative Session (Creative Freedom) — This last creative session will be yours to complete a final artwork with pride

Basic materials to bring:

• Acrylic or watercolour paint (tube set)
• Palette (to mix your colours)
• Paint brushes: round size 8 and 12, and flat brush size 6 in particular
• A surface of your choice: paper, canvas, or a sketchbook
• If using paper, please ensure it is suitable for mixed media (approximately 185 gsm or heavier)

Your art teacher will advise you on any other materials you might want or need for each of your art pieces and projects. We encourage you to continue with your artistic endeavours by enrolling each term!