Dive into the colorful world of watercolor and level up your painting skills in this hands-on workshop designed just for artists this summer! You’ll learn cool pro techniques like stretching paper, controlling water, and mixing vibrant, transparent colors that jump off the page. From bold washes to fine details, this workshop helps you paint with confidence and create artwork you’ll be proud of. Perfect for ages 8–16 who love art and want to take their watercolor skills to the next level.

Step into the world of anime illustration and bring your own characters to life in this hands-on drawing workshop for aspiring artists. Students will learn the fundamentals of anime-style art, including how to sketch the basic figure, build expressive faces, and create dynamic poses. We’ll explore how to ink and stylize drawings using clean linework, exaggerated features, and design elements that define the anime aesthetic.

By the end of the workshop, students will design a complete anime character of their own and gain the skills needed to create original characters or fan art inspired by their favorite anime. This class is perfect for students who love drawing, storytelling, and character design and are ready to grow their confidence and creativity.

Drawing people can be one of the most challenging—and rewarding—skills an artist can learn. In this figure drawing workshop, teens will explore how the human body moves, bends, and holds expression through gesture drawing, proportion, and portrait studies. We’ll break down anatomy in a clear, approachable way so students can better understand how figures are built and how to draw them with confidence.

Using reference images, poseable figures, and live observation (including ourselves!), students will practice capturing movement, balance, and personality in their drawings. By the end of the workshop, each student will take home a sketchbook filled with studies, ideas, and inspiration to keep developing their figure drawing skills long after class ends.

Bring your imagination to life in this playful cartooning workshop focused on bold characters and expressive storytelling. Students will learn how to distort, exaggerate, and embellish their drawings to create zany cartoon characters full of action, drama, and humor. We’ll explore how posture, facial expression, and movement help characters tell a story or make a statement—no words required.

Cartoonists will practice expression drawing, strong line quality, and building characters from both imagination and real-life observation. We’ll also experiment with space, scale, and composition to make images pop off the page. Students will work with a variety of materials including pencil, paper, markers, ink, and watercolor, and leave with a collection of dynamic characters and ideas ready for comics, stories, or standalone artwork.

Create creatures straight out of your imagination in this energetic, hands-on art workshop! Working in 2D, students will draw and paint fantastic creatures bursting with personality, color, and attitude. Artists can choose a cartoon or more realistic style as they explore exaggeration, distortion, and expressive details to bring their ideas to life.

We’ll experiment with drawing, painting, and mixed-media techniques—stretching forms, cutting and pasting, and building bold designs on paper and cardboard. The workshop culminates in a spectacular stand-up creature character, giving students a finished piece they can display proudly and a deeper confidence in creative storytelling through art.