Kids Art Classes (in person)
Colorspace Arts offers classes for youth to gain technical skills and cultivate artistic sensibility. Journaling in a sketchbook is encouraged.​ Classes are tailored to the skill level of students. ​We will be adding more classes during the week as well as Saturday workshops for kids throughout the year.
Cat illustration by Dean Stuart
Character Design
Instructor: Devin Brice
Ages 9-14
Mondays from 4-6PM
April 20-May 11, Tuition $160/4 classes
May 18-June 8, Tuition $160/4 classes
Material included.
Character Design.
This class introduces young artists to the world of character design with the goal of producing a full character model sheet and if time allows, an animation of character turnaround.
We will talk about the concept of character design, and the role it plays across all entertainment, from comics and video games, to folktales and films. We will identify everyone’s interest in their character, do thumbnails and select a thumbnail character to draw and refine through the course. We will have a drawing lesson focusing on the principles of solid drawing and figuring out the size of each character.
Artists will be shown a couple of professional turnarounds, as well as some of my own to give them a grasp of what they'll be working towards. From there, we will create our first key image, the Front View then move on the side view, back view and finally 3/4 view.
For our final week, we’ll import Artist’s work to the animation software, Toonboom, and show them what their character looks like in a full animated spin.
Cartooning Class
Ages 7-12
Students will create their own characters and storylines. By the end of the class, they will have the start to a mini comic book created. Class will cover character expression, body movement, backgrounds
in perspective, color and story structure. Each student will receive a workbook that will help outline how to make a graphic novel, and professional grade ink pens, markers, sketchbook, ruler, and more. Material fee included.
Art Portfolio Class
Ages 11-14
A portfolio consists of solid work that displays understanding of color, shading, gesture, rendering, still life, and portraits. This class will provide you with the foundations of life drawing, portraiture, perspective, and the human figure. You will develop your particular strengths in a concentration. All levels of skill are welcome. The instructor has been a teacher and portfolio reviewer at SOTA (School of the Arts). Material fee included.
Block Printing Workshop
for Teens
on Memorial Day
Instructor: Barbara Pollak
Ages 13-18
10AM-1PM
Discover the magic of block printing in this hands-on, 3-hour workshop designed especially for teens ages 13–18. Get ready to carve, stamp, and create! In this fun 3-hour block printing workshop for teens ages 13–18, you’ll turn your ideas into bold, one-of-a-kind designs. Learn how to carve your own printing block, roll on ink, and bring your patterns to life on paper and fabric.
By the end of the session, each participant will leave with a collection of their own prints as well as a custom-printed bandana they designed themselves. No prior experience is needed!
Figure Drawing
For Teens
With Master Artist
Mildred Hankinson!
Ages12-18
Sundays 1PM-4PM
April 19-May 24
Work with Live Models
Tuition: $290/6 classes
Model fee and materials
included
In this introductory class, students will dive into the basics of figure drawing with an emphasis on quick gestural sketches. Over the course of six weeks, students will learn how to construct a simplified figure, draw folds as well as basic anatomy, and add shading to create a sense of light and shadow. Models will be clothed or wearing undergarments.
Drawings by Mildred Hankinson
Drawing Comics
Ages 11-15
Ages 11-15
Instructor: Dean Stuart
Wednesdays from 4:30PM-6:30PM​
Starts March 11 - May 27
Ongoing enrollment/tuition prorated for late coming
students.
This course will be an introduction to the art of creating comics. This program is ongoing. Each class we cover a new topic and for those continuing students we take a deeper dive into the topic that the student can apply to their comic. Students are encouraged to bring forward their own characters, voices and stories while we hone our craft. We work traditionally and our goal is to create a finished small comic/zine of their work by the end of the 6 week section. We will also engage in collaborative comic exercises, games to get to know each other, and learning that making comics doesn’t have to be too difficult.
Click below for more information and to sign up at Dean Stuart's website.
Collage Lab
Kids to Adults
Join us for collage making on a weekly basis in a relaxed environment. We will have a theme weekly along with a short slide presentation to help get your creativity flowing. You are welcome to work with the theme or do your own project.