Schedule : Choose between Tuesday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (for Pre-K to 2nd graders) or Wednesday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (For 3rd-5th graders)
Class Projects: Each class will be Fine Art (Drawing/Painting), Clay, Arts & Crafts, or Art & Calligraphy that follows the same curriculum as our After School Program
Duration: 10 classes from 10/1/24 – 12/18/24 (No Class on 11/13/24)
Cost: $300 for 10 sessions
All Supplies Provided & Included in the tuition
| Fine Art Drawing/Painting | Clay | Arts & Crafts | Digital Art | Animation | STEM Classes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Projects teaching/reviewing color theory and fundamental concepts of drawing/design | Projects teaching/reviewing pinch and pull techniques | Projects involving symmetry, folding, binding with glue or tying Origami, book making) | Introduction to Procreate – UI, Important sub-menus such as how to add references or change settings, Layers | Intro to Flipbooks and basic frame-by-frame animation (frame rates, holding frames, etc) | The Science of Bubbles |
| September 2024 | Projects teaching Elements of Composition, Positive & Negative Space | Projects teaching coil methods, slip and score techniques | Projects involving beginning level sculpture, architecture, weaving | Introduction to Digital Art – Clipping Masks, Fill Tool, Layer Groups, Selection + Transform Tool | Intro to Procreate Dreams – More detailed dive on the UI, functions, and capabilities of Procreate Dreams | Physics of Mechanisms |
| October 2024 | Projects teaching how to create sense of light and shadow/the illusion of 3D with different mediums | Projects teaching slab methods using different types of clay | Projects involving beginning level beading, printmaking, box making | Customizing your Experience – Adding Gesture Controls, Importing/Making New Brushes, etc | Principles of Animation 1-3: Squash and Stretch, Anticipation, and Staging | The Solar System |
November 2024 | Projects that teach the Drawing and Painting of Compositions from Different Viewpoints from Observation | Projects teaching additive/subtractive methods | Projects involving mobile making, quilling, ornament making | Workflow Efficiency – Learning ways to speed up your workflow through combination of previously learned skills, such as selecting an area then using clipping masks to eliminate the need to worry about going outside the lines | Principles of Animation 4-6: Straight Ahead Action + Pose to Pose, Follow Through + Overlapping Action, Slow in + Slow Out | Electricity and Miniature Robots |
| December 2024 | Projects that teach drawing, sketching and painting from observation, photography, or student’s own Composition | Projects using a combination of technique to create 3D form | Projects involving sign making, wreath making | Value Studying – Using Digital Art to easily set up and work on Value Studies | Principles of Animation 7-9: Arc, Secondary Action, and Timing | The Science of Toys |
| January 2025 | Projects that teach drawing and painting with the right proportion in animals, humans, and architecture | Projects teaching different methods for making figurines | Projects involving candle making, paper making | Perspective – Learn how to set up Perspective Grids in Procreate, as well as how perspective works in real life | Principles of Animation 10-12: Exaggeration, Solid Drawing, and Appeal | General Chemistry |
| February 2025 | Projects that teach/review different movements of art and art styles | Projects imitating famous masterpieces, using different types of clay | Projects involving puzzle making, 3D Cards, papermache | Collecting Good Reference – (Optionally using VizRef) The importance of using reference in your art | Students create their own extended animation with figure drawing theme/their own character design | Kitchen Chemistry |
| March 2025 | Projects that teach students how to utilize different art movements and artist styles in their own artwork | Projects using designs and patterns from different cultures | Projects involving plaster, loom weaving, bag making | Unusual Workflows - Start with a combination of filters, colors, and altered images on your piece to give yourself a new way to work. | Students create their own extended animation with fantasy theme | Polymers & Slime |
| April 2025 | Projects that teach students modern art techniques, combining different mediums and art styles | Projects teaching students how to make utensils, housewares, and tools | Projects involving lantern making, pour art, braiding, rock painting | Basics of Composition – Rule of thirds, value differences, guiding lines | Students create their own extended animation with animal theme | The Science of Flight |
| May 2025 | Projects that teach students how to use 3D concepts to create their own artwork | Projects combining different techniques with different types of clay | Projects involving pin dolls, frame making, lamp shade making | When Colors Don’t Work – Ways to set up your painting to more easily change out colors if they aren’t working as you go. | Students create their own extended animation with travel theme | Science of Plants |
| June 2025 | Students can create their own artwork under the instruction of the teacher, focusing on a particular medium each class | Students can design their own clay piece under the instruction of the teacher with a different type of clay each class | Projects involving pencil holder/container making, Resin, lacing | One Big Project | Students create their own extended animation with travel theme | Animal Science |