These workshops are designed to broaden perception, abilities and affinity for many different media, as well as spark a desire for future investigation and learning as a young artist. KidsArt has expanded its Summer Workshop programs to include a choice of half-day or full-day* workshops in some studios. Ages also vary according to studio. Check with your local studio for its specific schedule and ages by clicking here.
*Half-day Workshops: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon; Full-day Workshops: 9:00 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

Students are taught how to create their own figures and storyboards. By learning how to draw features such as eyes, ears, noses, etc., students will learn how to create characters in a storyboard of their making. Great fun and excitement will result in seeing their storyboards come alive as students ink and color their finished drawings! The final project will be learning to draw and paint an animated cell in the classical manner.

Students learn to draw the most popular Anime characters, like Dragonball, Yu-gi-oh, Evangelion, and Guddami Wing! They will learn to use pen & ink, colored inks, and markers to create their favorite colorful characters. They will also learn the form and structure of the human body and head to enhance their drawings. Students will learn to draw Anime cartoon characters, which will WOW their friends with new found skills and techniques. Students will not only go away from this workshop with impressive drawings, but they will be able to show others how they did it! What better summer company than to spend it with favorite Anime friends!

Students learn to evoke humor through exaggeration by using easily learned methods to draw favorite cartoon friends, as well as to develop their own imaginative characters. They learn to use shapes, line and color to create a fun and whacky world, and learn to draw their favorite super heroes. Students will be taught to draw the human form using proper proportions of anatomy. They will create many drawings from reference materials to gain as much experience as possible. This workshop is not only lots of fun, and very creative, but will give students lasting skills they can use to entertain themselves on their own.

Create a free standing sculpture of today's popular cartoons! Students will learn to draw current cartoon figures, as well as learn to paint with acrylics to bring color and life to figures. Once the cartoon figures are drawn and painted, students will be taught how to create those same cartoons to stand in a painted environment of their own making. Step-by-step they will see a two-dimensional cartoon painting turn into a 3-dimensional scene. Stand them around the house and watch friends clamor to be taught how to make these! Finished, standing cartoons will be bright & colorful decorations for the bedroom, office, or just to greet you on a shelf or counter in your home.

This is a hands on studio workshop where the student is guided from inception through a step-by-step process to the final finished piece. Students learn to create masks, animals, bar relief landscapes, and heads. The student sees the materials transformed while learning basic sculpting methods. Multiple materials and techniques are introduced to inspire interest and creativity. Students get their hands into the materials and let their imaginations flow! They will complete this workshop with wonderful, finished pieces that will bring lasting enjoyment for years!

Students will discover the fundamentals of drawing the human form and the structure of the human head. Building their powers of observation and ability to capture 3-dimensional qualities of the figure, they will explore major drawing techniques using graphite, charcoal, pastels, and conte crayons. Students will be surprised and delighted at how easily they will learn to draw lifelike representations of the human body and head. They will find that something that looks difficult in the beginning is easily mastered with a step-by-step method. They will complete this workshop with a great sense of accomplishment and pride!

This specialized painting workshop will teach the use of three important painting mediums. Students may begin at the beginning or advance from where they left off, pursuing images of interest to them. Beginning, intermediate or advanced painting skill are explored along with techniques, terms and fundamentals. Brush manipulation, brush utilization & care, color mixing, color application, arrangement of palette, mixing specific hues, paint application and much more will be taught giving students a sense of confidence and the understanding necessary to feel comfortable as a painter. Depending on skill, students' projects may include creating two and three dimensional forms, still-life, realistic animals, landscapes and more. More advanced students will have an opportunity to work on more complicated subject matter. This workshop is a creative, fun and exciting way to spend your summer days!

*Curriculum projects may vary year-to-year.

For more information contact your local studio. These workshops may also be offered during the school year in certain studios.