Explorer’s Art   (3 – 5 yrs)

Printastic!

Let’s begin the year with a printastic workshop where our little artists will create a set of unique stamps for some fun experimental printing. They will learn about shapes and letter forms, as well as basic composition, layout and layering. As they practise their fine motor skills, they will also try diverse printing methods which will culminate in a collection of colourful stamped designs mounted together.

Core Art   (5 – 10 yrs)

Add & Subtract

Did you know the recorded use of tools resembling stamps dates back up to 7000 years? Our Core Artists will explore two contrasting ways to think about creating art: additive stamp printing and subtractive carving. First they will design their own unique motifs and convert them into stamps. Inspired by Jon Klassen’s minimal illustrative style, Core Artists will use their newly-created stamps to fashion defined shapes and robust designs with ink and watercolour textures. Then, carve from colourful plasticine clay blocks while learning subtractive methods to reveal an abstract image inspired by Marina Stocchi.

Drawing Fundamentals   (6 – 8 yrs)

Space Between

Explore the space between the lines as we focus on the concept of positive and negative spaces. Both foreground and background create a sense of rhythm and movement in your designs to convey an atmosphere or message. Use drawing, stencilling, and a whole range of oil pastel techniques to frame and compose the subject, as well as to convey intensity and emotion. Then put theory into practice to reimagine scenes from a story or create your own visual narrative.

Ready-Set-Draw   (8 yrs+)

Illustrated Tales

Create a charming illustration for a children’s story book of your choice using watercolour pencils and ink. Learn about famous book illustrators like Arthur Rackham and Quentin Blake that have inspired children for generations and develop your own unique style. Investigate how an image can not only reinforce, but also expand upon the text, all to enhance the readers’ experience. Present your unique illustration alongside the text selected from your favourite book on a double-page spread.

Comics   (8 yrs+)

Comic Worlds

Every comic character needs a world to live in! Develop your background drawing skills, from landscapes to interiors. Then bring your original character from a previous Comics term forward into a new project and create an exciting mixed-media splash page, applying drawn backgrounds combined with paint and collaged textures to present your digitally-enhanced character.

Sculpture Culture

(Pottery-Ceramics 10 yrs+)

Fundamentals Master Class

Learn to build three-dimensionally and excel in creation that takes form in art ware, figurines, sculpture, decorative and applied art objects. Acquire fundamental skills from pinching, coiling, slab to wheel-throwing, we shall experiment with new materials whilst utilising techniques of slip casting, clay modelling, and surface texturing.

Pixelated

(Digital Arts 10 yrs+)

Grids, Grunge, Graphics

Learn the basic rules of graphic design… then break them! Starting with fonts, text editing and logo design, you will build a solid foundation using grids and alignment to create sleek, crisp graphics for ad. Then it is back to the 1990s and the grunge movement. Chop, weather, and layer your designs to create streetwise graphics for magazine covers and articles about your favourite musicians.

Sketchbook Studies & Painting   (10 yrs+)

Cast to Canvas

Go from 3D sculpture to 2D painting. Bring in your own personal items to create a silicone cast sculpture, then use acrylics to paint a monochromatic observational still life of it on canvas. Take inspiration from Cesar Baldaccini’s compression sculptures to create a cuboid relief sculpture that abstracts and geometrizes the submerged figurative items.

Tactile Textile  (12 yrs+)

Life Tisserand

Draw from life and learn the fundamentals of proportion and composition. Observe and sketch human figures to capture their posture and movement, balance and imbalance. These gestural sketches on fabric will then be painted and embroidered on to add layers of colour richness and vibrancy as well as visual texture to your final tactile textile piece.

Mentor Studio   (13 yrs+)

For art enthusiasts who are considering Art for GCSE, A-Levels, IGCSE or IB; or who simply enjoy being stretched artistically. Mentor Studio is open to any participants who want to strengthen their skill repertoire, build on their collection of portfolio-worthy artworks, or explore challenging themes through open-end self-enquiry guided closely by a mentor. Acquire in-depth knowledge and understanding of art-form, techniques and styles used as we guide you through various artistic decision and pathways to artistic achievement.

Architecture in Context   (13 yrs+)

Rendering technicalities with creativity, we explore architectural and interior spaces, with referenced imagery and floor plans of Hong Kong vibrant and historical landmarks to build a foundation of perspective, shape, space and form. Topics of investigation throughout the year range from Relocation, Restoration and Conversion, with rendition of a mix of architectural drawings, mood boards and illustrations; both conceptual and imaginative.

Explorer’s Art   (3 – 5 yrs)

It’s Me!

Our little Explorers will learn the basic fundamentals of portraiture and facial anatomy. First, they will take a look in the mirror and paint an emotionally expressive self-portrait, making sure to get their nose, eyes, ears, and mouth in the right place. Then, they can let loose and create a wacky portraiture in the form of a mixed-media 3D bust, inspired by Cubism!

Core Art   (5 – 10 yrs)

Magical Illusions & Perspectives

Our Core Artists will investigate the bustling architecture of Hong Kong in a fun, new way through perspective drawings and papercraft illusion sculptures. Will they be looking down as they fly over Central, or will they be gazing up as Godzilla invades Aberdeen? These watercolour and pencil drawings will allow their imaginations to run wild. Then they’ll take inspiration from the mind-bending installations of Georges Rousse to construct their own papercraft building, painted with optical illusions that will challenge your perception!

Drawing Fundamentals   (6 – 8 yrs)

Linework

They’re one of the most crucial elements of drawing, let’s take a closer look at Lines! Using observation and experimentation, learn how to use varying line weight and contours to express 3D form, shading, and expression. Study the work of Egon Schiele and discover how expressive a single, continuous line can be to create your own articulated portrait.

Ready-Set-Draw   (8 yrs+)

Skull, Flower, Landscape

Learn about Georgia O’Keeffe’s New Mexico-influenced artworks consisting of the timeless subjects: skulls, flowers, and landscapes. Explore the media of graphite, colour pencil, and gouache. Improve your knowledge of head anatomy through skull renderings, learn to portray the form of any flower using simple geometry, and depict a simple landscape. Experiment with scale and composition to create your own mystical image.

Comics   (8 yrs+)

Drawings in Motion

Bridge the gap between comics and animation! Pen a story, draw a short comic, then bring the final panel to life with a mini flip book for an animated punchline. Learn how to use animation techniques like onion skin and key frames for dynamic storytelling inspired by Japanese para-para flip books.

Sculpture Culture

(Pottery-Ceramics 10 yrs+)

Fundamentals Master Class

Learn to build three-dimensionally and excel in creation that takes form in art ware, figurines, sculpture, decorative and applied art objects. Acquire fundamental skills from pinching, coiling, slab to wheel-throwing, we shall experiment with new materials whilst utilising techniques of slip casting, clay modelling, and surface texturing.

Pixelated

(Digital Arts 10 yrs+)

Illustrated Me (Digital Illustration)

Get to grips with the fundamentals of illustration in digital media and design your own characters. Level up your skills of observational drawing using a variety of methods, from editing scanned linework, to sketching directly into your chosen software. Then with a solid grasp of the basics, transform yourself into a comic character with a colourful design sheet that shows off your unique personality and special abilities inspired by manga artist, Hitoshi Ariga.

Sketchbook Studies & Painting   (10 yrs+)

Organic Floral Design

Learn about Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts movement. Embrace the ideology behind the movements and become the artist, the designer, and the maker. Take inspiration from the works of the infamous Glasgow Four, and their artful integration of art and design. Render flowers a la Mackintosh via ink with a touch of watercolour. Craft your own Art Nouveau door-inspired frame to display your organic paintings.

Tactile Textile  (12 yrs+)

Fit Like A Glove

Becoming a tailor is at the tip of your fingers! Learn how to design and construct a pair of gloves from scratch – glove pattern, fabric cutting, sewing and hemming. To make your pair of gloves special, you will fashion a pattern design transposing your original drawing into a lino cut that will be printed on the fabric.

Mentor Studio   (13 yrs+)

For art enthusiasts who are considering Art for GCSE, A-Levels, IGCSE or IB; or who simply enjoy being stretched artistically. Mentor Studio is open to any participants who want to strengthen their skill repertoire, build on their collection of portfolio-worthy artworks, or explore challenging themes through open-end self-enquiry guided closely by a mentor. Acquire in-depth knowledge and understanding of art-form, techniques and styles used as we guide you through various artistic decision and pathways to artistic achievement.

Architecture in Context   (13 yrs+)

Rendering technicalities with creativity, we explore architectural and interior spaces, with referenced imagery and floor plans of Hong Kong vibrant and historical landmarks to build a foundation of perspective, shape, space and form. Topics of investigation throughout the year range from Relocation, Restoration and Conversion, with rendition of a mix of architectural drawings, mood boards and illustrations; both conceptual and imaginative.

Explorer’s Art   (3 – 5 yrs)

What’s The Story?

Our young Explorers will begin the year by investigating story and narrative through arts and crafts. Based on characters of their own design, ‘What’s The Story?’ is a tactile storybook featuring simple paper folding techniques and engineering such as pop-up features, flaps, and slides. Then, they’ll recreate their story character as a mixed-media figurine in a dome in ‘Character Specimen’, a perfect introduction to develop basic understanding of 3D sculptural modeling.

Core Art   (5 – 10 yrs)

Reality & Fiction

Our Core Artists will investigate the concept of ‘heroes’: real and fictional. Take inspiration from meaningful stories of real-life heroes and illustrate exciting fantastical characters. Firstly, our Core Artists will re-imagine a real-life hero’s (such as Einstein and Marie Curie) appearance from a set of character trait descriptions. Then, they will learn about three distinct and culturally diverse antiquated art styles (eg Ancient Egyptian, Medieval French) and superimpose a fictional hero into a stylised scene.

Drawing Fundamentals   (6 – 8 yrs)

Shadows & Shading

Learning how to see and use value levels in your drawing will elevate your shading and highlighting skills to the next level. Create the illusion of three-dimensional form through geometric construction and shading using dry media. Then, experiment with shaded paper to create a collaged still life artwork inspired by the work of artist Eileen Downes.

Ready-Set-Draw   (8 yrs+)

A Day In The Life

Learn to illustrate animals in stylized monochrome subjects from photographic references with fine liners. Capture a day in the life of your hero animal. Learn basic shape construction to create organic animal forms in action poses enhanced by inking and texturing techniques. Pen an interesting narrative by re-arranging your newly created illustrations in captivating sequence. To add a final touch, apply digital colouring knowhow to your scanned drawings.

Comics   (8 yrs+)

Character Design Sheet

Bring your OC (original character) to life, transferred straight from your brain directly to paper! Get to grips with the rules of anatomy and facial proportions. Then, study professional character designers such as Jules Rigolle to bend these rules and create your own characters with exaggerated body language and expressions, full of comic intensity! Utilise shape construction, dynamic sketching, and lines of action to create character sheets with liner pen and gouache.

Sculpture Culture

(Pottery-Ceramics 8 yrs+)

Fundamentals Master Class

Learn to build three-dimensionally and excel in creation that takes form in art ware, figurines, sculpture, decorative and applied art objects. Acquire fundamental skills from pinching, coiling, slab to wheel-throwing, we shall experiment with new materials whilst utilising techniques of slip casting, clay modelling, and surface texturing.

Pixelated

(Digital Arts 10 yrs+)

Imaginary Imaging

Create a Dadaist digital collage and bring surrealism into the digital age. Learn the building blocks of image manipulation such as cutting, moving, and layering pictures to fashion a digital collage in the style of the 1920s art movement, Dadaism. Advance your editing skills to make the unreal appear real with photo manipulation. Take cues from both modern digital artists and inspirational artists from the past. Gain skills to begin your digital art journey.

Sketchbook Studies & Painting   (10 yrs+)

Light, Shadow, & Genre

Create believable form with grisaille oil painting from classical-style master sculpture references. Take inspiration from appropriation artist Glenn Brown. Glaze detail and colour to re-interpret the reference to tell your own story according to your favourite genre, be it romance, sci-fi, horror, or even coming-of-age. Learn to create the illusion of chiaroscuro and create depth in your painting.

Tactile Textile  (12 yrs+)

My Story Sequence

Build a patchwork narrative about your summer holiday in the Victorian ‘Crazy Quilting’ style. Give purpose to old textiles by selecting, cutting, and binding them together into a new quilt of your own design. Continue this ancient practice in the modern world as an eco-friendly artform.

Mentor Studio   (13 yrs+)

For art enthusiasts who are considering Art for GCSE, A-Levels, IGCSE or IB; or who simply enjoy being stretched artistically. Mentor Studio is open to any participants who want to strengthen their skill repertoire, build on their collection of portfolio-worthy artworks, or explore challenging themes through open-end self-enquiry guided closely by a mentor. Acquire in-depth knowledge and understanding of art-form, techniques and styles used as we guide you through various artistic decision and pathways to artistic achievement.

Architecture in Context   (13 yrs+)

Rendering technicalities with creativity, we explore architectural and interior spaces, with referenced imagery and floor plans of Hong Kong vibrant and historical landmarks to build a foundation of perspective, shape, space and form. Topics of investigation throughout the year range from Relocation, Restoration and Conversion, with rendition of a mix of architectural drawings, mood boards and illustrations; both conceptual and imaginative.