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Youth Classes
in Fine Arts
Acrylic Paint Pen Portraits
with Maggie Grugan
Want to learn to draw portraits in a wildly eye-catching style? This series of classes will cover drawing fundamentals, color theory, and everything necessary to create creative and cohesive portraits using paint pens!
Art Without Boundaries Eligible
All materials are supplied by the Peoria Art Guild
Writing & Binding the Short Story
with Maggie Grugan
Ages: 6 - 14
A masterful mix of writing, crafts, and simple printmaking. Are you an aspiring storyteller or avid writer? Join this fun writing workshop where we will define the criteria of a fictional short story, engage in writing exercises, and develop each other's individual narratives with group readings. Once the story has been completed, we will make it into a hand-bound book. We'll then develop a relevant image to print onto the cover!
Art Without Boundaries Eligible
All materials are supplied by the Peoria Art Guild
Charater Design
with Maggie Grugan
Ages: 6 - 14
Comics, animation, movies, novels...
They all need good character designs. If you want to practice developing fictional characters for any world you have in mind, join this class and get into the nitty-gritty of creating interesting characters. We will discuss color, shape language, build, wardrobe, and anatomy, all to create cohesive characters and exciting reference sheets.
Please do not be discouraged from signing up even if you plan on missing a date. Materials for missed classes will be provided for catch-up as requested.
Art Without Boundaries Eligible
All materials are supplied by the Peoria Art Guild
Comics & Manga
with Maggie Grugan
Ages: 6 - 14
Are you an aspiring storyteller and want to engage with a medium that has been around for hundreds (if not thousands) of years? Look no further than the Comics & Manga class, where we'll delve into comic history, drawing fundamentals, technical terms, and inking. Look forward to making your world come to life on a page of Sequential Art
Please do not be discouraged from signing up even if you plan on missing a date. Materials for missed classes will be provided for catch-up as requested.
Art Without Boundaries Eligible
All materials are supplied by the Peoria Art Guild