4 Weeks | Kids and Teens Art Short Course

 

The 4 week-long Kids and Teens Art Short Course is suitable for art students that need to learn or practice both drawing and painting skills. The art lessons revolve around some of the most fundamental drawing techniques, followed by watercolours.

We recommend that children and teens that have not practiced painting before start with watercolours before approaching acrylic or other media. This is because it is usually easier and quicker to grasp the necessary basic painting techniques that will be useful when approaching other media.

 

 

COVID-19
To ensure the safety of our students and staff we have implemented the government's Covid-19 policies and advice (link).

Onsite & Online Virtual Art Courses

All of our art courses can be learnt in our central London art studio at Sunny Art Centre or remotely online via our live online teaching platform. The live online art tuition will follow the same structure as our on-site sessions. You can, therefore, have live interactive art lessons with our expert art tutors remotely, wherever you are.

Easy set-up for home study 

Access the Zoom   virtual art classroom with laptop & mobile

Laptop:  Virtual tutorial with our art tutors
Mobile Camera: Tutor can monitor your working progress
Prepare Art Materials for Home Study  : Online Art Course Materials pack

How are the live online courses structured?

You will receive structured lessons with reference images, concept and technique documents, short demonstration videos, plus live demos from your tutor and critiques.

Live Demonstration 

Demonstration with traditional drawing/painting medium techniques: Our tutor will set up the camera to live record the demonstration during the art lesson. 

Demonstration with Photoshop :

  1. Screenshot student’s work in progress 
  2. The tutor will screen share their computer screen live with students 
  3. Correct students' work live with Photoshop; this software provides an assortment of traditional drawing and painting brush effects, allowing tutors to paint/draw digitally with academic drawing /painting techniques.

Screen Share  : Allows our tutors to share their computer screen with remote students during live sessions for explanations and critiques
Screenshot / Screen Recording  :  Allows you to record any useful info during the virtual class
Group Learning: Monitor your classmate’s working progress and learn from their critiques.

Suitability

This 4 week-long Kids and Teens Art Short Course is suitable for beginners and for art students between 7 and 18 years of age. It is also suitable for art students that need an introduction to both drawing and watercolours.

Course Content

The content of the 4-weeks Kids and Teens Art Short Course will cover the following drawing and watercolour skills and techniques:

Drawing

  • Teaches students to approach subjects with a critical eye.
  • Encourages students to find different solutions to the problems at hand.
  • Provides the student with the foundation for creative thinking.
  • Introduces basic materials and techniques.
  • Places emphasis on shapes.
  • Includes studies of quality of line and basic shading in the form of sketches and observational studies.
  • Guides the student through compositional studies and techniques. 
  • Perspective
  • Proportions
  • Tonal ranges
  • Mark-making

Watercolours

  • Introduces watercolour materials
  • Introduces watercolour techniques
  • Colour mixing.
  • Looks at creating different edges and textures
  • Approaches historical and contemporary examples
  • Layering techniques
  • Guides experiments with opacity
  • Covers drawing and mark-making with watercolours

The 6-weeks kids and teens art short course covers both watercolours and acrylic painting alongside the foundational drawing skills if you require training with both painting media.

ART MATERIALS PACKS

Using the right art materials playing an essential role in the art course.  You can prepare your art materials by yourself from this list, to avoid the trouble of mistakenly purchasing the wrong art materials. Our art tutors have designed a variety of drawing and painting art materials packages specifically for our art courses with promising quality. They contain all the necessary art tools that you will need to use during the art lessons. You can pre-order online in the checkout page, or via this link: Art Material Packages.

Learn from Experts Tutors

Our tutors have exceptional skills and unparalleled experience when it comes to advise students for their portfolios. They graduated from world-leading art colleges such as the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts, the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Central Saint Martins College of Art, Chelsea College of Art, Bartlett School of Architecture, Goldsmith College of Art, The Athens Academy in Greece and the Florence Academy of Art. They exhibit their work in the UK as well as internationally, and have appeared in various publications and programs, including those of the BBC. These qualities guarantee the high success rate our students achieve in entering the programmes of their choice.

Timetable

As our kids and teens art classes are personalised and bespoke, you can choose the starting week of your course (at any time of the year).

The standard kids and teens art short course includes 40 art lessons which need to be booked over a period of four weeks (to attend either at the centre or through our live online art tuition platform). You need to choose 10 timeslots (of 2Hrs each) a week for 4 weeks via your online account (see how to book section below for more details on how to reserve the lessons). 

Live Online Art Lessons LIVE       Studio Art Lessons STUDIO      2hr/Lesson

You can find the timetable below for both Live Online Art Lessons and Studio Art Lessons (held at Sunny Art Centre). Online lessons allow a maximum of 7 students per class while 10 for on-site.

 

Monday

9.30–11.30am | L

4-6pm | S

5.30– 7.30pm | L

Tuesday

9.30–11.30am | L

4-6pm | L

6:30-8:30pm | S

Wednesday

9.30–11.30am | L

4-6pm | S

6:30-8:30pm | L

Thursday

10–11.30am | L

4-6pm | S

6:30-8:30pm | S

Friday

4–6pm | L

6:30-8:30pm | L

Saturday

9-11am | L

10am-12pm |  S

1-3pm | S

3-5.30pm | S

Sunday

9am-11.30am | L

10am-12pm | S

1-3pm | S

3-5.30pm | S

Timetable

As our kids and teens art classes are personalised and bespoke, you can choose the starting week of your course (at any time of the year).

The standard kids and teens art short course includes 40 art lessons which need to be booked over a period of four weeks (to attend either at the centre or through our live online art tuition platform). You need to choose 10 timeslots (of 2Hrs each) a week for 4 weeks via your online account (see how to book section below for more details on how to reserve the lessons). 

COVID-19 | On-site Art Lessons Update

All of our regular on-site art lessons( Mo - Sun)  are available to attend live online during the lockdown, and the scheduled online art classes will remain the same.

Monday

9.30– 11.30am (L)

4-6pm (S)

6.30– 8.30pm (L)

Tuesday

6.30– 8.30pm (L)

4-6pm (L)

6:30-8:30pm (S)

Wednesday

9.30–11.30am (L)

4-6pm (S)

6:30-8:30pm (L)

Thursday

10–11.30am (L)

4-6pm (S)

6:30-8:30pm (S)

Friday

4-6pm (L)

6.30-8.30pm (L)

Saturday

10am-12pm (L/S)

1-3pm (S)

3-5.30pm (S)

Sunday

9am-11.30am (L)

10am-12pm (S)

1-3pm (S)

3-5.30pm (S)

HOW TO BOOK

Please note that this art short course needs to be completed within 4 weeks from your starting date.

1. Buy your course below (you will be asked to log in or sign up for a student account, enter the parent/guardian's details if the student is younger than 16).

2. Go to your account and navigate to the Art Courses section.

3. Use your online account to book the lessons you want to attend (at the centre or live online) by clicking on New Booking.

4 Weeks Art Short Course | 40 lessons

£1,320 | £935 (ex. VAT)

Includes Premium Drawing Pack
(Save £42)

Does not include watercolours (After clicking the button below, you will be able to add materials if you need them).

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FEEDBACK FROM OUR STUDENTS

Mindy Q

Such an amazing art studio! The tutors are very friendly and professional. The centre has a relaxing and cozy atmosphere. I completely enjoyed my evening course there. I highly recommend Sunny Art Centre to everyone who needs art courses to improve their drawing and painting skills. ____ Verified

Palina Malash

Sunny Art Centre is a great place to improve drawing or painting abilities at any level. The teacher Nicolas whom I had a chance to study with is very professional and supportive! I always enjoy my time at Sunny Art Centre! ____ Verified

Ksenia Blake

Amazing teachers and wonderful atmosphere! Have been in and out for several years and these are definitely the best academic skill classes you can get in London. Also, amazing and speedy service in case of any queries, 100% recommend to everyone! ____ Verified

Safiyah Aba AlKhail

Sunny Art Centre has amazing courses that are really helpful and great tutors that are highly knowledgeable. They understand each student’s individual needs and know how to help them improve. I had a wonderful experience with them. Highly recommended. ____ Verified

Oliver Catoto

The place is really an amazing venue to learn different art classes. They have a very professional and helpful staff. Not to mention their program for all abilities is very useful and learning friendly. I will definitely recommend this place to my friends and will definitely come back for more! ____ Verified

Christopher Armstrong

I enrolled my 8-year-old daughter who loves art but needed to learn the correct techniques in order to really flourish. The teachers are all really patient and give her lots of tips and encouragement, so she loves to go as often as she’s able. As a result her skills as an artist have come on
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Li Du

Friendly teachers, well suited for my 7 years girl. ____ Verified

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