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Behind the Scenes

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Learn how to create your own short film. This fun exploration of the art of filmmaking covers the elements of screenwriting, cinematography and editing.

Photography

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Examine the vast possibilities of making a photographic image. In addition to imagery and composition, you will be introduced to basic printing processes and learn how to print from your own negative in a traditional black and white darkroom. You are encouraged to use your own 35mm film camera if possible, there will also be cameras for use in the class. Digital cameras are not appropriate. All film and printing materials included. Classes will be held in the darkroom and closed toed shoes are required in the lab.

Inventors Workshop

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Product designers invent and design the things you buy: watches, bicycles, shoes and even toothbrushes. Learn how to come up with original ideas, create real products and then bring them to life. You'll learn industrial drawing techniques, concept development and visualization skills.

Cartooning Technique

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Learn step-by-step essential skills and techniques involved in comic-strip creation. Develop your ideas from rough sketches to thoughtfully composed drawings, rendered in ink. Discuss and apply concepts of value and color. Have fun while engaging in improvisational, timed and collaborative exercises and spend time perfecting your own personal project. Tackle single-panel gags, multi-paneled strips and the longer narratives popular in manga and western comic forms. Learn about cartooning masters from both the past and present; sharing your favorites while discovering new artists to follow. Course culminates with the production of a digital class comic—a keepsake collecting all student work.

Painting

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Discover the process of painting and composition while creating quality work. Fun activities include painting demonstrations, participating in setting up the composition, and one-on-one instruction. Near the end of the class you will paint from a clothed model.

Drawing the Clothed Figure

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All artists need to be able to draw the human figure. In this class, you will learn about form, proportion, shape, composition and the human skeleton.

Student Gallery

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Fundamentals of Drawing teaches technical and creative skills

Instructor,
Vanya Horvath

In the ACX Kids class Fundamentals of Drawing, taught by artist and ArtCenter alum Vanya Horvath, students develop a solid foundation in technical drawing skills and creative expression.

They become familiar with techniques using graphite, charcoal, Conté crayons, pastel and ink, and develop their understanding of line, shape, proportion, value and composition through technical exercises and abstract thinking.

“Teaching this class, I employ a blend of structured instruction, open-ended exploration and experimentation,” says Horvath.

Horvath’s own acrylic and oil paintings explore the relationship between the figure and its environment, and she also draws inspiration from nature.

In Fundamentals of Drawing, Horvath offers students one-on-one guidance and provides age-appropriate challenges through live demonstrations and a fun atmosphere.

“Children have the opportunity to work independently, discover new techniques, engage in group discussions, and express their unique artistic perspectives,” she says.

For examples of student work from the class, visit the gallery here.

Important Dates

08.28 -10.20

Registration period

10.05

Scholarship deadline

10.22

Sunday classes begin

10.22

Late registration, 11:30am – 1pm

11.10

Last day to drop a class

11.26

Holiday - No classes

12.10

Sunday classes end