Online Winter Art Camp for Kids (5+)

Mon Dec 21 - Holiday Cardmaking (Drawing, Watercolour)

10:00 - 11:30am (AM): Drawing 1:00 - 2:30pm (PM): Watercolour Cards are the ultimate handmade treasures that express gratitude and love! Learn how to make beautiful illustrated holiday cards by hand that will impress your family and friends. Lessons will cover type design and hand-lettering, how to illustrate holiday motifs, plus drawing and watercolour techniques. Recommended Materials:
(AM)

• cardstock (or watercolour paper)
• pencil & eraser
• pencil crayons
• black pen or fineliner
• scissors
• optional: markers

Tue Dec 22 - Arctic Animals (Acrylic Painting)

10:00 - 11:30am (AM): Polar Bears 1:00 - 2:30pm (PM): Killer Whales From polar bears to killer whales, today we’ll learn to paint the beautiful animals who call the north polar region their home! Learn step by step acrylic painting techniques from the comfort of your home, and get instant help and guidance from your instructor, who will be painting along with you! Recommended Materials:

• canvas (9 x 12” or similar)
• acrylic paint: white, yellow, red, blue, black
• water cup
• palette (paper plate or wax paper taped to table)
• brushes (large flat, medium flat, small round)
• pencil & eraser
• scrap paper (for planning)
• optional: white chalk or white pencil crayon

Wed Dec 23 - Festive Cheer (Drawing)

10:00 - 11:30am (AM): My Gingerbread Home 1:00 - 2:30pm (PM): Ornament Designs Today’s theme is all about drawing the things that spread joy and remind us of the holiday spirit! From gingerbread houses to ornament design, reindeer to holly, we’ll spend our day creating handcrafted mementos that can be displayed for years to come! Recommended Materials:

• pencil & eraser
• sketchbook or paper
• pencil crayons
• black pen or fineliner
• optional: markers, construction paper, crafty flare

Mon Dec 28 - Magic & Fantasy (Drawing)

10:00 - 11:30am (AM): Mythical Creatures 1:00 - 2:30pm (PM): Magic Garden If you love wizards, dragons, and fairytales, then this camp is for you! In the morning, we’ll visit Hogwarts and design original mythical creatures. In the afternoon, we’ll illustrate a magical garden, alive with fantasy characters inspired by elves, gnomes, and fairies! Recommended Materials:

• pencil & eraser

Tue Dec 29 - Superheroes (Drawing)

Action Poses: 10:00am - 2:30pm (AM) Character Design: 1:00 - 2:30pm (PM) From popular comics to the world of Marvel and DC, this day is all about drawing your favourite superheroes and villains! In the morning, we’ll learn how to draw action poses step by step. and in the afternoon, we’ll learn the creative process of drawing and designing our own superheroes (or supervillains)!
Recommended Materials:

• pencil & eraser
• sketchbook or paper
• pencil crayons
• black pen or fineliner
• optional: markers

Wed Dec 30 - Winter Landscapes (Acrylic Painting)

10:00 - 11:30am (AM): Snowy Sunset 1:00 - 2:30pm (PM): Northern Lights Winter is arguably the most beautiful season: fresh sparkly snow, pink skies and clear, starry nights. Today is all about capturing the beauty of winter landscapes! Using acrylic paint, we’ll learn techniques like colour mixing and brushwork to create stunning landscape paintings from the comfort (and warmth) of home. Recommended Materials:

• canvas (9 x 12” or similar)
• acrylic paint: white, yellow, red, blue, black
• water cup
• palette (paper plate or wax paper taped to table)
• brushes (large flat, medium flat, small round)
• pencil & eraser
• scrap paper (for planning)

Thu Dec 31 - Winter Memories (Drawing)

10:00 - 11:30am (AM): Snow Globes 1:00 - 2:30pm (PM): Ice Skating Let's llustrate our favourite winter childhood memories! In the morning, we’ll design a time capsule snow globe for our future selves, and in the afternoon, we’ll learn how to draw action poses and accessories inspired by winter sports like ice skating and pond hockey!
Recommended Materials:

• pencil & eraser
• sketchbook or paper
• pencil crayons
• black pen or fineliner
• optional: markers, watercolour, watercolour paper

❄️ CAMP OVERVIEW ❄️

Learn beginner drawing and painting skills in acrylic paint and watercolour, as we bring mythical creatures, superheroes, and winter memories to life. Perfect for creating unique gifts for the holidays or festive decor. Each camp day has a fun theme to prompt creativity, and two step by step drawing or painting lessons -- one in the AM and one in the PM! AM: 10:00am - 11:30am | PM: 1:00 - 2:30pm

Mon Dec 21 - World of Studio Ghibli

10:30am - 12:00pm (AM): Haku from Spirited Away 1:30 - 3:00pm (PM): A room from The Secret World of Arrietty From the whimsical characters to the beautiful artwork, today is all about learning how to draw things from and inspired by Studio Ghibli movies! In the morning, we’ll draw Haku in his dragon form step by step, and in the afternoon we’ll draw a simple room inspired by The Secret World of Arrietty! Students may choose to create artwork traditionally or digitally. Demonstrations are taught digitally in Medibang Paint Pro. Curious to learn digital? Check out our Free Lesson: How to Use Medibang Paint Pro - Tutorial for Beginners

Recommended Materials:

• pencil & eraser
• sketchbook or paper
• pencil crayons
• black pen or fineliner
• optional: markers

Tue Dec 22 - Disney Designs

10:30am - 12:00pm (AM): Drawing a Disney Hero 1:30 - 3:00pm (PM): Drawing a Disney Villain Today is all about drawing our favourite characters from the expansive Disney franchise! In the morning, we’ll be drawing our favourite Disney heroes, and in the afternoon we’ll be drawing our favourite Disney villains! Students may choose to create artwork traditionally or digitally. Demonstrations are taught digitally in Medibang Paint Pro. Curious to learn digital? Check out our Free Lesson: How to Use Medibang Paint Pro - Tutorial for Beginners

Recommended Materials:

• pencil & eraser
• sketchbook or paper
• pencil crayons
• black pen or fineliner
• optional: markers

Wed Dec 23 - Marvel Mania

10:30am - 12:00pm (AM): Drawing a hero step by step 1:30 - 3:00pm (PM): Drawing a villain step by step Today is all about drawing your favourite heroes and villains from the Marvel Universe! In the morning, we’ll be drawing a Marvel hero step by step, and in the afternoon we’ll be drawing a Marvel villain step by step. Students may choose to create artwork traditionally or digitally. Demonstrations are taught digitally in Medibang Paint Pro. Curious to learn digital? Check out our Free Lesson: How to Use Medibang Paint Pro - Tutorial for Beginners

Recommended Materials:

• pencil & eraser
• sketchbook or paper
• pencil crayons
• black pen or fineliner
• optional: markers

Mon Dec 28 - Pop Culture Mashup

10:30am - 12:00pm (AM): Video game mashup 1:30 - 3:00pm (PM): Animated Shows mashups From the games we play to the shows we watch, let’s get creative and combine all our favourites together to create our own pop culture mashup characters! In the morning, we’ll be drawing mashups from different video games, and in the afternoon we’ll be drawing mashups from your favourite cartoons and anime! Students may choose to create artwork traditionally or digitally. Demonstrations are taught digitally in Medibang Paint Pro. Curious to learn digital? Check out our Free Lesson: How to Use Medibang Paint Pro - Tutorial for Beginners

Recommended Materials:

• pencil & eraser
• sketchbook or paper
• pencil crayons
• black pen or fineliner
• optional: markers

Tue Dec 29 - Anime All Day

10:30am - 12:00pm (AM): Dynamic Poses 1:30 - 3:00pm (PM): Action Poses Today is all about illustrating our favourite characters from the anime we watch and the manga we read! In the morning, we’ll be drawing a stationary dynamic pose step by step, and in the afternoon we’ll be drawing a full blown action pose step by step. Students may choose to create artwork traditionally or digitally. Demonstrations are taught digitally in Medibang Paint Pro. Curious to learn digital? Check out our Free Lesson: How to Use Medibang Paint Pro - Tutorial for Beginners

Recommended Materials:

• pencil & eraser
• sketchbook or paper
• pencil crayons
• black pen or fineliner
• optional: markers

Wed Dec 30 - Pokemon Craze

10:30am - 12:00pm (AM): Designing a new Pokemon 1:30 - 3:00pm (PM): Designing a Pokemon Trainer Let’s head down Route 1 together and learn all about the wonderful world of Pokemon! In the morning we’ll be drawing our very own Pokemon Designs, and in the afternoon we’ll be illustrating ourselves as Pokemon trainers! Students may choose to create artwork traditionally or digitally. Demonstrations are taught digitally in Medibang Paint Pro. Curious to learn digital? Check out our Free Lesson: How to Use Medibang Paint Pro - Tutorial for Beginners

Recommended Materials:

• pencil & eraser
• sketchbook or paper
• pencil crayons
• black pen or fineliner
• optional: markers

Thu Dec 31 - Art of Nintendo

10:30am - 12:00pm (AM): Drawing a Nintendo Hero 1:30 - 3:00pm (PM): Drawing a Nintendo Villain Put on your red cap and strap your sword to your back, today will be about learning to draw our favourites from Nintendo’s hefty character collection! In the morning, we’ll be drawing one of Nintendo’s protagonists, and in the afternoon we’ll be drawing one of Nintendo’s antagonists! Students may choose to create artwork traditionally or digitally. Demonstrations are taught digitally in Medibang Paint Pro. Curious to learn digital? Check out our Free Lesson: How to Use Medibang Paint Pro - Tutorial for Beginners

Recommended Materials:

• pencil & eraser
• sketchbook or paper
• pencil crayons
• black pen or fineliner
• optional: markers

❄️ CAMP OVERVIEW ❄️

Join our most popular art camp, where kids can learn drawing fundamentals, explore the creative process of cartooning and character design, and draw alongside new friends. We’ll seek inspiration from video games, pop culture, and Manga and Anime fandom to create our own original characters, comics, and fan art! Every camp day has a fun theme to prompt creativity, and two step by step cartooning lessons -- one in the AM and one in the PM! AM: 10:30am - 12:00pm | PM: 1:30 - 3:00pm