Selective Girls Art Class (10~17yrs)

🎨 Intermediate / Advanced Art Class - 9 classes per term

New Address: 1 King Street, Concord West.

This fine arts course is designed for students with intermediate drawing skills who wish to explore advanced artistic techniques. The Mastering Art class focuses on developing a strong sense of three-dimensionality, realism, and individual expression.

Through a series of carefully structured projects — ranging from still life, animals, nature, and landscapes to human figures, cartooning, and master studies—students will deepen their understanding of:

1. Shading and light
2. Perspective and proportion
3. Composition and balance
4. Surface treatment and finishing techniques

Each student will be guided to refine their technical foundation while exploring and developing their personal artistic style.

Class Information:

• Number of Classes: There are 9 classes for each Term. The class will skip on public holidays. Minimum booking is 5 classes. 10% extra if less than 5. 
• Tutors: Allison 
  
• Enrollment Recommendation: It's recommended that you enroll for a full Term. If you want to enroll in fewer than 9 classes or have other requirements, please Contact Us, or just book a single class to give it a try. 
• Art Tools and Materials: Remember to bring your art tools and materials or book them from us. We offer fine art supplies from Mont Marte. 

1. Makeup Classes: We encourage students to make up missed classes during other available times in the same term. Please note, missed classes cannot be carried over to the next term unless medical proof is provided. 
2. We understand plans can change. Cancellations made at least 3 days in advance are eligible for a refund (minus a 4% processing fee) or a full-value Gift Card.
   

Transportation Information:
BLUE route is for students taking the train. RED route is for car transportation. Free parking is available.

 

🖌️ Term 3 Curriculum

Lesson 1/Lesson 2 | Plaster Head Practice

This two-week plaster head practice is designed to help students gain a deeper understanding of the significance of basic plaster sketching. Through observing and sketching plaster heads and facial feature models, students will not only master the proportional relationships of the human head structure but also gradually develop their perception of light and shadow, volume, and space. As an essential component of foundational form training, plaster busts offer highly abstract forms and stable lighting conditions, making them ideal subjects for study. They serve as a crucial transitional stage between structural sketching and life drawing. Through systematic training, students will lay a solid foundation in form for future figure drawing and creation.

Learning Objectives

Understand the basic structure and proportional relationships of the human facial features (eyes, nose, mouth, ears)

Learn to observe the light sources, shadows, and volume changes in plaster facial feature models

Master basic sketching techniques: accurate form creation, structural shaping, and handling of light and shadow layers

Focus on training the ability to depict structural transitions and spatial sense in structures

Teaching Methods

Explain the typical structure of plaster facial features (e.g., eyes, nose, mouth)

Demonstrate how to use lines and light and shadow to establish volume

Provide individual guidance and revisions during class

Analyse common issues using sample drawings (e.g., shape distortion, structural errors, chaotic light and shadow)

Teaching Objectives

Enhance students' understanding and ability to shape local structures of the human figure

Strengthen students' observational skills and accuracy in form creation

Lay the structural and technical foundation for subsequent comprehensive portrait training

 

Lesson 3｜Life Drawing Practice with Real People

Learning Objectives

Transfer what you have learned from drawing plaster busts to drawing real people.

Observe the structure, facial expressions, and proportions of real people.

Teaching Methods

Emphasise quick composition, capturing facial expressions, and overall light and shadow treatment.

Teaching Objectives

Establish transition training from static models to realistic objects.

  

Lesson 4｜Coloured Pencil Techniques Landscape Practice

Learning Objectives

Learn basic coloured pencil techniques (colouring, layering, blending, and detailing)

Master basic coloured pencil techniques for depicting landscape elements

Teaching Methods

Technique explanation + tool introduction + practical demonstration

Copy a landscape painting with colour variations

Teaching Objectives

Cultivate students' colour perception skills

Lay the foundation for colour techniques in colour courses

 

Lesson 5 | Oil Pastel Techniques for Flower Still Life Practice

Learning Objectives

Master basic oil pastel techniques (smearing, layering, scraping, colour layering, etc.)

Learn how to depict the shape, colour layers, and texture of flower still lifes

Enhance students' basic understanding of colour coordination and warm-cool contrast

Teaching Methods

Teacher explains the characteristics of oil pastel techniques and tool usage

Demonstrates composition, sketching, and colour handling for floral still lifes

Teacher provides individual guidance and corrects techniques

Teaching Objectives

Develop students' familiarity with oil pastel medium

Enhance still life observation and expression skills

Serve as a technical transition and foundation for colour expression courses, laying the groundwork for creative courses

 

Lesson 6/Lesson 7 | Masterpiece Flower Still Life Acrylic Painting Practice

This two-week masterclass in flower still life painting aims to guide students in deeply understanding the form and colour variations of flower still lifes through acrylic painting techniques. Through the copying of classic floral works, students will enhance their formative skills through continuous observation and practice, mastering techniques such as layered coverage, light and shadow modelling, and colour blending with acrylic paint. This phase of training not only helps establish a solid foundation in colour expression but also allows students to experience the brushwork and compositional thinking of artistic masters, accumulating rich experience and technical reserves for future independent creation.

Learning Objectives

Master the overall composition and large-scale colour coordination of the work

Understand the impact of lighting on colour and atmosphere

Teaching Methods

Demonstration analysis + technique breakdown + student practice

Guide students to understand the rhythm of brushstrokes and the relationship between warm and cool colours

Teaching Objectives

Cultivate the ability to depict colour details

Enhance students' skills in creating atmospheric compositions

 

Lesson 8/Lesson 9 | Acrylic Painting Practice of Rural Scenery

Learning Objectives

Understand colour changes in foreground and background (warm colours in foreground, cool colours in background)

Improve overall sense of composition and organisational skills

Express the colour characteristics of natural elements such as trees and fields

Teaching Methods

Explain composition and colour coordination by region

Guide students in reproducing the details and colour scheme of the original landscape

Teaching Objectives

Improve students' colour modelling abilities and natural observation skills

Master colour treatment methods for typical landscape elements

(PS: Sample drawings and guides may be adapted to suit the students’ mood and creative energy on the day.)