Adventures in Color
Young artists combine artmaking, play, and their imagination to make bold and vibrant 2D and 3D artworks that use color to tell stories! Explore a variety of mediums including paint, paper, and pastels while learning color mixing skills to create foam art, masks, and more.
Adventure class pack is available!
Save $90 and register for both Adventures classes for $300!
Call our office at 845-471-7477 to register for the class pack.
Scholarships are available to those in economic need. To apply for a scholarship, please complete a Scholarship Application Form and send it to info@thearteffect.org
Adventures in Song and Music
Young artists will create their own beats, melodies, and even their own songs using Garageband, voice, and musical instruments. They will learn how to produce, record, create, edit, and share original music that expresses themselves and their stories.
Adventure class pack is available!
Save $90 and register for both Adventures classes for $300!
Call our office at 845-471-7477 to register for the class pack.
Scholarships are available to those in economic need. To apply for a scholarship, please complete a Scholarship Application Form and send it to info@thearteffect.org
Exploring Realistic Drawing
Go beyond the basics in this drawing-focused class for young artists. Learn techniques for drawing objects realistically by creating forms from basic shapes, capturing light and shadows, and drawing in accurate proportions.
Scholarships are available to those in economic need. To apply for a scholarship, please complete a Scholarship Application Form and send it to info@thearteffect.org
Foundations in Digital Character Design
Create compelling and well-composed characters and short animated sequences in this class focused on the fundamentals of digital art-making. Learn about digital composition, anatomical proportions, fantastical digital spaces, and animating walk cycles. Students will use ProCreate and Apple Pencils to bring their visions to life.
Students are required to bring a sketchbook.
Scholarships are available to those in economic need. To apply for a scholarship, please complete a Scholarship Application Form and send it to info@thearteffect.org
Foundations in Film
This class will focus on transforming your love of filmmaking into a broader set of skills you can use to express yourself and achieve creative goals. Learn how to use camera angles, movement, lighting, sound design, and editing to tell your stories.
Scholarships are available to those in economic need. To apply for a scholarship, please complete a Scholarship Application Form and send it to info@thearteffect.org
Foundations in Painting
Learn to elevate your painting skills through strengthening your grasp of composition, color, value, and proportions. Young artists will focus on working from observation to create representational works using watercolors, acrylics, tempera and mixed media to paint still lifes, landscapes, and self-portraits.
Students are required to bring their own sketchbook.
Scholarships are available to those in economic need. To apply for a scholarship, please complete a Scholarship Application Form and send it to info@thearteffect.org
Portfolio Development Foundations
Develop a unique, dynamic portfolio while expanding on your fundamental drawing and painting skills. Primarily working from observation, you will learn to balance life drawing with imaginative and photo based references. This class will prepare students for advanced classes such as Intermediate Portfolio and other specialty Portfolio classes.
Students are required to bring a sketchbook.
Scholarships are available to those in economic need. To apply for a scholarship, please complete a Scholarship Application Form and send it to info@thearteffect.org.
Drawing and Painting the Human Figure
Bring the human form to captivating life through in-depth figure work! In this class, artists will delve into color theory and value to create painted renderings of nude models. Learn to develop dynamic compositions of figures within an interior space. Students will develop a heightened awareness of color, light, and form, and perspective while working directly from observation.
Students are required to bring sketchbooks
Portfolio in Mixed Media Animation
In this course, students will create a digital portfolio of stop-motion animation using their own mixed media artworks. Each student will learn how to expertly handle traditional materials including clay, ink, paper, and paint, and more to blend multiple elements such as live-action footage, still images, text, 2D and 3D elements with other visual effects into one unique style.
Students are required to bring a sketchbook
