The Artist Lab offers amazing Fine Art classes for kids and teens in Los Angeles and seasonal Summer & Winter Camps for children of all levels. We are located at 4282 Wilshire Blvd in Hancock Park near Larchmont and near HWY 10 and the Crenshaw exit. Our Fine Arts classes for kids & teens are taught by professional instructors who have put their knowledge to the test, designing amazing creative and technical drawing lessons for each grade level! In our Fine Arts classes in Los Angeles, young artists can learn Drawing & Painting, Ceramics, Competition Classes, Portfolio Development, Sewing Art, Digital Illustration, Miniatures, and more. Our Fine Arts classes for kids of all ages in Los Angeles are designed to stimulate the imagination, enhance problem-solving skills, boost self-esteem, reduce stress, and create a lifelong love of art. Please fill out a contact form or contact us directly to schedule a FREE Trial class to see if we are the right fit for your creative child today.
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2-Hour Fine Art Class Options at The Artist Lab
Our Little Artist Program is the first introduction to Fine Art and Creativity for children ages 3.5 to 5.5. We believe every child is an artist who can learn, explore, and grow creatively as their technical skills develop. Each student will be introduced to a diverse range of exciting projects that will teach them the very basics of learning fine art—such as understanding basic shapes, colors, texture, proportions/size, composition, and emotions through art. Our Young Masters Drawing & Painting Course is the one that introduces students to the world of Fine Arts. Each lesson draws from famous artists' styles, themes, and techniques to inspire and teach our students. Our teachers will help students create sketches and paintings that are achievable for them while guiding them in understanding concepts such as perspective, color, abstraction, and value. This class is designed for ages 5 to 7 years old. Our Foundation Art Drawing & Painting Program is inspired by the Classical Academy system and adapted for the contemporary young artist. The program emphasizes strengthening foundational skills and providing exposure to all types of drawing and painting that span different periods of art history from around the globe. This class is designed for ages 7 and older. This course is designed for the growing young artist with a passion for fine art, challenging them to develop their interests and conceptual ideas, and research to adapt, modify, and transform Art into their own. In these classes, students will have the opportunity to develop under professional art instructors and their guidance! Students will work to strengthen their technical skills and explore diverse mediums, including advancing to acrylics on canvas. The Advanced Drawing & Painting Program is designed for students that have surpassed the level of our Foundation Drawing & Painting course. This program emphasizes strengthening technical and creative skills and providing exposure to even more types of drawings and paintings that span different periods of art history from around the globe. All classes use examples from the Masters and other famous artists as a useful reference and starting point as students continue their creative journeys. Students only use acrylic on canvas in this class and it is best for ages 8 and older. Prep for Art Contests & Competitions: Drawing & Painting is a great opportunity for students to receive the guidance needed to make their work ready to enter various regional, national, and international art competitions! We have had numerous winners in the past 2 years. Throughout this class, students will develop their own unique ideas for their chosen contest, will be challenged to refine their pieces, and must meet all the necessary guidelines and requirements in order to be accepted into each competition. Our instructors will also mentor students to establish time management skills and habits, in order to complete artworks within a given timeframe, to read contest rules carefully, and to make lists of what they need to make their work contest ready. Finally, they will learn how to properly format their work for presentation to the judges, as many contests often require framing, and instructors will give support for posting and filling out applications properly and on time. This class is designed for ages 5 and older. Our 3D Art subjects are project-based programs where students get to flex their creative thinking muscles and take on fun design challenges. By exploring the creative process within a studio environment, students will advance their understanding of forms within space to a whole new level, identifying and building on their knowledge of visual components. Ceramics will focus on the three foundational techniques: coil, pinch, and slab. Our 3D Art subjects are project-based programs where students get to flex their creative thinking muscles and take on fun design challenges. By exploring the creative process within a studio environment, students will advance their understanding of forms within space to a whole new level, identifying and building on their knowledge of visual components. Students will learn how to cut out templates, sow them together, and add filling to create stuffed animals. Our 3D Art subjects are project-based programs where students get to flex their creative thinking muscles and take on fun design challenges. By exploring the creative process within a studio environment, students will advance their understanding of forms within space to a whole new level, identifying and building on their knowledge of visual components. Students will make various miniatures using colored clay. Digital Art aims to introduce students to our Digital Illustration Program on an iPad, and the focus is on instructing students to use this specific medium to achieve a higher level of rendering and thinking. Students will concentrate on learning how to use a stylus to draw their work directly on the tablet. Unlike students in other classes that work with many different materials students in this class will only be working with an iPad for all parts of the painting process. Students in this class will be able to discover their own visual style and work on completing their artwork independently. This course will also cover the subject of traditional art and art history. Students are expected to present their completed projects after it is rendered according to the student's full capacity and skill in order to achieve a beautiful and completed painting. The teachers will guide each student to demonstrate effective use of color theory, value, rendering, and conceptual development as it translates to a digital platform.
