COMICS, CARTOONING, AND MANGA PORTRAITS, FIGURES AND ANIMALS ART CLASS
FREE👶 Ages 9–13📍 Upper West Side

COMICS, CARTOONING, AND MANGA PORTRAITS, FIGURES AND ANIMALS ART CLASS

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📍The Art Studio NY · 243 W 72nd St, New York, NY, 10024 Get directions ↗
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Enjoy a FREE kids art class with NYC’s #1-rated art studio, The Art Studio NY! This fun and engaging class designed especially for young artists ages 9-13 will be the highlight of your child’s week! In this class, budding artists will: Be nurtured and inspired with expert one-on-one joyful art instruction from a professional artist and educator that our NYC art studio is known for Learn a wide variety of comic, cartoon, and manga drawing techniques combined with the encouragement for personal self-expression in drawing Develop their own unique, personal drawing style while learning how to draw faces, living figures in motion, character development and more Receive personalized instruction while creating story boards, unique story characters, text bubbles, and personalized one-of-a-kind comic strips Practice and create both human and animal figures that capture their unique style and creative story Learn a wide variety of artistic drawing techniques and art vocabulary unique to cartoons, comics, and manga art Unlock personal imagination while creating unique works of art that freely express their ideas and vision Receive the data-driven health and wellness benefits that art classes provide, included increased self-esteem, decreased anxiety and depression, stress relief, strengthened focus, stronger problem solving, and a sense of accomplishment Whether your child is a beginner to art or already loves to draw and paint, enjoying a FREE trial art class is the perfect opportunity to get a taste of what our studio is all about. Art supplies are provided, all you need to bring is curiosity and creativity! Spots are limited—reserve your child’s free class today!

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