COURSE DESCRIPTION:

For tweens & up to adults. Students learn basic drawing skills by way of creating both realistic animal sketches as well as cartoon characters (anime/graphic novel/animation style etc). Through curated resources and hands on exercises, the fundamentals of drawing like shape, line, proportion, gesture, shading, anatomy, foreshortening, action, construction, etc, are introduced in a way that encourages students to enjoy the process—while making pictures with personality! Students also learn to find good reference images, how to compose a scene and set a visual mood, and how to draw dramatic finishing touches like fur, texture, and lighting. No previous drawing experience required.

1) This class, “Dynamic Drawing: Characters & Animals” (focusing on drawing, designing, & inking skills both stylized and realistic). Scroll to bottom of this page to register or share this link with a friend: https://localartisancollective.com/events/dynamic-drawing-characters-and-animals-on-sept-5th-to-october-10th-1030am-taught-by-charis/

2) “Entertainment Art” (Anime/Marvel/Disney/Ghibli/Animation etc style focusing on designing, then inking, then painting in gouache paints) on Thursdays 10:30 – 12 noon @ the Local Artisan Collective beginning October 24th. Ages 12 & up. The cost is $99 for the 6 weeks. All supplies included in the price. https://localartisancollective.com/events/entertainment-art-on-october-5th-from-1030-to-1200-taught-by-charis/

3) “Fandom Art” (A mix of realistic painting & Anime/Marvel/Disney/Ghibli/Animation etc style in gouache and/or acrylic paints) on Thursdays 10:30 – 12 noon @ the Local Artisan Collective beginning January 30, 2025. Ages 12 & up. The cost is $99 for the 6 weeks. All supplies included in the price. https://localartisancollective.com/events/fandom-art-on-january-30th-from-1030-to-1200-taught-by-charis/

4) “Painting People & Animals” (Representational/realistic painting in gouache and/or acrylic paint) on Thursdays 10:30 – 12 noon @ the Local Artisan Collective beginning March 13, 2025. Ages 12 & up. The cost is $99 for the 6 weeks. All supplies included in the price. Link coming soon.

Charis holds a BFA in Illustration from ArtCenter College of Design near Los Angeles. There she studied entertainment design as well as multiple forms of illustration and design. The summer after graduating, she interned at Film Roman, the animation company that makes the show The Simpsons. She has created storyboards for indie film projects as well as displayed her art in many major US cities. Teaching became her primary focus when she moved to Hawaii with her husband (stationed there with the Navy) and taught various art classes on multiple bases as well as in a hotel on Waikiki beach. She spent almost a decade on Oahu, so freediving and island life always inspires her personal paintings, but she is also forever an animation fan as well. She and her family moved to Utah in 2020 when they said goodbye to military life and now happily reside in Syracuse. She teaches both realistic and stylized drawing and painting in acrylics, gouache, and oils.

Minimum class size: 4 students. If this class fails to reach it’s minimum amount of students, the class may be canceled. 24 hours notice will be given if so and anyone who has signed up will be refunded.

Any third party ticket sales will be considered fraudulent and will not be valid. Transfer of tickets/registration can be handled by the Local Artisan Collective once original purchase is verified.