Current Projects

DRAWING (8-10 Yrs & 10-15 YRS)

Term 3, 2022

PROJECT 1: Graphite Shading Basics – Basic graphite skills, producing varied tone, how to use blending sticks, how light and shadows are cast. Practice drawing real objects from an image.
PROJECT 2 (Level 1): Pet Portraits – Creative character illustration. Use of colour and line. Watercolour techniques.
PROJECT 2 (Level 2): Character Design – Character design in the styles of Quentin Blake, Marc Martin and Shaun Tan. 
PROJECT 3: Draw Your Dream House – Imaginative drawing. Use of space and composition skills. Varied line weight (fine liner) and coloured pencil shading.
PROJECT 4: Mythical Creatures – Sketching different creatures and textures, extended into designing a unique creature. Focusing on imaginative drawing, drawing from memory, morphing anatomical features, sketching confidence.
PROJECT 5 (Level 1): Above and Below / Landscapes and Spacing – Landscape compositions. Simple perspective and use of foreground, midground, background. Sketching animals.
PROJECT 5 (Level 2): Surrealism – Sketching from prompts and imagination. How to play with size and perspective. Opportunity for mixed media exploration – choice of medium from previous classes.
PROJECT 6 (Level 1 Only): Loose Ink Drawing – Learning to ‘loosen up’ to help with soft sketching skills and creating more natural forms. Still life concepts and use of simple line and shadow.

SCULPTURE

Term 3, 2022

Over the next few terms, sculpture club is taking inspiration from around the world! First up, Egypt and China!

PROJECT 1: Panda Pot -Focusing on marbling polymer clay, mark making to add texture and detail, composition and construction of scene inside the pot.
PROJECT 2: Chinese Golden Dragon – Focus on sculpting on a two-dimensional surface, students are now looking at sculpture from a different perspective. Looking at colour composition and layout. Students will use polymer clay to create detailed textural elements.
PROJECT 3: Egyptian Scene – Students learn how to create a detailed scene with multiple elements and dimensions. Students will be looking at composition and layout. Using techniques with paper clay as well as polymer clay. Students will also get the chance to paint with acrylic paint and create a sandy base for their scene.
PROJECT 4: Genie Lamp – Using paper clay, looking at form and shape.  Students will elevate their lamps by adding a tea light to create a magical glow from within as well as experimenting with gold leaf and glitter.

ANIME

Term 3, 2022

THEME: Storytelling of Studio Ghibli, storytelling through images. 
PROJECT 1: Spirited Away watercolour painting – watercolour painting techniques, fine liner techniques, sketching and composition. 
PROJECT 2: Underwater Scene – students to develop skills in composition and design, colour theory and watercolour and fine liner techniques. Students will also be looking closely at depth and perspective.
PROJECT 3: Portraits – students to pick a favourite anime character and use it to develop their skills in anime portrait techniques. Looking closely at different expressions, drawing facial features.
PROJECT 4: Comic Panel – developing a story and telling through images. Students to come up with their own two characters, set a scene and create action. Students will continue to develop their anime drawing skills. 

ART CLUB (JR 8-12 Yrs & SNR 11-15 Yrs)

Term 3, 2022

PROJECT 1: Watercolour Insect – Focus on wet on wet and dry watercolour techniques, sketching simple shapes, use of paint pens and markers for contrasting detail.
PROJECT 2: Insect Sculptures – Sculpting skills, creating simple shapes, joining pieces, creating small details.
PROJECT 3: Winter Tree Painting – focusing on sketching skills, composition and spacing. Plus colour mixing in acrylic.
PROJECT 4 (Art Club Jr): Hybernating Mouse Sculpture – A mix of paper clay and sculpey clay techniques.
PROJECT 4 (Art Club Snr): Castle Sculpture – Paper clay and structural design techniques.
PROJECT 5: Watercolour Reef Fish – Sketching skills, wet on wet and watercolour layering. Plus using salt and paint pens for details.

ART BUZZ

Term 3, 2022

PROJECT 1: Galaxy Watercolour Painting – wet on wet watercolour techniques.
PROJECT 2: Cow Over the Moon –  focus on acrylic and simple sculpture techniques.
PROJECT 3 : Winter Wonderland – Acrylic painting techniques.
PROJECT 4: Above/Below Mixed Media – Watercolour painting, drawing skills and growing imagination.
PROJECT 5: Zoo Sculptures – Creating simple shapes to build sculpey animals (Elephant, Giraffe and Lion) 

Enrolment Information

Covid 19 Plan

Should the Hive be required to close at any time due to COVID 19 in our community, the following plan will be implemented:

All classes will continue using our live online learning format. Students will have access to unlimited online classes in both drama and musical theatre for the same weekly price. 

Should you wish to cancel your classes until we reopen – simply follow the usual cancellation process. You can continue online until the end of the month.