Weekly Art Classes!

The Shurtliff Art Academy, newly located on the bottom floor of the Center For the Arts in Globe, AZ, is focused on empowering young people to live creative lives through learning the fundamentals of art, drawing, creativity, and cartooning. In addition to instruction and completing several projects throughout the semester, the young artists will also have a chance to share some of their work in a gallery show (date pending).

Class Details

5-6 Year Old Class

Fridays

Class Time: 1:30-2:00

Semester Cost: $175

Supply Fee: $10

*Taught by Julie Burk

7-11 Year Old Class

Wednesdays

Class Time: 3:30-4:30

Semester Cost: $270

Supply Fee: $10

Home School 7-11 Class

Tuesdays

Class Time: 1:45-2:45

Semester Cost: $270

Supply Fee: $10

12-18 Year Old Class

Wednesdays

Class Time: 4:35-5:35

Semester Cost: $270

Supply Fee: $10

Pricing & Payment

Pay in full or break it into 3 payments

Includes 12 classes and one gallery show

Payments due by the 5th of each month

Pay with check, online invoice, or ESA

7-11 & 12-18 Students Need To Bring

A sketchbook

Any special supplies you want*

*All basic supplies will be provided

Topics Covered in the Class

  • We’ll cover the basic building blocks of creating art, including the elements and principles of design.

  • We will practice fundamental drawing skills and help the young artists learn to draw what they are seeing.

  • We will cover the basics of value and shading.

  • We’ll learn about the different color schemes that exist and how to pick the best colors for a project.

  • We’ll experiment with watercolors and learn how to create gradients and other fun effects.

  • We’ll learn how to draw our own characters and interesting facial expressions.

  • We’ll review famous works of art and learn a little about the movements that inspired them.

  • We’ll practice divergent thinking and work on increasing the young artists’ ability to come up with unique and valuable solutions to the problems they encounter.

  • Based on the young artists’ interests, we will also cover some of the following topics: illustration, comics, acrylic painting, print making, and animation.

Instructor:

Austin Shurtliff

I’m a comic creator, freelance illustrator and graphic designer. Born and raised in a small community in Northern Canada, I spent much of my free time creating and drawing new stories and worlds. I attended college in Idaho, where I studied illustration and visual media and worked as a designer. I have also completed an online mentorship program in comics with independent comic creator Jason Brubaker and a mentorship program in hand-drawn animation with director Don Bluth. I have also completed a Masters of Education and a PhD in Media and Communication. I have been teaching art and design courses for the past 10 years.

You can check out some of my own illustrations and design work on my portfolio.

Interested in Art Classes?

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