Could your child be a creative star? Whether they are shy with a paintbrush or you just can’t stop them scribbling, our ART STARS! Saturday School offers a welcoming and inspiring place to develop their artistic skills across different mediums.
Enrolment is now open for the summer term of ART STARS! If your child is enrolled, they will also benefit from weekly Zooms, followed by 5 weeks of 2 hour face-to-face classes with the artist and a free art kit. For more information and to enrol your child click here.
ART STARS! is funded by I Design My Future and the Mayor of London.
So that every child can learn and have fun through art, we’ve made the resources open to everyone during the coronavirus outbreak. Read on to discover the video tutorials from previous terms.
Week fifteen: Saturday 12 June 2021
Make your own layered paper cut art alongside Ani.
Week fourteen: Saturday 29 May 2021
Veronica guides you through creating a self-portrait and using colour blocking.
Week thirteen: Saturday 22 May 2021
Create a textured landscape with Ani using a sponge and acrylics.
Week twelve: Saturday 15 May 2021
Veronica shows you how to create a still life drawing.
Week eleven: Saturday 8 May 2021
Make art and protest with a Hannah Höch, surrealism and DADAism inspired collage
Week ten: Saturday 20 March 2021
Ani shows you how to make your own abstract print using homemade stencils.
Week nine: Saturday 13 March 2021
Veronica shows you how to create a scene quotidian, a daily scene made up of images of everyday life.
Week eight: Saturday 6 March 2021
Bring in a warm yellow glow with this gentle watercolour tutorial inspired by William Turner’s seascapes.
Week seven: Saturday 27 February 2021
Veronica guides you through making landscapes using your imagination.
Week six: Saturday 20 February 2021
Learn how to tell a story comic book style with Ani as you colour in with alcohol pens and crayons.
Week five: Saturday 13 February 2021
Explore surrealism in this session with Veronica.
Week four: Saturday 6 February 2021
Get to know the abstracts of your face shape with Ani and express them with string, glue and paper fasteners.
Week three: Saturday 30 January 2021
In this lesson, Veronica teaches you how to draw your own cubist self portrait in the style of artist Pablo Picasso.
You’ll need a container of water, a few sheets of paper – preferably watercolour paper, paintbrushes, a pencil, watercolour paints and an eraser (optional).
Week two: Saturday 23 January 2021
Get experimenting with word art after Ani teaches you how to create 3D lettering and use mind-bending shades to lift your illusions with alcohol markers and pens.
Click Lettering References and Comic and Illustration to view the handouts for this lesson.
Week one: Saturday 16 January 2021
ART STARS! is back. In the first lesson of 2021, Veronica shows you how to draw still life objects.
You’ll need a pencil and some sheets of paper.
Week Thirty: Saturday 19 December
In the final ART STARS! class of the year, Ani shows you how to embroider a coat of arms patch.
You’ll need paper, a pencil, scissors, felt, embroidery floss, an embroidery needle – and lots of patience!
Week Twenty-nine: Saturday 12 December
Veronica teaches you how to create a collagraph plate and collagraph print in this session. You’ll need some cardboard (the thicker the better), materials with different textures such as string, pasta and items you planned to recycle, PVA glue, paints, paintbrushes and a container of water.
Week Twenty-eight: Saturday 5 December
It’s collage week! Ani shows you how to layer paper and other materials into a collage arrangement in this episode of ART STARS!
Ani’s top tip: use items you were planning to recycle or throw away to build your collage so that it saves on waste.
You’ll need: a range of materials (e.g. pages from a newspaper and/or magazine, bits of plastic, thread), glue, a pencil, some felt tip pens and scissors. If you want to, you can also paint.
Take a look at Ani’s finished collage below:
Week Twenty-seven: Saturday 28 November
Veronica looks at everyday things and layered scenes in this lesson on Scene Quotidienne.
Week Twenty-six: Saturday 21 November
Ani shows you how to paint a modernist landscape with watercolours using Georgia O’Keeffe as inspiration.
You’ll need watercolour paints, paper, paintbrushes, a pot or jar of water to clean your brushes and an image for inspiration (you can find the one Ani used by clicking here). You can also use a palette if you have one.
Week Twenty-five: Saturday 14 November
In this fun session, Veronica teaches you about the different methods you can explore with watercolour paints.
You’ll need watercolour paints, a few sheets of watercolour paper or your sketch book, pots of water, paintbrushes, a pencil and a biro. Ask an adult for some tinfoil and salt.
Week Twenty-four: Saturday 7 November
In the first lesson after half-term, Ani revisits animal anatomy with a particular focus on birds.
You’ll need a reference image (you can choose your own or use the same one as Ani which you can find below), a pencil and paper.
Week Twenty-three: Saturday 24 October
Join Veronica for week 23 of Art Stars as she teaches you a range of experimental drawing methods. You’ll need a pencil or pen, paper and some interesting objects such as toys that feature lots of detail.
Week Twenty-two: Saturday 17 October
Catch up on week 22 of Art Stars with this session on self-portraits with Ani. A handheld mirror or a selfie will come in handy so you can see your face and get the details right. Watch the video below and follow along!
Week Twenty-one: Saturday 10 October
Term three kicks off with still life! Join Veronica to draw interesting objects from around the home. Follow the video below!
Week Twenty: Saturday 19 September
Ani creates a cool comic book character in our last session of the term. Follow the video below and worksheets here!
Week Nineteen: Saturday 12 September
Veronica works on a beautiful collage in our nineteenth online session. Follow the video below now!
Week Eighteen: Saturday 5 September
Ani creates an amazing potato print in our eighteenth online session. Follow the video below now!
Week Seventeen: Saturday 29 August
Veronica creates a David Hockney-inspired pencil landscape in our seventeenth online session. Follow the video below now!
Week Sixteen: Saturday 22 August
Ani creates a watercolour landscape in our sixteenth online session. Follow the video below and worksheet here!
Week Fifteen: Saturday 15 August
Veronica explores experimental drawing in our fifteenth online session. Follow the video below now!
Week Fourteen: Saturday 8 August
Ani explores optical illusions in our fourteenth online session. Follow the video below and then compare your finished work to hers!
Week Thirteen: Saturday 1 August
Week Twelve: Saturday 25 July
Ani explores futurism’s relationship with human anatomy and movement in our twelfth online session. Follow the video below and worksheet here now!
Week Eleven: Saturday 18 July
Week Ten: Saturday 27 June
Ani takes you through the various steps to eco-printing in our tenth and final session of the term. Follow the video below and worksheet here now!
Week Nine: Saturday 20 June
Veronica shows you how to make a collagraph print with just a selection of household objects in our ninth online session. Follow the video below and worksheet here now!
Week Eight: Saturday 13 June
Ani leads you through the creation of a brass rubbing print in our eighth online session. Follow the video below and worksheet here now!
Week Seven: Saturday 6 June
Veronica helps you create an impressionist grain collage inspired by Vincent van Gogh in our seventh online session. Follow the video below and worksheets one and two now!
Week Six: Saturday 30 May
Ani shows you how to make clay and sculpt your very own vase in our sixth online session. Follow the video below and worksheet here now!
Week Five: Saturday 23 May
Veronica leads you through the creation of a daily scene or scène quotidienne in our fifth online session. Follow the video and worksheet here now, then compare your finished work to Veronica’s below!
Week Four: Saturday 16 May
Ani focuses on a full body portrait to build on the self-portrait skills you learnt with Veronica last week. Follow the video below and worksheet here now!
Week Three: Saturday 9 May
Veronica teaches you how to draw an intricate self-portrait in our third online session. Follow the video below and worksheets one, two and three now!
Week Two: Saturday 2 May
The amazing Ani provides a comprehensive guide to drawing animal anatomy in our second online session. Follow the video below and the worksheet here!
Week One: Saturday 25 April
The brilliant Veronica takes you through the various steps to observational still life drawing in our first online session. Follow the video below and worksheet here now!
ART STARS! is funded by Newham Council’s Enrichment Programme and places are normally allocated via schools. However, ART STARS! Online will be open access until normal terms resume.
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