After School Art Classes

IMPORTANT NOTE: NO AFTERSCHOOL CLASSES THE WEEK OF MID-WINTER BREAK, FEB. 17-21!

Custom After School Classes offer instruction in drawing and painting tailored to meet each student's unique needs and interests. Students explore a variety of mediums including graphite pencils, pastels, ink, oils, acrylics, and gouache, focusing on subjects ranging from realistic figures to manga and landscapes. Whether students are interested in learning to draw from life, photographs, or imagination, or wish to master painting in oils or acrylics, we customize each student's experience based on their individual passions. Classes help students develop their own artistic voice and style, building foundational skills, and preparing them for future artistic endeavors.

Tuition: $269.00 if you want to buy ony 4 lessons.

Tuition with Subscription: $196.00 per month until you cancel your subscription

Ages: First graders and up

Skill Level: Beginner and Intermediate

Length: Each session is one 1.5-hour lesson once a week for 4 weeks

Tuition includes: Mixed media paper, canvas, canvas stretchers, BLICK professional acrylic paints, non-toxic Holbein Dio water soluble oil paints, various sketching pencils, 48-color pastels, 48-color design markers, and professional-quality Princeton Velvet Touch Deer Foot, Round, Spotter and Short liner brushes.

With a subscription you are guaranteed one class per week on the same day of your choosing. Please note; some months may include only 3 classes instead of 4, for months like these we will offer a complimentary make up week. The next makeup week will be June 2nd - 6th 2025. Please Email kyle@chrisbabcockartprep.org to reserve spots for our make up week classes. If this week does not work for you please reach out and we can strategize other dates and options.

MAKE-UP CLASS POLICY: Students are allowed only one make up class per month and it must be taken within the 4 weeks of the current session. Make-up class day options include SUNDAYS, 10 to 5 pm.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please remember to text us the photograph or image from the internet your child is interested in studying. If they want to learn how to draw and paint a still life instead, they can bring in a beloved object they want to draw/and or paint when they arrive for their first class.

How To Help Your Child Choose an Image and the Size and Shape Canvas:

To make sure your child has a great painting experience, we need a little help from you! Please send us the picture your child wants to paint and tell us what size and shape canvas they'd like to paint on at least 5 days before their first day. Please TEXT US THE CHOSEN IMAGE and CANVAS AT OUR CELL# 415-745-5301. This cell is also the best number to reach us for any communications.

What Can They Paint? Anything They Love!

Kids can paint just about anything! Think favorite toys, realistic drawings, cool manga characters, animals, themselves, family, comic book scenes, pretty landscapes, special objects, or even a mix of all these things!

Choosing the right picture for only four lessons to an all school year commitment to lessons:

For a only four lessons which equals 6.5 hours, it's best to pick a picture that isn't too simple or too complicated. Imagine breaking down the picture into simple shapes. For example, think about the Golden Gate Bridge. If you see more than 40 separate shapes (like each cable or tower), it might take longer than 6.5 hours of lessons to paint. More shapes mean more painting! Less shapes mean less painting and may not be challenging enough. Each child will be working on a painting that is challenging enough that it will take the entire four lessons to create, so an image of a tennis ball is too easy. An image of a cute kitten’s face may be completed in 6.5 hours, but if your child wants to take lessons all year, it is best to choose something complex like a portrait of themselves or a picture of their pet or favorite in a complex background setting.

Need Help Choosing? We're Here!

If you're not sure what kind of picture would work, just tell us your child's age, and we'll send you some examples that are perfect for a 5-day camp.

Longer Camps, more Complex Pictures!

If your child is signed up for more than one week of camp, they can choose a picture with up to 80 shapes. You don't have to count them exactly – just take a look and see if it feels like a good fit. The more weeks they're here, the more detailed and challenging the picture can be!

To make sure your child has the perfect canvas for their painting, could you please tell us what size and shape they'd like by texting us at 415-745-5301? We need to know this at least five days before class starts.

Here are the canvas options:

• Rectangles: 11x14 inches, 9x12 inches, or 8x10 inches

• Square: 12x12 inches

• Fun Shapes: Heart, triangle, or oval (all about 10 inches tall)

Also, it's super important that the picture your child wants to paint matches the canvas shape. So, if they choose a rectangular image to paint, they'll need to choose from the 3 different size of rectangular canvases we offer. We want to make sure their artwork looks just right for them.

Please Note: there are afternoon classes all summer from 3 pm to 5 pm for the following months: June, July and August.

Make-up Policy