May 2019
Winged Canvas Art Hub Portraiture
Learn how to draw realistic faces and 3 dimensional heads in this 8 week drawing course, designed for intermediate to advanced students. Learn the steps to drawing heads in different angles and the tricks to capturing age, gender, likeness and expression. Every other week, we'll learn step by step drawing techniques, focusing on structure, proportion, and individual goals. We will learn how to deconstruct the head (and skull) as a 3 dimensional, complex form. Every other week in between lessons,…
Find out more »Opening Party: The Winged Canvas Collective
Join us for the debut exhibition of the Winged Canvas Collective. The Collective is made up of a diverse group of artists (including Winged Canvas staff) as well as local GTA-based artists. Each artist has a distinct style and specialty. From whimsical illustrations to classic Canadian landscapes, this exhibit is an expansive look at the talent of the Collective. Featured artists: Raffi Anderian raffianderian.com Nasim Abaein nasimaba.com Izzy Jefferson izzyjefferson.com Cindy Fan https://cind.ca/ Genie Kim geniekim.com Elena Dinissuk instagram.com/lenadv_art Jay…
Find out more »Winged Canvas Art Hub Digital Art & Painting
Break out your tablet, or laptop and explore art beyond paper! Our Digital Art Class will cover techniques including digital drawing & painting, from simple pixel characters to background creation, to more realistic subjects, We’ll work on building the foundational skills needed to create digital art of your choice, like skin tones for portraits, concept art for environments or character designs. Demonstrations will be done each class in Adobe Photoshop, but students may work in any digital art app or…
Find out more »June 2019
PA Day Painting Camp: Famous Artists
Full Day 9am - 4pm | Half Day 9am - 12pm / 1 - 4pm* On York Region PA Days, Winged Canvas invites students to the Art Hub for a fun day of painting! There are inspiring themes each day, and when the weather is warm, we may even take our easels outdoors! We begin each day with a step by step painting in the AM, followed by open painting in the PM, where campers can enjoy the freedom…
Find out more »Dog Painting Party at Winged Canvas Art Hub
Paint Party for Dog Lovers! Fri, June 14, 2019, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Kick off the summer with Winged Canvas and help support a great cause! Come out and learn to paint an adorable dog, step-by-step. No painting experience required! Cost: $38/painter (includes one 9 x 12" canvas, all art materials and refreshments) $10 from every ticket sold will be donated to the Markham Cat Adoption and Education Centre.
Find out more »July 2019
Summer Intensive: Life Drawing 1 at Winged Canvas Art Hub
This camp is an introduction to Life Drawing and perfect for beginners or those who want to expand their skills. Students will learn fundamental techniques to improve their realistic drawing abilities. Topics will include shape, proportion, and gesture. We’ll also cover how to draw realistic 2D male and female figures. Lessons are taught step-by-step with room for extra guidance as needed. Skills learned: Realistic drawing, proportions, composition, figure drawing Bonus: Each student will also get 1 free Open Life Drawing…
Find out more »Summer Intensive: Life Drawing 2 at Winged Canvas Art Hub
A great camp for those with some prior life drawing experience, or as a continuation of Life Drawing 1. We’ll cover advanced drawing techniques such as shading, form, 3D structure and perspective. Students will learn to draw more detailed anatomy, including realistic hands and faces. This camp is great for art school portfolio development! Skills learned: Drawing structure and form, advanced shading techniques, drawing from live animals & subjects Bonus: Each student will also get 1 free Open Life Drawing…
Find out more »Summer Intensive: Character & Game Design 1 at Winged Canvas Art Hub
If you love drawing, inventing your own characters and playing board games, this is the camp for you! Students will learn how to design their own unique character, and make it into a token in a board game. We’ll discover the process of world-building, game mechanics, designing backgrounds, and work together as a team to design a collaborative board game together that can be played by everyone! Skills learned: Drawing, concept art, collaboration & teamwork Supplemental Programs: Character & Game…
Find out more »Summer Intensive: Character & Game Design 2 at Winged Canvas Art Hub
This camp will explore more advanced concepts and skills, such as detailed character rotations and 3D drawing techniques. The instructor will guide students in step-by-step lessons on drawing a character’s expressions and emotions. We’ll also cover basic game mechanics and game objectives, rules, items, and world building. There is open project time when students can develop their own characters digitally or traditionally (painting and/or drawing) and lessons are catered to each individual’s interests Skills learned: 3-D drawing, concept art, collaboration…
Find out more »Summer Intensive: Painting Techniques in Acrylic & Oil at Winged Canvas Art Hub
This specialized art camp is designed specifically for teens seeking to learn acrylic and oil painting, or further develop their skills in painting. Core lessons will be taught step-by-step, allowing students to become familiar with the mediums. We’ll explore colour mixing, brushwork, blending, layering and more. There will also be open project time for students to choose their own subjects, design a unique composition, and discover their own style. Skills learned: Colour theory and mixing, brushwork, composition Supplemental Programs: Illustration…
Find out more »August 2019
Summer Intensive: Illustration & Watercolour at Winged Canvas Art Hub
Learn how to apply your drawing and painting skills to produce a variety of exciting projects, like illustrating a comic strip or designing album cover art. Led by children’s book illustrator Nasim Abaeian, teens will learn the art of illustration, including concept development, visual storytelling, character design, colour theory and more! Skills learned: Colour theory and mixing, watercolour blending and layering, concept development, brushwork Supplemental Programs: Painting techniques in acrylic & oil, advanced portraiture (drawing & painting) For more information,…
Find out more »Summer Art Workshop: Palette Knife Painting at Winged Canvas Art Hub
Explore how to add texture and dimension using only palette knives with acrylic paint and gel mediums. Professional artist Elena Dinissuk will cover layering techniques, choosing the right knife, colour choices, expressive paint application and more. With step-by-step instruction, you’ll create your own vibrant abstracted landscape to take home! For more information, visit our website: https://www.wingedcanvas.com/summer-art-workshops
Find out more »Summer Intensive: Sculpture (Polymer Clay) at Winged Canvas Art Hub
We’ll take our art into the 3rd dimension to explore sculpture methods with polymer clay. Inspired by the work of modern sculptors and character designers, this camp focuses on 3D sculptural techniques, including form and model making. Kids will learn how to create their own character using 3D materials including polymer clay, fabric, wire, upcycled materials and more. Skills learned: Model making, sculpting form, character design, assemblage Supplemental Programs: Character & Game Design 2
Find out more »Summer Intensive: Advanced Portraiture (Drawing & Painting) at Winged Canvas Art Hub
Teens will learn the fundamental drawing skills needed to draw and paint accurate and realistic faces. We’ll cover techniques such as proportion, realistic shading and structure. Plus, we’ll go beyond realism and learn how to draw caricatures of our favourite celebrities, including how to draw exaggerated faces and features to create awesome fan art. Skills learned: Shading, line, drawing realistic shapes and form, caricature Supplemental Programs: Painting Techniques in Acrylic & Oil, Illustration & Watercolour
Find out more »Summer Art Workshop: Animation Principles at Winged Canvas
If your dream is to be an animator, this full day animation workshop is a perfect start! Artist & animator Jesse DeNobrega will introduce the 12 principles of animation in an interactive slideshow, and you’ll choose one principle to create your very own original looping animation! This is a multimedia workshop, and a smartphone is required. For more information, visit our website: https://www.wingedcanvas.com/summer-art-workshops
Find out more »Summer Intensive: Digital Art & Design at Winged Canvas Art Hub
If you’re interested in graphic design, this is a camp you won’t want to miss! First, we’ll dive into the seven principles of design so teens will learn the fundamentals. Then we’ll learn how to apply those principles in a variety of digital projects, such as logo and poster design that explore typography and iconography. Students can choose whether to pursue digital painting or design in their final project. Skills learned: Principles of Design, typography, layout, colour theory Supplemental Programs:…
Find out more »September 2019
Summer Art Workshop: Oil Landscape
In this workshop, you’ll learn the techniques to paint a landscape in oil with award-winning artist Raffi Anderian. Raffi was an illustrator for the Toronto Star for 28 years and is known for his “Raffi’s Toronto” series of oil paintings, that were published monthly in the Toronto Star from 2014-2017. Raffi will guide you step-by-step to introduce you to oil painting and demonstrate techniques such as colour mixing, composition, and process. He’ll show you his personal painting techniques used to…
Find out more »Summer Art Workshop: Concept Art
Leave reality behind and enter the wondrous world of concept art with professional illustrator Cindy Fan. This workshop will introduce you to the process of concept art and how concept art applies to video games and movies. You’ll learn composition techniques, ways to use colour effectively and how to turn ideas into storyboard-like composition sketches. Cindy will also give a short presentation on digital techniques she personally uses in her work. For more information, visit our website: https://www.wingedcanvas.com/summer-art-workshops
Find out more »Summer Art Workshop: Plein Air in Gouache
Learn to paint en plein air (outdoors) with Winged Canvas co-founder and award-winning artist Fei Lu. Historic Main Street Unionville will provide the beautiful scenery and Fei will provide the guidance. She’ll teach a step-by-step lesson in the AM, followed by open painting at two locations in the PM. In the event of inclement weather, this workshop will run on Sunday, September 22. Meet at 10:00am at the Starbucks on Main Street Unionville. For more information, visit our website: https://www.wingedcanvas.com/summer-art-workshops
Find out more »Summer Art Workshop: Plein Air in Gouache
Learn to paint en plein air (outdoors) with Winged Canvas co-founder and award-winning artist Fei Lu. Historic Main Street Unionville will provide the beautiful scenery and Fei will provide the guidance. She’ll teach a step-by-step lesson in the AM, followed by open painting at two locations in the PM. In the event of inclement weather, this workshop will run on Sunday, September 22. Meet at 10:00am at the Starbucks on Main Street Unionville. For more information, visit our website: https://www.wingedcanvas.com/summer-art-workshops
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