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The program for Term 1, 2010 includes:

• Drawing: Fruit & Vegetables - drawing and shading simple shapes with graphite and coloured pencils, charcoal and pastels.
• Cartooning: People, Faces, Characters, Bodies & Poses - exercises to help give confidence in drawing simple elements of the face and emotions. Practice the process of sketch-drawing different body poses using graphite, coloured pencils, pens and watercolour paints.
• Cartooning: Fun Animals - practise seeing and drawing simplified animal shapes using graphite, coloured pencils, pens and watercolours.
• Clay: Animals - drawing from the previous experience of simplifying animal shapes, learn how to mound shapes, attach parts and construct the animal using clay and clay tools and some craft decorations.
• Colour Theory: Painting exercises exploring colours and mixing - tints and tones, harmonious/complementary colour schemes, colour triads plus painting and decorating clay animals using acrylic paints, glue and some craft decorations.
• Printing Patterns: Design and make own printing tools - explore repeat patterns and colour use, using papers, recycled materials, glue, cardboard, craft bits and acrylic paint.
• Creative Containers: Construct own box/containers(s) - learn to construct container from mainly recycled materials and decorate it using cardboard, blue, fabric, craft bits and paints.

Tuesday, 9 February, 4pm-6pm for 6 weeks

This term the class will cover designing an item of clothing, including making a pattern, and then constructing the garment of their choice. The fee is $120, plus $20 for materials to be paid to the tutor. The tutor is Wendy Williams.