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Fall Semester: August 24, 2026 to November 20, 2026

Mondays, 6:00–7:30 PM · 12 weekly 1.5-hour sessions

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Real illustration craft, built around the art they already love.

Illustration taught seriously — built around the comics, zines, and manga this age is already drawn to. Students learn character design, composition, and how to tell a story in pictures, building genuine craft while making work they actually care about.

What they'll learn

• Character design and expressive figures
• Panel layout, composition, and visual pacing
• Telling a story across a sequence of images
• Inking, lettering, and finishing a polished illustration

What they'll make: Finished comics, zines, and illustrated pages, culminating in a piece chosen for the gallery show.

Where it leads: Year 1 of the Grades 5–8 track, leading into Digital Art Fundamentals — and, for returning students, our advanced Illustration studios.

The semester ends in a real gallery show

At the end of the semester, each student's strongest piece is matted, framed in our shop, and hung in our gallery for a Friday-evening exhibition with refreshments. Families are invited, and the work is shown the way real art is shown. Your child's effort is treated as what it is — art, not a craft to stick on the fridge. It's the part families remember most, and it's something no other art program in the area offers.

What's included & good to know

• 12 weekly sessions, 1.5 hours each (Fall semester, August 24–November 20) (no class during Fall Break, Oct 12-16)
• Small classes by design, so every student gets real individual attention
• A defined curriculum with clear skills and a mid-semester progress check — not open studio time
• Each student's exhibition piece is matted and framed in our shop, included in the tuition price 
• One step in a multi-year path that grows with your child

*Product photo is an example from Justine Veras

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