In The Classroom

Are you looking to improve your drawing skills? Interested in what goes into designing characters? Jan thrives on sharing her love for art by teaching you how to improve your artistic skills. See below for a list of upcoming classes and workshops.

An illustration of a hen painting an easter egg

for kids
COMIC DRAWING WITH
with Jan Dolby


Mondays | January 13 – March 17, 2025
4:30 – 5:30 pm | 7 – 12 years 

Aurora Cultural Centre

Learn the building blocks of the comic art form, with beginner steps to arrange characters, build settings, and speech bubbles inside a panel. Learn Discover how to select the right tools for each project and explore styles that illustrate and reflect your stories. All materials are provided.

for kids
LEARN ANIME
with Jan Dolby


Wednesdays | January 15 – February 12, 2025
4:30 – 5:30 pm | 12+

Aurora Cultural Centre

Learn the fundamentals of anime drawing. By breaking down different parts of the anime character, students will learn how to draw hair, eyes, hands, faces, emotions, perspective, style, noses, body proportion and so much more! It is the perfect class to learn the fun basic drawing skills needed to create anime. Digital devices are welcome to the class

DRAWING CLUB INTERMEDIATE
with Jan Dolby


Wednesdays | January 15 – February 19, 2025
6:30 – 9:00 pm | 16+ 

Aurora Cultural Centre

This course is for experienced artists looking to refine their drawing skills and explore new techniques. You’ll enhance your observation skills, improve line quality, master perspective, and work with proportion and space. Materials include graphite, charcoal, and ink to experiment with various drawing methods.

for kids
CARTOON CREATIVE DRAWING
with Jan Dolby

July 8 – 12, 2024
9 am – 12 pm
Ages 7-9

Southampton Arts Centre

A drawing class for kids who love to doodle! Perfect for children who love cartoons and want to learn to draw and think creatively. This class introduces the basics of comic creation. Simple facial expressions, speech bubbles, understanding characters, storytelling, drawing one and two panel comics and finally their own mini comic book creation! Drawing exercises are interactive, hands-on and open-ended, allowing each student to use their own imagination to express themselves artistically.

for kids
SAFARI ANIMAL ZOO
with Jan Dolby

July 22 – 26, 2024
9 am – 12 pm
Ages 7-9

Southampton Arts Centre

An animal art class for kids who love tigers, elephants, monkeys, lions and rhinos! Perfect for children who love to create with colours, who want to learn to draw and think creatively. This class will create colourful and textured masks, collages, paintings and drawings. Full of fun and adventure to the Safari!

iPAD TABLET DRAWING 
with Jan Dolby


Sunday, January 28, 2024 
1:00 – 3:00 pm | 16+ 

Aurora Cultural Centre

If you’re an artist curious about the creative potential of digital art on your iPad or tablet, this workshop is designed for you. It covers essential topics for new users, including brushes, gestures, layers, color, file formats, and organization in Procreate. This workshop is ideal for those with prior painting and drawing experience and iPad/tablet proficiency. We’ll guide you through creating a canvas and using digital painting tools similar to traditional methods, allowing you to experiment and create your own artwork, such as a still life or any subject of your choice. 

Materials: Please bring your own iPad/Tablet and tablet pencil.

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