Tulsa Art Center

Young Artist Summer Camp, a unique experience for 3-14 year olds who love art.  Students will unleash their imagination in our art studios while learning to work with their hands and minds gaining appreciation of form and the value of artistic creation. Students will work with mixed medias and experience a variety of projects that they will enjoy making even after the camp ends.
June 10-14 Juy 8-12

TAC is starting a Zentangle Club! Spend a relaxing Thursday evening or Saturday morning tangling with friends.  Instruction given, but YOU supply the imagination. This incredibly easy art form allows the "tangler" to make unique works of art on any surface. Bring your paper, notebooks or pens and make new friends as we tangle our way around. For more samples, visit Zentangle.com.  Cost $10 each visit.
 

This one day workshop is for the beginner painter. You will learn the specific properties of acrylic paints and how to use them to achieve fantastic results. There will be instruction, demos, and time to practice and paint.

We will also focus on composition and the various ways to incorporate light into our work and handling key elements of design, value and color to create compelling artworks. By the end of the class you will complete a finished painting!

Cost $50.  Please call for space availability.

In this course students will learn the basics of digital art illustration with Photoshop and other digital painting software. This course will teach the basics of digital painting software to advanced techniques used to coloring your favorite Cartoons/ Anime. You will also learn inexpensive ways to start your path in coloring digitally such as where to find free programs, Digital tablets etc. All styles are welcomed to the class since Rachel draws in traditional cartoons as well as Japanese Anime/Manga. The course will also go into creating the basics of comics/mangas.

Class is limited to allow personal attention! Call ASAP to reserve your spot!
This workshop is one of the favorites. Teresa Herndon,  will teach you how to use watercolor materials with confidence by executing basic watercolor techniques including a variety of washes, working wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, and how to use positive and negative painting. We will cover handling brushes, mixing color , and understanding light and shadows. Basic composition, value and color basics will be covered and you will learn how to suggest depth and light with color and value.

In this amazing class we will teach you how to use Prismacolor pencils to achieve beautiful realistic  and artistic results. Turn a plain picture into a real work of art by learning how to add, blend and shade with layers of color.  No clean up of paint mess, just a relaxing time among new friends. All levels are welcomed.

In this class you will learn how to use Polymer Clay (Super Sculpey) to create organic shaped sculptures such as; Human figures, Humanoid figures, Animal figures, Abstract shapes and Monument shapes. During the process you will learn how to use sculpting tools and also how to create armature Wire frames. All levels of experience are welcome. Saturdays, 1-3:30.

Learn new ways of painting and creating abstract paintings on canvas with acrylic paint.  Explore different approaches to making an abstract painting. You will learn how an abstract image can evolve from both observation and/or imagination. What a fun class for those who dare to be creative!

This super easy super fun 8 week course will give you hours of relaxed enjoyment. The course will teach the use and materials of acrylic ink painting. Acrylic ink is a multidimensional and versitile media. It does not fade and you can use it in combination with graphite pencils, ink pencils, colored pencils. It thins with water and cleans up with water. It is fast drying and u-v stable. Colors can be created by mixing, and it goes a long way. You can use a variety of tools to apply  different creative effects.

This class incorporates three of the most popular medias, Ink, watercolor and oil paints. Students will transfer a pattern from their personal choice, then begin the inking process. Once the first steps are finished,watercolor will follow. Students will then add that beautiiful finishing touch with oil paints. Class begins on September 10 from 10-12:30.  This class is designed to teach participants how to use all three medias.