🎃Spark your child’s imagination with our PG-rated, spooky art class for ages 9 to 13! This class brings a thrilling blend of the eerie and whimsical, featuring Gothic and ghostly themes like haunted houses, creepy clowns, and the chilling Oogie Boogie. Designed to be both mysterious and child-friendly, it’s the perfect environment for young artists to explore the supernatural in a creative and safe way. Whether using pencil and paper or their favorite digital art tools, they'll dive into a hauntingly fun world of horror-themed, fantastical art!

💀Skill level: beginners, and it’s easily modified to be more advanced for students who already have some art experience. 

🎃Why should your child take art at Megapixels? Here are just a few reasons… 
1. Get help every step of the way! Our expert instructors help students and answer all your questions, so you never have to worry about getting stuck. 
2. Receive continuous encouragement! Get valuable feedback and gentle critique from instructors.
3. You never have to worry about falling behind! We check in with learners frequently, so you never have to worry about needing to try to catch up. You can also request to have a teacher assistant (a second instructor) join your class for the following week if needed.
4. Socialize and make friends! Meet kids from around the world who share your passion for art and what we are drawing.
5. Learn cool art techniques and tricks to sketch creative and realistic pictures you will be proud of!
6. Develop character, confidence and creativity! In addition to helping you create spectacular art, we care about each child as a whole person. We use art classes as a vehicle to partner with families to instill a love of learning, creativity, and confidence in your child as well as character traits like empathy, encouragement, respect, and kindness. 

Be sure to see the Learning Goals section below for more benefits and information on how your child will learn and grow!

🎨Class Format: 
Online, ongoing - students can start any week and can stay for as many weeks as they wish. Each week, we will draw a new project.

🎨Class Structure:
1. First few minutes of class: meet other learners from around the world, chat, and show-and-tell
2. Class Introduction
3. Step-by-step instruction as learners follow along and draw (during this focus time, we ask that students mute their microphones). Raise your hand anytime if you need help! The instructor will ask periodically if anyone needs more time, so your learner never has to worry about falling behind!
4. Learners can show their art for encouraging feedback during checkpoints throughout the class.
5. We will do a brief social hangout at the end of class or during the coloring portion when time allows

Time permitting, the instructor will also show cool coloring techniques like layering, shading, blending, and highlighting. Learners can start coloring during the class and finish their artwork after class at their own pace if they want. 

The instructor will give lots of feedback, encouragement, and personal guidance every step of the way, so your child never has to worry about getting stuck. 

Learners can use their creativity to make their artwork unique, make changes, and add cool details to make it really special. The instructor will show the step-by-step process so everyone can create their masterpiece. If learners want, they can share their artwork with the class during several sharing checkpoints throughout the class.