High School Field Trips

We Provide

IN-PERSON: Our spacious well-lit studio equipped with drawing benches and drawing boards, APW instructors, video reference of a clothed model, and an action packed 3 hour APW session.

ONLINE: Our virtual online studio, instructors, video and photo reference of a clothed model, and an action packed 3 hour APW session.

You Provide

IN-PERSON: A group of high school art students with graphite and paper ready for an art workout. Transportation to and from our studio in mid-town Toronto.

ONLINE: A group of high school art students with graphite and paper ready for an online art workout.

Experiential Learning

Animation Portfolio Workshop welcomes in-person and online drawing field trips for high school art classes from public and private schools.

During the three-hour session your group is guided through life drawing and character drawing exercises taken from our APW curriculum. APW provides instructors and video reference of a clothed model. Studio equipment such as drawing benches and drawing boards are provided in our studio at St. Matthew’s United Church. *Note* online sessions are also available.

The session is conducted in three segments:

SEGMENT ONE – Drawing exercises using video reference of a clothed model. This hands-on segment introduces students to the gesture drawing exercise taught in our many workshop classes.
SEGMENT TWO – An intro to the basics of animation character-drawing. Using exercises taken from the APW curriculum students learn how to draw animation characters and even design their own.
SEGMENT THREE – A brief presentation of APW student portfolio examples. An info session about entry requirements for post-secondary art programs followed by a Q & A.

In-Person APW Field Trip FAQ

Where is your studio located?

729 St. Clair Ave. West – St. Matthew’s United Church.

What is the fee?

The cost for the 3-hour session is $300.00 CAD + HST per group.

What drawing supplies do students need?

Each student needs: 1 graphite stick (9B), 1 pad of newsprint paper (18 X 24″). Drawing benches and drawing boards are provided.

What kinds of drawing exercises will the students do?

Instructors will guide the students through several fast-paced gesture drawing exercises and some basic animation character design and posing exercises.

How long is the session?

3 hours with breaks.

Online APW Field Trip FAQ

Which online platform do you use?

We use the Zoom platform

What is the fee?

The cost for the 3-hour session is $250.00 CAD per group.

What kind of tech is needed in your class?

An internet connection and a large screen in your art class.

What drawing supplies do students need?

Each student needs. 1 graphite stick(9B), 2 bulldog clips and 1 pad of newsprint paper (18 X 24″).

What kinds of drawing exercises will the students do?

Instructors will guide the students through several fast-paced gesture drawing exercises and some basic character design and posing exercises.

How many art students can you accommodate?

There is a maximum allowance of 30 students per online class