PAINT:LAB

We are having Anime Camp August 4th – August 8th! Join us for an action-packed week of manga fun! We will demonstrate how to work on specific design elements of illustrative, cartoon, and anime style figures and portraiture traits.

Register @ Paintlab.net or ☎️ (310) 450-9200

🎨 Weekly Anime Drawing Themes

Monday: “Chibi Me!” – Draw Yourself in Chibi Style
Focus: Self-portrait in anime’s “chibi” (super-deformed) style

Skills: Proportions, expressions, basic character design

Activity: Draw yourself as a chibi anime character with your favorite outfit and a speech bubble

Tuesday: “Animal Sidekicks” – Create a Cute Creature Companion
Focus: Designing animal-themed mascots (like Pokémon, Luna from Sailor Moon)

Skills: Simplifying animal forms, combining real and fantasy elements

Activity: Draw a magical animal friend and give it a name, power, and personality

Wednesday: “Hero Mode!” – Design a Young Anime Hero
Focus: Create a child superhero or magical girl/boy

Skills: Costume design, action poses, storytelling through design

Activity: Draw an anime-style hero with a special power, costume, and a signature pose

Thursday: “Kawaii Food Friends” – Animate Your Favorite Snack
Focus: Anthropomorphism (giving human traits to objects)

Skills: Expression drawing, exaggeration, shape play

Activity: Turn your favorite food (e.g. sushi, cupcake, melonpan) into a cute anime-style character

Friday: “Mini Manga Panel” – Create a 3-Panel Comic
Focus: Simple manga storytelling

Skills: Sequencing, expressions, basic comic panel layout

Activity: Use a character from earlier in the week to create a 3-panel mini story (e.g., their first day at anime school)

Camp is 9am-2:30pm. We will have a Morning Session 9-10:30am, Lunch Hour Session 11:00am-12:30pm, and an Afternoon Session 1pm-2:30pm.

Please pack lunch/snack/water accordingly for full day camp!

Includes all Materials

Please join us for a celebration of our favorite local beat poet, SA Weisberg’s new book, “Heavenly Oceans of the Soul” ❤️
Sandy will be reading excerpts from his new book ❤️
Local artists' art will be for sale ❤️
Complimentary snacks and mimosas will be available ❤️
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The People Concern ❤️
Community vibes to be shared ❤️
Next Sunday, May 25th 1-4pm ❤️