Drawing Classes After School in Melbourne

COLOUR AS YOUR SUPERPOWER - TERM 4 DRAWING CLASSES IS OPEN!

After School Weekly Kids Drawing Classes, Ages 8-14 

Every week at Paint With Me Art School, Northcote Melbourne - 579 High St

Every great artist, illustrator, and designer eventually hits the same wall; Colour. Knowing how it behaves and how to use it with intention is what separates work that catches the eye from work that truly holds it. This term, kids will use acrylic paints, gouache paints, pencils, ink, and pastels to learn all about colour temperature, value (lights and shadows), and how to use colour like an artist to evoke emotion, depth, mood, atmosphere, and accuracy.

Every visual artist or visual professional understands how advanced this is for a kid's class. And that's exactly why we do it! As adult working artists, we wish we had this exposure! It would have saved a lot of paint, and a lot of late nights.

At Paint With Me, our after school drawing classes in term 4 will give kids aged 8 to 14 the kind of structured, skills-based art education that sticks. We are not an afterschool care craft space or a drop-in activity. We are a proper artist's program, run by fine arts qualified teachers who love what we do. We believe every child has more creative potential than they think, and these classes are a chance for them to show that to other creative kids, professional artists, and themselves.

Term 4 theme: Using Colour like an Artist 

This term, our after school classes take on colour theory. Not as a detour from drawing, but as a direct extension of it. Line, tone, form, composition - everything students have been building is still at the centre of the program. This term, we are adding a new dimension: understanding colour and how it shapes mood, focus, and meaning in a piece of work.

Because colour theory is best understood through direct experience, students will also pick up a brush this term. Drawing is the foundation, the structure, and the goal. This term, students will use paint as a way to experience colour theory directly - because there is no better way to understand how colours relate, mix, or influence each other than to physically work with them. Illustrators, designers, and fine artists all need colour literacy, which begins with hands-on experimentation. 

What the weekly class looks like

Each session runs for one hour and follows a structured format. We open with a short warm-up - a quick observational sketch, a pattern exercise, or a drawing challenge to focus the eye. The main activity builds on what students already know, with each week introducing a new concept connected to the colour theme. Drawing exercises that bring in colour value, warm and cool relationships, and how colour guides the viewer's eye. Students are always making something real, not filling in worksheets.

We close with a brief group share. Students show their work, talk about what they were thinking, and hear what their classmates noticed. It builds confidence in talking about art as well as making it.

Why parents choose Paint With Me

• Beginner-friendly teaching with extensions for advanced students
• Social, encouraging classes that build confidence and communication
• Small class sizes so every child gets real guidance
• Students receive a sketchbook and professional-quality tools to keep
• Led by Eloise (owner of Paint With Me), a dedicated teacher focused on individual progress
• A welcoming Northcote studio that feels like a real art school, not just a drop-in activity

What students learn by the end of term

By the end of Term 4, students will:

• Understand the colour wheel and how primary, secondary, and tertiary colours relate
• Identify warm and cool colours and use them intentionally in their work
• Explore colour value and how light and dark versions of a colour create depth and focus
• Apply colour relationships to strengthen composition in drawing
• Build confidence in mixing and choosing colour with purpose rather than guessing
• Continue developing their core drawing skills in line, form, and observation

Class details

• Term 4, 2026
• Ages 8 to 14
• After school, weekly sessions of one hour
• Paint With Me Art School, 579 High St Northcote
• All materials provided
• Small class sizes

Didn't get a spot last term? Join us for Term 4 2026. You can also come in for a trial class and see why families across Melbourne's inner north love our kids' art classes.