Close to 50 budding young artists from around the region, including Cowra, attended Wagga Wagga TAFE for a three-day camp last week.
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Almost 50 young da Vincis participated in this year’s Visual Arts Camp, specialising in drawing, etching, video game design or painting.
TAFE head of art and design Andy Totman said the goal is to help students start a quality body of work.
“For the first time this year students can intensively concentrate on one medium for the three days,” he said.
“It really gives them the chance to know the craft.”
It’s the sixth year the camp has been run in partnership with TAFE and Mr Totman said numbers were higher than ever.
Art students from years 8 through 11 from 11 Riverina schools took part.
Camp coordinator and head teacher at Albury High Sharon McEachern said the children get so hooked they don’t want to leave.
“We want them to gain that initial experience in their skill and be able to take it back and apply it at school,” she said.
The students engaged in a number of visual arts activities including:
- Game Art & Animation students will create a 2D retro video game using pixel art, animating some basic movements, and placing these assets into a working 2D platform game.
- Printing Under the Sun solar plate etching has emerged over the last few years in Australia. Students had the opportunity to experiment with solar plate etching using photographs and text, as well as printing techniques using colour and multiple plate printing.
- Painting to Abstraction. Students explored and discovered how to make abstract work using a wide range of materials and techniques.
- Drawing from Life and Life in Drawing. Students developed their self expression with many opportunities to represent the great pathos of humanity. While observing, students were encouraged to experiment with different medium in creating their own unique style.
