Bold color,
smooth blends,
and some wacky 3D cartoon art.
The day after American Thanksgiving, New Zealand-based comic artist and illustrator Sam Moore joins us live on Zoom to show your child how to use alcohol markers the way the pros do. We’ll color, shade and highlight a brand new mech Sam designed for this class, and your child will leave feeling more confident adding bold, bright colors to their art for more dimension and depth.
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- Mom, I drew this… Me!! I can’t believe it!
- Didn’t know she could draw like this
- We both LOVED it!
- So much growth and confidence
- His artistic growth has been incredible.
- I’ve never drawn a person this good!
- Creativity shining brighter than ever
- I saw her frustration with mistakes almost completely disappear
- Skyrocketed her confidence
- I can’t believe how well they draw now
- I want to draw some more!
- Loving these classes!
- Time well spent together with my son
- He wakes me up at 5am and asks if he can go draw!
- From terrible stick figures to really cool art!
- His confidence, self-esteem has improved so much
- Won’t stop drawing
- Already growing more confident in himself and in his art
- Amazing!
- I can’t believe I just drew that
- Absolutely loving today’s class
- His confidence levels have soared
- How she draws it is amazing
- The highlight of his week
- Finally he found his crew
- A great confidence boost
- Blown away by the improvement
- So proud of himself
- Couldn’t be prouder of his amazing artwork
- She loved every second
- Blown away at the results
- She really enjoys the class
- Excited for his first lesson
- Proud of her drawing and Mama is too
- Looking forward to your class every single day!!
- It’s AMAZING!!!
- I’ve learnt so much already
- He is so happy and motivated
- Having a blast with these classes
- He loved drawing this Anime character!!
- This is my Freddy Faz bear cartooned style!
- She really looked forward to this class
- Valuable skills and a profound love for art
- Drawing together has become a cherished family activity
- Incredibly grateful to have found a mentor
- Can’t wait to do this again!
- Feedback and encouragement is invaluable
- Sooo excited I signed him up again
- My son did this last summer, and loved it!
- Learning new techniques
- Mom, I drew this… Me!! I can’t believe it!
- Didn’t know she could draw like this
- So much growth and confidence
- His artistic growth has been incredible.
- I saw her frustration with mistakes almost completely disappear
- He wakes me up at 5am and asks if he can go draw!
- I can’t believe how well they draw now
- Loving these classes!
- I can’t believe I just drew that
- From terrible stick figures to really cool art!
- Already growing more confident in himself and in his art
- A great confidence boost
- Absolutely loving today’s class
- The highlight of his week
- She really enjoys the class
- Blown away by the improvement
- She loved every second
- He is so happy and motivated
- Excited for his first lesson
- It’s AMAZING!!!
- Drawing together has become a cherished family activity
- Having a blast with these classes
- She really looked forward to this class
- Learning new techniques
- Incredibly grateful to have found a mentor
- Sooo excited I signed him up again
- We both LOVED it!
- I’ve never drawn a person this good!
- Creativity shining brighter than ever
- Skyrocketed her confidence
- Won’t stop drawing
- I want to draw some more!
- Time well spent together with my son
- How she draws it is amazing
- His confidence, self-esteem has improved so much
- Amazing!
- Couldn’t be prouder of his amazing artwork
- His confidence levels have soared
- Finally he found his crew
- Looking forward to your class every single day!!
- So proud of himself
- Blown away at the results
- This is my Freddy Faz bear cartooned style!
- Proud of her drawing and Mama is too
- I’ve learnt so much already
- Feedback and encouragement is invaluable
- He loved drawing this Anime character!!
- Valuable skills and a profound love for art
- Can’t wait to do this again!
- My son did this last summer, and loved it!
A brand new mech, designed by Sam for this workshop
Sam created these with us in previous workshops.This year’s is brand new.
Bring the provided outline to the workshop
The workshop is 90 minutes of coloring and Q&A, so we’re giving you the drawing to start from.
On Sunday, November 22nd we’ll drop a printable PDF of Sam’s brand new mech outline in your Library. Print it, bring it to class, and color right on top of it.
If your artist would rather draw the outline themselves, there’s a tutorial draw-along in there too. They can follow along and draw it from scratch before Friday.
Either way, they walk into class ready to color.
What your kid will learn
How to layer and blend markers so color looks rich, not streaky.
The key question of the class: how do I know WHERE to place the shadows and highlights?
Layering light and dark so a flat drawing gets depth and dimension.
Pro tips for adding highlights with a white gel pen or white charcoal pencil.
Meet Sam Moore
Sam is a personal art hero of mine and the artist who inspired me to master alcohol markers. I studied his work for years, then reached out and started asking him questions. I learned so much from him. In fact, my entire approach to coloring and shading with alcohol markers came from him.
This is his third workshop with us. He first joined in September 2024 to teach the SpongeBob and Patrick mech, then came back in April 2025 for the locker robot.
What kids made in Sam's last two workshops
From Sam’s first two workshops with us.
Supplies
- Alcohol markers (any brand). Bring at least 2 shades of light blue.
- Black inking pen
- Marker paper, smooth Bristol, or cardstock (sketch paper is OK too)
- White gel pen or white charcoal pencil
- Your outline, drawn or printed
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Grab your family’s spot for $18.
Learn directly from one of the best marker artists in the world, and make a piece your child is proud to frame.
Grab your seat for just $18
