One-to-One Illustration Tutoring for Children
Inspire Creativity, Build Confidence, and Tell Visual Stories
Hello! I’m Adam, a professional children’s illustrator. I also love teaching children art and illustration.
Learning visual art, such as drawing and digital painting is a wonderful way to nurture a child’s creativity in today’s world. As a former teacher I am particularly interested in helping children develop artistic skills to empower them to express themselves. If you would like to read about why I feel this is so important for young people, please go here.
What I Offer:
Personalised art lessons: Tailored sessions at your home that cater to your child’s interests, skill level, and learning pace.
Curriculum or needs-based: I offer a progressive curriculum of lessons, or I can tailor lessons to your child’s individual needs. See below for information on the curriculum.
Storytelling through art: Encouraging your child to create illustrative narratives through artwork, enhancing both artistic and storytelling abilities.
Skill development: Focusing on fundamental art skills, including drawing, painting, composition, and colour theory.
Creative confidence: Building self-esteem by celebrating individual expression and creative achievements.
Curriculum:
While dipping in and out with tailored sessions can work well, I have found that improving your illustration skills with a specially designed curriculum provides a lot more satisfaction for the student.
Learning progressively with a curriculum is a great way to develop as an illustrator. It is designed to build on what came before, starting with the ABCs of art.
The curriculum includes 4 stages, each comprised of between 2 to 5 mini-courses:
Fundamentals: critical drawing skills, perspective, light and shadow, colour.
Human character design: figure drawing, gesture drawing, character design.
World building: designing exterior and interior environments.
The illustrator: crafting compelling visual narratives, designing dynamic storybook layouts, creating environments that support your characters, bringing scenes to life with colour and light, telling stories through illustration.
Learning Resources and Activities:
To enrich the learning experience, I incorporate:
Interactive exercises: Engaging activities that make learning fun and effective.
Art challenges: Weekly prompts to inspire creativity and practice new techniques.
Portfolio development: Assisting students in compiling their artwork, determining what is needed in their portfolio if they want to work professionally, fostering a sense of accomplishment.
While pencil and paper is a great way to start, I also encourage my students to practice with digital art equipment. I use a digital tablet (pictured above) that is connected to my computer. The painting software I use is called Krita and is free! I am happy to advise you on these resources.
About Me:
With years of experience in children’s illustration, my work has been featured in various publications and educational materials. I also have a background in secondary school teaching as well as a most joyful job of being a children’s cycling intructor!
My approach to teaching illustration is patient, encouraging, and tailored to each child’s unique creative journey.
I have a recent enhanced DBS certificate available on request.
Location, Availability and Pricing:
Location: Sheffield, UK
Sessions: Available for in-person tutoring at your home in Sheffield.
Ages: Suitable for children aged 7 and above.
Pricing: £30 per hour
Get in Touch:
Interested in nurturing your child’s artistic talents? Let’s connect!
Email: adamthorntonart@gmail.com
Phone: 07756 480 206
Feel free to contact me with any questions or to schedule a session. I look forward to embarking on this creative journey with your child!
