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ActonArt Drawing School

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ActonArt Drawing School

ActonArt is a drawing school. We teach a curriculum-based program of fine art drawing for elementary, middle/high school students, as well as adults.

09/08/2026

FREE Kindness Rocks Painting Event - Saturday, September 12, 9-11am.

ActonArt
69 Great Rd (rear)
Acton, MA

08/31/2026

Fall Art Classes begin on Monday, August 31st for students ages 5 through Adult.
Fall Trimester - August 31st — November 23rd - TWELVE CLASSES per Trimester
Register for this and other Drawing, Painting, Manga and Digital classes at ActonArt.com

WATERCOLOR PAINTING: AGES 12 to Adult
MONDAYS: 6-7:30pm

Watercolor Painting is a beginner to intermediate level painting class. This is NOT to say it’s appropriate for beginner artists however. Students with Basic to sIntermediate level drawing ability are ideal candidates for this class becaue we will not be able to provide drawing instruction. Since many artists prefer to have a simple drawing in place when starting a painting, students must have basic drawing skills already.

Students will learn about watercolor using variety of techniques. - Blending, masking, wiping out, also combining watercolor paint with pen and watercolor pencils. Subject matter will incorporate student interests along with still lifes, landscapes, etc.

08/30/2026

Fall Art Classes begin on Monday, August 31st for students ages 5 through Adult.
Fall Trimester - August 31st — November 23rd - TWELVE CLASSES per Trimester
Register for this and other Drawing, Painting, Manga and Digital classes at ActonArt.com

ACRYLIC PAINTING: AGES 12 to Adult
TUESDAY: 6-8pm

Acrylic Painting is a beginner to intermediate level painting class. This is NOT to say it’s appropriate for beginner artists, however. Students with Basic to Intermediate level drawing ability are ideal candidates for this class because we will not be able to provide drawing instruction. Since many artists prefer to have a simple drawing in place when starting a painting, students must have basic drawing skills already.

Explore the different mediums and techniques available for acrylic painting. Including direct painting, glazing with gel mediums, and palette knife paintings. Subject matters will include portraits, animals, landscapes, and still lives. This class will explore different surface textures and how to incorporate materials into your paint and paintings.

08/29/2026

Fall Art Classes begin on Monday, August 31st for students ages 5 through Adult.
Fall Trimester - August 31st — November 23rd - TWELVE CLASSES per Trimester
Register for this and other Drawing, Painting, Manga and Digital classes at ActonArt.com

OIL PAINTING 1 & 2

OIL PAINTING 1: AGES 13 to Adult
SATURDAY: 11:30-2pm

OIL PAINTING 2: AGES 14 to Adult
SATURDAY: 2:30-5pm

THE OIL PAINTING CLASSES WILL PRESENT A SERIES OF PROJECTS, most of them multi-week, designed to teach and guide students through basic processes that are common to many oil paintings. Students will typically be able to choose their own subject matter but reference materials will always be available to assist them if needed. We recommend that students have some drawing ability however since we will be making simple underdrawings that our paintings will be developed upon.

It’s easy to see why so many people equate oil painting with “fine art.” So many of the master artists we commonly think of worked primarily in oil paint and the iconic masterworks of centuries past tend to be paintings done in oils. It doesn’t take an art conservator to understand why oils have claimed the mantle of popularity among artists. They are remarkably versatile to work with providing artists a broad range of creative options on the canvas. The pigments mix cleanly providing rich colors with clarity and depth. Once cured the medium is stable and capable of enduring many hundreds of years without severe aging effects. The surface can even be cleaned to remove airborne grime and contaminants.

08/28/2026

Fall Art Classes begin on Monday, August 31st for students ages 5 through Adult.
Fall Trimester - August 31st — November 23rd - TWELVE CLASSES per Trimester
Register for this and other Drawing, Painting, Manga and Digital classes at ActonArt.com

PORTRAIT PAINTING: AGES 14 to Adult
FRIDAYS: 5:30-8pm

Our Portrait Painting class is designed for students who have a desire to spend time focusing exclusively on painting faces. Portraits are an engaging challenge that many people are attracted to.

Students should have a solid working knowledge of concepts including: Line, Light and Shadow, Texture, Perspective and Proportion.

THESE CLASSES WILL PRESENT A SERIES OF PROJECTS, most of them multi-week, designed to teach and guide students through basic processes that are common to many oil paintings.

This class is intended for students who have already taken Intro to Portrait Drawing and the Faces, Features, Features Classes or have enough experience with portraits that they already know how to use both predictable proportions, and specific measurements to make portraits that are accurate likenesses of their subjects.

08/27/2026

Fall Art Classes begin on Monday, August 31st for students ages 5 through Adult.
Fall Trimester - August 31st — November 23rd - TWELVE CLASSES per Trimester
Register for this and other Drawing, Painting, Manga and Digital classes at ActonArt.com

PROCREATE 1
WEDNESDAYS: 6-8pm
AGES 12 to Adult

Learn the basics of digital art with Procreate, taught by our experienced illustrator TIM! With Procreate, students can explore a realm of possibilities and learn how to use different tools to discover their unique art style. Students will need an iPad and an Apple Pencil, as well as the Procreate app on their device to attend this class. Each week, they will be given a project that teaches them how to use a different feature of the app. Although the class is Procreate-focused, many tools the program uses are similar to other apps such as Photoshop or Clip Studio Paint. This class is best suited for students ages 12+ who want to elevate their drawing skills by exploring the digital medium, though students who already have experience with Procreate may also learn something new.

08/26/2026

Fall Art Classes begin on Monday, August 31st for students ages 5 through Adult.
Fall Trimester - August 31st — November 23rd - TWELVE CLASSES per Trimester
Register for this and other Drawing, Painting, Manga and Digital classes at ActonArt.com

Manga And Cartooning & Chibi Classes

MANGA 1 DRAWING : AGES 10 & up
THURSDAY: 4:30-5:30pm and SATURDAY: 9-10am

CARTOONING AND CHIBI: AGES 8 & up
FRIDAY: 4:30-5:30pm and SATURDAY: 10:30-11:30am

MANGA 1 DRAWING
This class teaches the popular drawing style known as Manga or Anime. Artwork like this can be seen in many forms, from the comic books “Manga” to the television shows “Anime” and many other products like toys and games. Though this artwork has a very broad appeal, and is cartooned it is also quite challenging to master. Throughout this class students will learn the fundamentals of how to draw Anime and Manga. We will go through how to draw everything from eyes, faces and hands, to full action poses and cute chibi characters. Students are encouraged to draw their own characters throughout the class, and will be shown how to make exciting images with them in it. Although this is class is designed as a base level it is recommended that most students start here, as there is a lot of valuable information in the class.

CARTOONING & CHIBI DRAWING is a combination class of both western style cartooning and eastern style Chibi manga—what we recognize as Pokemon-type characters that are cute, grotesque, or even bizarre representations of people, animals, and even supernatural creatures. This kind of drawing is favored by kids in the 6 to 12 year old range, but a majority of Chibi fans are 8 to 10 years old. Our Cartooning/Chibi class will focus on synthesizing both types of characters and developing core drawing skills that apply to all kinds of drawing, both cartoon abstract and realistic-representational.

08/25/2026

Fall Art Classes begin on Monday, August 31st for students ages 5 through Adult.
Fall Trimester - August 31st — November 23rd - TWELVE CLASSES per Trimester
Register for this and other Drawing, Painting, Manga and Digital classes at ActonArt.com

INTRO TO PORTRAITS
WEDNESDAYS: 6-7:30pm
AGES 12 and up

Our Intro To Portrait Drawing class is designed for Intermediate and higher level students who have a desire to spend time focusing exclusively on drawing faces. Portraits are an engaging challenge that many people are attracted to. Students will learn how to use both predictable proportions, and specific measurements to make portraits that are very good likenesses of their subjects. Every project in this class will be a portrait drawing, including front-on, ¾ view, and profiles.

Students should have a solid working knowledge of concepts including: Line, Light and Shadow, Texture, Perspective and Proportion. Because this kind of drawing requires patience and attention to detail students should have the ability to stay on task for a full 1.5 hours.

Learning to draw accurate portraits is a skill building class. Many students will see significant improvements in their overall drawing skills as a result of a class like this.

This is a Beginner Level Portrait Class
Other Portrait Classes -
Faces, Features, Figures - Intermediate Portrait Level
Portrait Painting - Advanced Portrait Level

08/24/2026

Fall Art Classes begin on Monday, August 31st for students ages 5 through Adult.
Fall Trimester - August 31st — November 23rd - TWELVE CLASSES per Trimester
Register for this and other Drawing, Painting, Manga and Digital classes at ActonArt.com

SKETCHBOOKING - SATURDAYS: 11am-12pm
AGES 12 to Adult

Do you have a pile of sketchbooks sitting in your closet that you have no idea what to do with? Maybe you’re not sure what to draw in them, or they don’t quite fit your drawing lifestyle - this is the class for you! In Sketchbooking we not only discover techniques to promote creativity and beat back “artist block” - but also how to create our own sketchbooks that fit our preferred materials, drawing styles… and backpacks! In addition to the creative and practical uses found within a sketchbook, they will practice several methods of book making to create sketch or art books. (Previous drawing experience is recommended but not required. This class also requires manual dexterity that involves cutting, folding, threading and stitching.)

08/23/2026

Fall Art Classes begin on Monday, August 31st for students ages 5 through Adult.

August 31st — November 23rd - TWELVE CLASSES per Trimester

Register at actonart.com/regpage/fallregistration/

Drawing, Painting, Manga and Digital classes available. See all classes here - https://actonart.com/Classes/fall/

Address

69 Great Road
Acton, MA
01720

Opening Hours

Monday	4pm - 7:30pm
Tuesday	4pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday	4pm - 7:30pm
Thursday	12:30pm - 2:30pm
	4pm - 8pm
Friday	4pm - 8pm
Saturday	9am - 8pm

Telephone

+19782661600

Website

http://www.actonart.com/

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