Honor Drawing Journey and Progress

Growing Skills: Ages 9–12 Gallery

Here are examples of art projects created by our students ages 9 to 12. At this stage, students build confidence in proportion, shading, and detail while exploring different traditional media like pencil, charcoal, watercolor, tempera and acrylic. These pieces reflect their progress through guided instruction and consistent practice.

Big things up close, small things far away! Learning how size creates depth in a painting A young student paints a detailed landscape featuring sunflowers in the foreground, grassland in the midground, and a mountain range in the background during Art Class in Brushy Creek. The artwork demonstrates impressive use of depth, perspective, and composition — reflecting advanced skill and creative vision for her age.

Big things up close, small things far away! Learning how size creates depth in a painting

A young student paints a detailed landscape featuring sunflowers in the foreground, grassland in the midground, and a mountain range in the background during Art Class in Brushy Creek. The artwork demonstrates impressive use of depth, perspective, and composition — reflecting advanced skill and creative vision for her age.
Charcoal and soft-pastel A young student proudly holds up her pastel artwork of a beautifully rendered bird, featuring bold black and white contrast with a vibrant orange chest. Created during Art Class in South Austin, the piece showcases strong composition, color focus, and confident technique in pastel media.

Charcoal and soft-pastel

A young student proudly holds up her pastel artwork of a beautifully rendered bird, featuring bold black and white contrast with a vibrant orange chest. Created during Art Class in South Austin, the piece showcases strong composition, color focus, and confident technique in pastel media.
Watercolor and ink A vibrant and expressive tiger artwork created by a student around 9–12 years old during Art Class in Belterra. The use of bold colors and dynamic lines highlights the child’s creativity and growing control of artistic techniques, especially in animal drawing and color composition.

Watercolor and ink

A vibrant and expressive tiger artwork created by a student around 9–12 years old during Art Class in Belterra. The use of bold colors and dynamic lines highlights the child’s creativity and growing control of artistic techniques, especially in animal drawing and color composition.
Charcoal A young student proudly holds up her finished portrait of a woman, showcasing detailed shading and realistic features during Art Class in Northwest Austin. The artwork reflects her growing confidence and technique in portrait drawing, highlighting the powerful results of age-appropriate, skill-based instruction.

Charcoal

A young student proudly holds up her finished portrait of a woman, showcasing detailed shading and realistic features during Art Class in Northwest Austin. The artwork reflects her growing confidence and technique in portrait drawing, highlighting the powerful results of age-appropriate, skill-based instruction.
Using white charcoal for highlights helps create the illusion of glass A young student proudly displays her pastel artwork of a glass wine cup, showcasing realistic reflections and careful shading during Art Class in Dripping Springs. The drawing reflects her growing mastery of value, transparency, and detail — a testament to the strong technique development offered in class.

Using white charcoal for highlights helps create the illusion of glass

A young student proudly displays her pastel artwork of a glass wine cup, showcasing realistic reflections and careful shading during Art Class in Dripping Springs. The drawing reflects her growing mastery of value, transparency, and detail — a testament to the strong technique development offered in class.
A young student proudly presents her artwork featuring a beautifully shaded pear set against a colorful abstract background during Art Class in Round Rock. The piece highlights her skill in value, contrast, and creative composition — blending realism with imaginative design in a supportive classroom setting.

Growing Skills: Ages 9–12 Gallery

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Growing Skills: Ages 9–12 Gallery

Summer Camps

CLASSES all ages

(512)-812-8070

Cedar Park

Northwest

Southwest

Summer
Camps

CLASSES
all ages