Art of Animation Drawing Class??

[shocker]

Unfortunately, this activity has really dropped in quality & I no longer find it worth a trip to AOA.

When it was at HS you had a backlit drawing desk, with large thick paper that made for a nice souvenir that we lovingly hand carried home & put into art storage books. We are also not artists & I was amazed the drawings are recognizable after only 30 min. With dated work you could see the progression as my kids grew.

At DLR, they embraced the in-park drawing class & renovated the building. Here they offered 3 hole punched large thick drawing paper to place into special clip boards. This paper has the California Adventure logo on the paper. They also put out a placard each day with what time which character will be drawn & you can plan to return for a special one. Definitely a great souvenir.

At AOA, we sat on ottomans (no back), in the corner of the lobby next to the TV, were given a 29¢ clip board & were handed an 8.5" x 11" typing paper of the cheapest, thinnest version they could find.

Very disappointing version of its former self. We won't be back.

 

[ClapYourHands]

Unfortunately, this activity has really dropped in quality & I now longer find it worth a trip to AOA.

When it was at HS you had a backlit drawing desk, with large thick paper that made for a nice souvenir that we lovingly hand carried home & put into art storage books. We are also not artists & I was amazed the drawings are recognizable after only 30 min. With dated work you could see the progression as my kids grew.

At DLR, they embraced the in-park drawing class & renovated the building. Here they offered 3 hole punched large thick drawing paper to place into special clip boards. This paper has the California Adventure logo on the paper. They also put out a placard each day with what time which character will be drawn & you can plan to return for a special one. Definitely a great souvenir.

At AOA, we sat on ottomans (no back), in the corner of the lobby next to the TV, were given a 29¢ clip board & were handed an 8.5" x 11" typing paper of the cheapest, thinnest version they could find.

Very disappointing version of its former self. We won't be back.

Having never done it at DHS, I enjoyed it. To me, it was about the instructions, and finding I could draw something recognizable even though I’m not much of an artist.

If you want more of a souvenir-quality keepsake, you could always bring your own sketchbook.

 

[marielynn724]

Thanks for all the information about the new iteration of the class. I think I will still try to check it out - we want to take a ride on the Skyliner so a trip from DHS to AoA for the drawing class would be a fun little diversion when we need a break from the park.

 

[JohannaReeves]

As far as I know, Art of Animation still offers a drawing class. My niece took their animation class a few years ago. But now, there are many quality online drawing and animation courses. I'm trying to develop in the animation design field without investing a lot of money. For this purpose, I read scientific literature, watch video tutorials on YouTube, take free webinars and buy inexpensive checklists.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Going to close to avoid any confusion since this thread is several years old and may have outdated info.