Come and learn how to create vibrant paints from all-natural ingredients!

Creating eco-friendly paints is a great way to cut down on your plastic use and food waste, and you can create some really interesting effects for use in your art projects - all from simple, everyday household items.

Once you have made your paints, you will learn how to draw and paint a realistic Native Australian Rakali.

No art experience required - just come and have a wonderful time!

Vegans note this class uses egg as one of the paint colours.

What will we cover?

In this hands on class you'll learn:

How to make paints from everyday kitchen ingredients and waste
What paint is and how modern paints affects the marine environment
The cultural impacts of paint and colour
Natural vs Synthetic paints – what is the difference?
How to draw a Rakali from a reference image
How to paint a Rakali in 3D

All materials provided.

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible Venue
Gender Neutral Bathrooms
Quiet Spaces
Discounted Early Bird Tickets
Free Tickets for First Nation Attendees
Auslan Interpreted Upon Request

Who will be Teaching?

Serene (kiat chen) (she/her) is a visual creative who loves bringing joy to others via art and environment.

She likes doing an enjoyment sandwich each day which involves piano, drawing and making her partner cringe.

You can find her on her website or Instagram at @serenekitchen.

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Photo: teacher's own work

Any other questions or ways we can assist with accessibility? Just shoot Maddy (she/her) an email at melbourne@lanewaylearning.com