How does learning at Horie Art Schoolchange things?
① Draw what you want to draw,by yourself.
You want to draw your favorite characters the way you picture them. You want to turn the characters and stories in your head into manga.
But hands and full figures don’t come out the way you want. The colors don’t look the way you imagined. Have you ever stopped halfway through a drawing like that?
At Horie Art School, you look at the illustration or manga you are working on together with an instructor, finding out what to fix to make it better and what to practise. You learn the parts you found hard, try drawing them again, and little by little you can draw more by yourself.
To the fun of looking at work you love, you add the fun of drawing it and giving it shape yourself.
② “I did it” turns intoconfidence.
You drew the hands you used to struggle with. You drew all kinds of poses. You drew a background for the first time. You finished a piece that had stalled halfway.
Part of the fun of drawing illustrations and manga is that what you work on stays as a finished piece. Looking back at earlier work, you can see your own progress: “I can draw this now.”
Not comparing yourself with anyone else, you notice you can do more than before. You finish a piece and feel the joy of “I did it.” That joy leads to “What should I try next?”
Children and adults alike have time, apart from school or work, to take something on themselves and enjoy their own growth. We turn each “I did it” into the next “Let’s try.”
③ What you love opens upwhat you want to learn and do.
As you draw the illustrations and manga you love, you may find yourself curious about things you never paid attention to before.
Wanting to draw makes you want to know.
Drawing an animal, you wonder how its legs bend. Seeing the clothes and buildings in a favorite story, you want to look up which country they come from.
Having something to draw gives you a reason to read books and look closely at real things. As you look things up, living things, history and culture themselves can become interesting. What you love becomes a way into the fun of knowing.
Wanting to try gets you moving.
“Next I want to try different materials.” “I want to create my own character.” “I want to draw digitally.”
Valuing those feelings, you decide what to work on and try it. Asking the instructor about anything you don’t understand, you can give shape to what you want to try.
What you love becomes part of everyday life.
Showing finished work to friends and family, or giving an illustration to someone you like, drawing can become one of life’s everyday pleasures.
For children, it is time to go deeper into what they love. For adults, it is time to enjoy something they once loved again, or to start a new hobby.
Some people go on to take an interest in further study or work, and some enjoy it as a hobby for many years. We support everyone in continuing what they love, whatever it is.
Five reasons behind it
① One-to-one lessons for what you want to draw
Lessons at Horie Art School start from what each student wants to draw that day.
Some days you draw a favorite character; other days you design an original character, continue your manga, or practise drawing and body proportions.
Looking at the illustration or manga you are working on, the instructor checks with you where you are stuck now and what could be made even better.
Rather than working through set assignments, you learn while drawing what you want to draw.
② Flexible booking around your schedule
School, club activities, work and family plans can make it hard to come on the same day and time every week.
Horie Art School uses flexible booking: you choose the days and times you come to fit your own schedule.
When plans change, you can reschedule within the rules, so it is easy to keep going without strain.
“What if I can’t make it?” “Can I keep going in busy periods?” It is a system that suits people with worries like these too.
See the class schedule③ From kindergarten to adults
Students of all ages come to Horie Art School, from children in their last two years of kindergarten to adults.
Elementary and junior high students draw favorite characters and try their hand at manga. Some high school students draw as a hobby; others study with entrance exams and their future path in mind.
Adults come to draw the illustrations and manga they once loved again, to have someone look at what they couldn’t work out alone, or to enjoy drawing as a hobby.
For children’s after-school learning, adult hobbies, and those aiming to go pro. Over 500 students come from across the Kansai region.
④ Taught by illustrators and manga artists
At Horie Art School, lessons are taught by instructors who work in drawing, such as illustrators and manga artists.
Rather than lining up difficult jargon, they look at the illustration or manga you are drawing now and explain clearly what you need.
How to draw lines, how to color, characters’ expressions and poses, manga panel layouts and how to present a scene.
When you can’t tell what is different or what to fix, the instructor talks it through with you and shows you ways that make drawing a little easier each time.
Meet the instructors⑤ Monthly tuition, easy to keep up
Horie Art School uses monthly tuition, which makes it easy to keep coming.
Nobody suddenly gets good at illustration or manga from a single lesson.
You draw, have it looked at, and draw again. Through that repetition, what you can do grows little by little.
That is why a way of attending you can keep up without strain matters.
See the courses and fees page for details on fees and courses.
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