Does my child need to be good at drawing to join an art class?

No. A child does not need to be good at drawing to join an art class, and beginners join every batch we run. The teacher works from where your child is today, whether that is scribbles or a careful outline, and gives the next small step from there.

Who joins a beginner's art class?

Most children who book a free trial have never had an art lesson. Some draw every day at home. Some have not picked up a crayon since nursery. Both sit in the same batch.

Our batches go by age, not by skill: Pre-Junior for 5 to 8, Junior for 8 to 11, and Senior for 11 and above. Age decides the topics and the mediums. Skill decides how the teacher helps your child inside the class.

A parent of a Pre-Junior child wrote this after a few months:

"My child has improved soo much in art"

Chaitra, Pre-Junior batch

In the same review she said that before, her daughter was only scribbling to colour. That is a common place to start.

How does the teacher handle different levels in one class?

Every child works on paper at home, with the screen there for reference. The teacher shows a step, the children try it, and then the teacher looks at each child's page and talks to them about it.

A child who is ahead gets a harder detail to add. A child who is stuck gets the step broken down again. Nobody has to match the drawing on the screen line for line.

"Kids are drawing with enthusiasm and teacher also teaches according to child's level."

Vidya, a parent in India

Another parent, with a family outside India, put it this way:

"Kids work on their own pace and teacher also handles them patiently."

Surabhi, a family outside India

What does a first class look like for a beginner?

The free trial is the next real class of the batch you pick. Your child joins the other children on Zoom, with no separate demo and no selling call. We confirm it on WhatsApp with the Zoom link.

In the hour, your child will usually:

• watch the teacher start the picture on screen
• draw the outline on their own paper, one step at a time
• colour it in with what they have at home
• hold it up to the camera at the end

Most children finish a picture in that first hour. It will not look like the teacher's, and it should not. You can see what children of each age make on the 5 to 8 batch page.

What if my child is shy about their drawing?

Some children are quiet in a first class and do not want to hold their page up. That is fine. The teacher still talks to them by name and asks to see the page when they are ready.

Because the class is live and interactive, children hear other children talk about their own pictures, mistakes included. That tends to do more for a shy child than any praise from us.

Will a beginner keep up after the first month?

There are two one-hour classes a week, eight a month. That is enough practice for small changes to show: a firmer line, a page that is filled edge to edge, colours that stay inside the shape.

Every class is recorded, and your child keeps access for life. If a step went too fast, they can watch it again on a weekend and finish the picture slowly.

If something worries you, the questions page covers missed classes, materials and fees, and you can ask us on WhatsApp.

What should we have at home before starting?

For the trial, paper, a pencil, an eraser and a set of crayons or sketch pens are enough. After that, each batch has its own list. Pre-Junior children work with poster colours, crayons, oil pastels, colour pencils, sketch pens and watercolour cakes. The full list, with links, is on the material list page.

If your child loves to draw but has never been taught, that is exactly who our classes are for. Pick the batch for their age and let them try one real class.

Book a free trial class and see how your child takes to it.