Learn Cartooning for Kids at Home: Expressive Faces

Turning ideas into cartoon characters your child will love to share.


Jean Kropper
Jean Kropper
4.9 (19)

10+ years & Adults     1.5 hours Class size 1 to 15 guests    

  $70 (Afterpay & PayPal Pay in 4 available)

Perfect for school holidays or after school - Beginners Very Welcome! Kids 10-15 years
Discover the playful and rebellious art of cartooning in a beginner-friendly, live tutor-led online setting. This supportive 1.5-hour workshop is designed for kids and young teens who want to learn how to draw expressive faces and create their own memorable cartoon characters.
Even if they’ve never tried cartooning before, I will lead them through playful drawing exercises to gain skills and confidence step-by-step. By the end, your child will recognise expressions, craft memorable characters, and leave with a mini portfolio they’re excited to share. Learning creative skills to tell stories is a terrific way to vent strong emotions such as frustration, anxiety, rage, as well as joy.
For Parents: give yourself a relaxed break knowing your kids are engaged in a safe, structured activity with the convenience of online.
Format: step-by-step demonstrations, live feedback, and hands-on drawing
Why this is perfect for school holidays or after school:
  • Live, guided instruction from an experienced tutor who has taught at the Art Gallery of NSW, art centres all over Sydney and around Australia.
  • A focused, creative activity that’s easy, even as a beginner
  • Guided drawing prompts to inspire ideas for characters
  • A gentle pace with small class size, encouraging personal feedback and confidence
  • Transform ideas into a collection of their own cartoon characters to use and share in stories
  • Learn to draw eyes ten different ways to express emotions: surprise, rage, sadness, joy, fear, confidence.
  • Beginners welcome—no prior drawing experience required
Knowledge required
None- Beginners welcome!
What to bring
Black marker
Several sheets of blank paper
Pencils, eraser, and a pencil sharpener
Scissors
Suitable for

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 10 years old).

Adult accompaniment is not required.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

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Jean Kropper
Jean Kropper

4.9 (19)

Jean Kropper is a paper artist, paper engineer, hand bookbinder, cartoonist, printmaker, designer and paper sculptor. She has her own boutique design studio Paper and Pixel, has taught in the USA, Canada and all around Australia from Arnhem Land in NT to Burnie, Tasmania. She has written three books on hand papermaking, card making and handbookbinding that together have sold over 30, 000 copies. If you want to learn a way of telling stories using paper, Jean is the one to see!
She is passionate about teaching, whether it be to adults at the Art Gallery of NSW, design students at TAFE, teenagers at art centres or kids in libraries. She loves to work with absolute beginners and experienced artists alike.

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2026-07-03 15:00:00
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